Our students

About 3,500 students study at Achva Academic College. Some 61% of them are in the 18-25 age group, 23% are between 25-30 and 16% are over 30. Women account for 60% of the students.

All major ethnic groups in Israel are represented in the student body. Special attention is paid to Bedouin students who account for about 12% of the students and who are offered a special B.Ed program in Arabic which is culturally adapted to the Arab sector.

The socio-economic profile of the students at Achva Academic College reflects the geographical environment from which it draws its students. About half of the students come from working-class backgrounds and another quarter from middle-class or affluent backgrounds. Residents of non-urban settlements (moshavim, kibbutzim, villages) are strongly represented in the College and account for 18% of its students.