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Software Engineering

Kinneret Academic CollegeBachelor of Science (B.Sc)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 75 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

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

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

  • Minimum bagrut average 70
  • English 5 units 60 at least
  • English4 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics* 5 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics*4 units 80 at least
  • Minimum psychometric score / psychotechnical score 550
  • Admission requirementsPsychometric or psychotechnical score: 560
  • Physics* 5 units 60 at least
  • Admission requirementsEligibility for an Israeli bagrut certificate / foreign high-school diploma including: • English at 4 units with a grade of at least 60 • Mathematics at 4 units with a grade of at least 80 or 5 units with a grade of at least 70 • Physics at 5 units with a grade of at least 70

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Track without psychometric exam - bagrut only(our wording)

  • Minimum bagrut average 75
  • English 5 units 75 at least
  • English4 units 80 at least
  • Mathematics* 5 units 75 at least
  • Mathematics*4 units 85 at least
  • Physics* 5 units 70 at least
  • Amirnet exam 90
  • Yael exam / Yaelnet exam – Hebrew proficiency test for applicants whose high school language of instruction was not HebrewYaelnet exam 110

Through a preparatory program

The track through a mechina

  • Admission to the mechinaMIMAD exam / psychometric exam: at least 500
  • Admission to the mechinaPersonal interview
  • Admission to the mechina12 years of schooling
  • Moving from the mechina to the programPassing mechina average
  • Moving from the mechina to the programMathematics (mechina): at least 65
  • Moving from the mechina to the programPhysics (mechina): at least 65

Special track

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

  • Bagrut average 70 to 75
  • English 5 units 60 at least
  • English4 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics* 5 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics*4 units 80 at least
  • Physics* 5 units 60 at least
  • Yael exam / Yaelnet exam – Hebrew proficiency test for applicants whose high school language of instruction was not HebrewYaelnet exam 110
  • 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 65.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Practical engineer track - with or without bagrut(our wording)

  • Practical engineer diploma average (external exams only) 75
  • Minimum bagrut average 70
  • English 5 units 60 at least
  • English4 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics* 5 units 70 at least
  • Mathematics*4 units 80 at least
  • Physics* 5 units 60 at least
  • Admission requirementsEligibility for an Israeli bagrut certificate / foreign high-school diploma including: • English at 4 units with a grade of at least 60 • Mathematics at 4 units with a grade of at least 80 or 5 units with a grade of at least 70 • Physics at 5 units with a grade of at least 70

Practical engineer track - with or without bagrut - practical engineer without bagrut(our wording)

  • Practical engineer diploma average (external exams only) 80
  • Minimum psychometric score / psychotechnical score 550
  • Amirnet exam 90
  • Successfully pass a short mechina in mathematics and physics
  • You can be admitted to the program with special status and, after completing the first semester, change to regular student status, provided your grade average is at least 65
  • Admission requirementsPsychometric or psychotechnical score: 560
  • Admission requirementsPractical engineering diploma (average of external exam grades): average of 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.

For every track

  • * Do you not have one or both of the required grades? You may be admitted conditionally, provided you complete them in a short pre-engineering mechina

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrut averageממוצע בגרותunitsיח"לpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותforeign high-school diplomaבגרות חו"לAmirnet examאמירנטYaelnet examיעל"נט

What you study

Computer science combines theoretical knowledge with practical, applied knowledge of using computer systems, as well as designing and building them. During the program, students must choose 1 or more specializations. Institutions offer various specializations, such as software development, internet technologies, signal processing and machine learning, artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, communications and the internet, cybersecurity, hardware design, computer systems, signal and image processing, computer communications, software systems, and more. The curriculum includes foundational subjects in science—mathematics, physics, and computer science; in engineering—linear systems, digital systems, and electrical engineering; as well as theoretical and practical courses related to the areas of specialization. The program also includes a final project in the last year of study.

After the degree

What graduates work as

  • Software Developmentmost commonResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements for software applications. Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining software solutions that meet those requirements.
  • Application ProgrammingWriting and maintaining code for software applications and operating systems.
  • Management of Services in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) IndustriesPlanning, directing, and coordinating the acquisition, development, maintenance, and use of computer and communications (telecommunications) systems.
  • Systems AnalysisResearching, analyzing, and evaluating requirements, procedures, or problems in the field of information technology. Developing and implementing proposals, recommendations, and plans to improve existing and future information systems.
  • Management of Other Professional ServicesPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.

Which industries they work in

  • Computer programming, computer consulting, and other related services72%
  • Scientific Research and Development7%
  • Manufacture of Computers, Electronic and Optical Equipment7%

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

Graduates' salaries are above average: ₪35,000 average monthly salary 5–6 years after graduation(average across colleges)

Admitted students and graduates

average across colleges

  • Duration of studies: 3–4 years
  • On-time graduation rate 60% of students
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 97 points
  • Average psychometric score: 570 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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