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Kinneret Academic CollegeBachelor of Arts (B.A)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 87 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:

Regular track

Direct track - with bagrut and psychometric exam(our wording)

  • English 4 units 60 at least
  • Minimum psychometric score 500
  • Bagrut gradesFull bagrut

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Track without psychometric exam - bagrut only(our wording)

  • Minimum bagrut average 87
  • English 4 units 60 at least

Through a preparatory program

The mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - mechina for Society and Humanities(our wording)

  • Specialized mechina average 80
  • To be admitted to the mechina, applicants must meet the following admission requirements: 12 years of schooling with partial bagrut + Mimad 400

Through a preparatory program

The mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - semester mechina(our wording)

  • Semester mechina average 80
  • To be admitted to the mechina, applicants must meet the following admission requirement: full bagrut certificate

Special track

Track without psychometric exam - bagrut only - admission with special status(our wording)

  • Bagrut average 74 to 87
  • English 4 units 60 at least
  • Admission interview Required
  • You can be admitted as a special-status student and, after completing the first semester, move to regular student status, provided your grade average is at least 75.
For adults and those who have studied before2

The mechina track - pre-academic mechinot - +30 mechina(our wording)

  • +30 mechina average 78
  • To be admitted to the mechina, you must meet the following admission requirements: Age 30 or older without a bagrut certificate (or with a bagrut grade that does not allow admission)

The practical engineer track - certified practical engineer(our wording)

  • Practical engineer diploma average 75

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.

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריunitsיח"לpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריbagrut averageממוצע בגרותregular studentמן המנייןmechinaמכינהbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותpractical engineerהנדסאי

What you study

The curriculum provides knowledge and understanding of the education system, familiarity with a range of formal and informal educational settings, an understanding of the role of education in a multicultural society, exposure to educational models, familiarity with cognitive, emotional-social, and behavioral development processes, and exposure to current, specialized information technologies, among other things. During their studies, students can choose specializations such as development and learning processes, education and technology in a changing society, psychology in the education system, educational administration and policy, teaching and curricula, and more, depending on the institution.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Preschool Educationmost commonPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Special Education TeachingTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education37%
  • Social Welfare and Relief Services Without Accommodation8%
  • Local government6%

Employment rate is above average 90% of graduates are employed 3–4 years after completing their studies

Graduates’ salaries below average: ₪8,600 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies

Admitted students and graduates

for this program at this institution

  • Program length: 3 years
  • On-time graduation rate 80% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 87 points
  • Average psychometric score: 410 points

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

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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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