Special Education (Ages 6–21)
The Yaakov Herzog College, founded by the Lifshitz and Herzog collegesBachelor of Education (B.Ed)
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Admission requirements
You can be admitted through one of these tracks:
By bagrut, no psychometric exam
Bagrut certificate / pre-academic mechina - average(our wording)
- With an average grade of 92 or higher
Regular track
Psychometric exam or quality bagrut
- Psychometric exam or quality bagrut with a high average
Special track
Exceptional admission
- The college will allow students who do not meet the admission requirements to be admitted to each program of study, up to a limit of 10%, on the basis of special personal circumstances that justify exceptional admission or the need to make higher education accessible to unique populations.
For adults and those who have studied before1
Applicant over the age of 30 who does not have a bagrut certificate
- An applicant over the age of 30 who does not have a bagrut certificate is required to take the psychometric exam and complete the college’s mechina studies, totaling 6 weekly hours.
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
- Personal interview
- Regular students who took the bagrut abroad, or students in a conversion program who studied for a degree abroad, must take the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test).The minimum score for admission is 110
The Hebrew terms
bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אpsychometric examפסיכומטריquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתapplicantמועמדweekly hoursש"שpersonal interviewראיון אישיYael examיע"ל
- Source:The institution's siteherzog.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
What you study
Studies provide the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to provide academic and social support and promote students with special needs and various difficulties, such as cerebral palsy, blindness and hearing difficulties, complex learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, students on the autism spectrum, and more. In the second year of the degree, students can also enroll in a teacher-training certificate program.
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
After the degree
The degree awarded
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)
What graduates work as
- Special Education Teachingmost commonTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
- Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
- Preschool EducationPromoting 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.
- Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.
Which industries they work in
- Education68%
Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)
Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026
Admitted students and graduates
average across all institutions
- Program length: 3 years
- Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
- Average psychometric score: 550 points
- Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
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
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/מוסדות מתוקצביםchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.il /…/שכר-הלימודchecked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
- Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026
Links
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