Riyadh College of Technology, Riyadh

The Riyadh College of Technology is a technical college in Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1403H/1983 as the first college of technology in the Kingdom. Its first objectives and priorities to graduate the qualified technical cadres scientifically and practically to work in technical areas those contribute directly in building the national economy. During the first six years of implementation of the diploma program, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation was in need for technical trainers to work in its technical institutes. Therefore, the corporation adopted the idea of applying Bachelor program to rehabilitate the distinguished graduates of the diploma program in technical college to work in the field of training in industrial secondary institutes and technical colleges. In 10/06/1409H, a royal decree was issued to develop the intermediate technical college in Riyadh and the duration of training period for four years to granting bachelor's degree in the technical engineering and give graduates the same privileges granted to graduates of engineering schools in the Kingdom. ()