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The Western Galilee CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 80 or morePeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina from another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 80

  • Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina from another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 80 or higher.

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina from another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 75–80 + interview(our wording)

  • Bagrut average / pre-academic mechina from another institution / practical engineer certificate / 30+ mechina with a grade of 75–80; admission will be considered based on an interview with the department head or someone appointed by them.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina at The Western Galilee College with a grade of 75

  • Pre-academic mechina at The Western Galilee College with a grade of 75 or higher.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina at Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 70–75 + interview(our wording)

  • Pre-academic mechina at Western Galilee Academic College with a grade of 70–75. Admission will be assessed based on an interview with the department head or someone appointed on their behalf.

Regular track

Eligibility for a bagrut certificate + psychometric exam(our wording)

  • Eligibility for a bagrut certificate and a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher.

Regular track

Foreign high-school diploma + psychometric exam(our wording)

  • Assessment of a foreign high-school diploma and a psychometric exam score of 500 or higher.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Applicants with a bachelor's degree(our wording)

  • A bachelor's degree from an institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education or an assessment approval from the Ministry of Education, with an average grade of 80 or higher.

Admissions committee (work experience / diploma)(our wording)

  • Applicants with a bagrut certificate or an equivalent qualification who do not meet the above requirements, have work experience related to the field, and hold a practical engineer diploma or have other relevant experience may apply to the program. Their suitability will be assessed by the admissions committee.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

  • English: a bagrut grade of at least 80 in 3 units, or a passing grade in bagrut English at 4/5 units, or a designated English preparatory program comprising 4 units with a grade of 60 or higher.
  • Graduates of schools where the language of instruction is not Hebrew will be required to pass the Yael exam with a score of 90 points / a grade of 75 or higher in the literacy course in the pre-academic mechina offered by the Western Galilee Academic College will grant an exemption from the Yael exam.
  • The department head or someone appointed by them may approve admission below the official Yael requirements, provided that the Yael requirements are completed during the first year of study. In this case, the student must study Hebrew and present a Yael exam score during the first semester of their studies.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut averageממוצע בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אpractical engineerהנדסאי30+ mechinaמכינת 30+departmentחוגeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריforeign high-school diplomaבגרות חו"ל

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Tuition2026/27

Annual tuition for a full-time bachelor's degree program in the 2026/27 academic year: ₪12,203.

Periphery 44 grant

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

Questions and contact:info.shpieg@gmail.com

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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