The Haredi campus of Ashkelon Academic College is promoting a shortened preparatory program for people aged 30 and above, including applicants without a high school diploma. The campaign says it is meant to show that it is never too late to succeed and invites older adults to begin a path toward a bachelor's degree.
The article says Israel’s Council for Higher Education, the CHE, exempts such students from some standard requirements for first-degree studies, including a matriculation certificate and psychometric exam. The college’s prep course focuses on the standards the CHE still requires, English, Hebrew and math, plus academic skills that help students succeed.
The program is held in the evenings, two or three times a week, and lasts three months, compared with about a year for a regular preparatory course. Registration is now at its peak, and the course is set to begin in the upcoming month of Tammuz, in time for students to start academic studies in the next academic year, the article says, adding that this would still be in 2026.
The promotion emphasizes that the campus is tailored to the Haredi public, with a separate modern study complex, consideration for married students, parents and working people, affordable tuition, scholarships, Torah-oriented staff and personal guidance through placement. It also cites research claiming that people over 30 bring life experience, stability, clear goals, broader perspective and self-awareness, and it provides a registration phone number.
