Universities and colleges in the Pacific Islands
Most Pacific Island countries have only a few higher-education institutions, so they share this page. For each, it lists what the country's own regulator registers — 113 institutions on the registers of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu— with the regulator to check recognition with. It shows names, types, towns and websites only: no fees, enrolment or rankings, except the accredited programme counts that Tonga's board publishes under an open licence.
This is a list of what each country's official register or regulator lists, as read on the date shown — not proof that an institution or a qualification is accredited or recognised. Check with the regulator before you apply.
University of the South Pacific
Official site: The University of the South Pacific · checked 21 October 2026
A regional university serving several Pacific countries: it is on the national registers of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga — see its rows below.
USP's website answered our requests with a bot check (HTTP 403), so its own list of campuses couldn't be read, and none is taken from anywhere else. See its own website.
Fiji
Regulator: Higher Education Commission Fiji · Higher Education Institutions (National Information Centre) · read 21 October 2026
The Higher Education Commission (formerly the Fiji Higher Education Commission) registers every institution that awards certificates, diplomas or degrees, under the Higher Education Act 2008 — so its register includes vocational, theological and professional schools as well as the 4 it classifies as universities. Types are the Commission's own; the town is the one in the head-office address the register gives.
To check recognition: the Commission's National Information Centre (registered institutions and accredited qualifications).
| Institution | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Aviation Training (Fiji) Limited | Aviation School | Nadi |
| Alphacrucis University College | Caregiving Institution | — |
| Apostolic College of Theological Studies | Theological School | Suva |
| Australian Pacific Management and Training PTE LTD | Vocational School | Nadi |
| Caregivers Services Professional Institute | Caregiving School | — |
| Centre for Appropriate Technology and Development | Vocational School | Nausori |
| Chevalier Training Centre | Vocational School | Navua |
| Church College Fiji of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints | Vocational | — |
| College of Theology and Evangelism Fiji | Theological School | Lautoka |
| Conservatorium of Dance | Performing Arts School | Nadi |
| Corpus Christi Teachers College | Teacher Training Institute | Suva |
| Crest Academy | Training Institution | Suva |
| Davuilevu Theological College | Theological School | Nausori |
| Delltech Institute of Computer Education Pte Limited | Computer Training School | Rakiraki |
| Fiji Airports Aviation Academy | Aviation School | Nadi |
| Fiji Corrections Service Training Academy | Corrections Academy | Suva |
| Fiji Police Academy | Police Academy | Suva |
| Fulton Adventist University | University | Nadi |
| Institute of Democracy and Electoral Education | Electoral Education Institute | — |
| Keshals Business Education Institute | Computing School | Suva |
| Lumiere Academy | Health Wellness Training Institution | Lautoka |
| Macuata Divisional Bible & Vocational College | Bible College | — |
| Makeup Academy | Beauty Therapy School | Nadi |
| Mauri Professional Caregiving Institute | Caregiver | Suva |
| Methodist Deaconess Training Centre | Theological School | Suva |
| Ministry of Education | Vocational Institution | — |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | Vocational School | Suva |
| Montfort Boy’s Town | Vocational School | Lami |
| Montfort Technical Training Institute – Savusavu | Vocational Institution | Savusavu |
| Navuso Agricultural Technical Institute | Vocational Institution | Nausori |
| Oceania Institute of Technology | Vocational School | Nadi |
| Pacific Flying School | Aviation School | Nadi |
| Pacific Health & Skills Institute | Health and Skills Institute | Nadi |
| Pacific Polytechnic | Polytechnic | — |
| Pacific Regional Seminary | Theological School | Suva |
| Pacific Technical Institute | Vocational Institution | Suva |
| Pasifika Communities University | Theological School | Suva |
| Pivot Point Fiji Institute | Training & Education | Lautoka |
| Prestige Skills Training Academy | Vocational Institution | Suva |
| Sangam Institute of Technology | School of Nursing | Labasa |
| ServicePro International Tourism & Hospitality Institute | School of Hospitality | Suva |
| South Pacific Bible College | Theological School | — |
| South Pacific Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine | School of Medicine | Nadi |
| Spa Academy Fiji | Beauty Therapy School | Nadi |
| St. John the Baptist Theological College | Theological School | Suva |
| The Fiji National University | University | Nasinu |
| The University of Fiji | University | Lautoka |
| The University of the South Pacific | University | Suva |
| The Vishan Institute of Technology | Education and Training Institution | Lautoka |
| Tutu Rural Training Centre | Non-formal Education and Training Centre | — |
| Universal Academy of Beauty Therapy | Beauty Therapy School | Nadi |
| Verve Lounge Training Academy | Beauty Therapy School | Nadi |
| Vivekananda Technical Center | Vocational | Nadi |
| Vivid Training Institute Pte Limited | Technical and Vocational Education Training Centre | Suva |
| Vuli Levu- Methodist Lay Training & Centre for Continuing Education | Bible College | Nausori |
| World Harvest Institute | Bible School | Suva |
Samoa
Regulator: Samoa Qualifications Authority · Registered PSET Providers · read 21 October 2026
The Samoa Qualifications Authority regulates post-school education and training (PSET) under the Samoa Qualifications Act 2010: it registers providers and accredits their programmes. Its list doesn't classify providers by type or give their websites; a website is shown here only for the universities whose sites we could check.
To check recognition: the Samoa Qualifications Authority.
| Institution | Type |
|---|---|
| Apia Harvest Centre Bible College | Registered PSET provider |
| Assemblies of God Samoa Theological College | Registered PSET provider |
| Australia Pacific Training Coalition | Registered PSET provider |
| Congregational Christian Church of Samoa School of Fine Arts and Museum | Registered PSET provider |
| Congregational Christian Church of Samoa School Vocational School | Registered PSET provider |
| Don Bosco College and Vocational Technical Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Don Bosco Technical Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Early Childhood Education Teachers Training Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Malua Bible School | Registered PSET provider |
| Malua Theological College | Registered PSET provider |
| Methodist Technical & Creative Centre – Laumua o Punaoa | Registered PSET provider |
| Moamoa Theological College | Registered PSET provider |
| National University of Samoa | Registered PSET provider |
| Oceania University of Samoa | Registered PSET provider |
| Pesega Technical Vocational Education and Training Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Piula Theological College | Registered PSET provider |
| RHEMA Bible Training Center - South Pacific | Registered PSET provider |
| Samoa Business Hub | Registered PSET provider |
| South Pacific Nazarene Theological College | Registered PSET provider |
| Tesese Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Uesiliana Vocational Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| University of the South Pacific | Registered PSET provider |
| Vaiola Technical Vocational Education and Training Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Worldwide Mission Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Youth With a Mission | Registered PSET provider |
Tonga
Regulator: Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board (TNQAB) · Institutions Registered · read 21 October 2026
TNQAB registers and accredits providers of post-compulsory education and training (PCET) in Tonga. The programme counts are of those TNQAB lists as "current" on its Accredited Programmes page (131 rows in all, some "discontinued" or "in progress"); levels are on the Tonga Qualifications Framework. “Tupou College Technical and Vocational Education and Training” is on TNQAB's qualification list but not matched to a registered provider (accredited programmes, current: 1, at TQF level 3).
To check recognition: TNQAB's Accredited Programmes.
| Institution | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| ‘Ahopanilolo Technical Institute (ATI) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 11, at TQF levels 2–5 |
| Hango Agricultural College (HAC) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 6, at TQF levels 3–7 |
| Montfort Technical Institute (MTI) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 6, at TQF levels 3–4 |
| Pouono Campus of Tupou Tertiary Institute | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 9, at TQF levels 2–4 |
| St.Joseph’s Business College (St.JBC) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 2, at TQF levels 3–4 |
| Tonga Police College (TPC) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 1, at TQF level 5 |
| Tupou Tertiary Institute (TTI) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 30, at TQF levels 2–7 |
| Lavengamalie Institute of Technology (LIT) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 1, at TQF level 3 |
| University of South Pacific (USP) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): none listed under this name |
| Christ’s University in Pacific (CUP) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 9, at TQF levels 5–9 |
| Toloa Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Toloa TVET) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): none listed under this name |
| Palu Aviation Services – School of Aviation | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): none listed under this name |
| Tonga National University (TNU) | Registered PCET provider | Accredited programmes (current): 46, at TQF levels 1–7 |
Figures: Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board (TNQAB), Accredited Programmes, tnqab.to, licensed under CC BY 4.0; programmes counted per provider by CollegeMatcher.
Solomon Islands
Regulator: Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA) · checked 21 October 2026
SITESA, set up under the Tertiary Education and Skills Act 2017, registers providers of accredited tertiary courses, accredits courses and funds the Solomon Islands National University and USP.
SITESA's website publishes no register of providers. See the regulator’s own website.
Vanuatu
Regulator: Vanuatu Qualifications Authority (VQA) · Registered Providers · read 21 October 2026
The Vanuatu Qualifications Authority registers post-school education and training (PSET) providers and accredits their courses; the list includes providers based outside Vanuatu that are registered to teach there. It doesn't classify providers by type or give their websites; a website is shown here only for the universities and the national institute of technology, where we could check it.
To check recognition: VQA's Accredited Courses.
| Institution | Type |
|---|---|
| Anglican Church of Melanesia Vocational Education and Technical Schools (ACOMVETS) | Registered PSET provider |
| Bethania Theological Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Fulton Adventist University | Registered PSET provider |
| Gateway Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Ituani Vocational Skills Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Jean Baptiste Cainas Vocational Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Korvan Community Health School | Registered PSET provider |
| Napil Agriculture Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| National University of Vanuatu (NUV) | Registered PSET provider |
| Pacific Adventist University | Registered PSET provider |
| Pacific Vocational Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
| Saint Michel Catholic Technical College | Registered PSET provider |
| TAFE Queensland | Registered PSET provider |
| Talua Theological Training Institute | Registered PSET provider |
| Vanuatu Agriculture College | Registered PSET provider |
| Vanuatu College of Nursing Education | Registered PSET provider |
| Vanuatu Institute of Technology | Registered PSET provider |
| Vanuatu Police Training College | Registered PSET provider |
| Vetimboso Vocational Training Centre | Registered PSET provider |
Kiribati
Regulator: Kiribati Qualification Authority (Ministry of Education) · checked 21 October 2026
The Kiribati Qualification Authority, part of the Ministry of Education, quality-assures qualifications offered in Kiribati.
The Authority's pages publish no list of registered providers or accredited qualifications. See the regulator’s own website.
Sources
- University of the South Pacific: official site, The University of the South Pacific, checked 21 October 2026.
- Fiji: Higher Education Institutions (National Information Centre), Higher Education Commission Fiji, read 21 October 2026 (56 institutions).
- Samoa: Registered PSET Providers, Samoa Qualifications Authority, read 21 October 2026 (25 institutions).
- Tonga: Institutions Registered, Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board (TNQAB), read 21 October 2026 (13 institutions); figures CC BY 4.0. TNQAB's disclaimer applies a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence to its materials “except where otherwise indicated”; its page footer also reads “All Rights Reserved”.
- Solomon Islands: regulator's website, Solomon Islands Tertiary Education and Skills Authority (SITESA), checked 21 October 2026.
- Vanuatu: Registered Providers, Vanuatu Qualifications Authority (VQA), read 21 October 2026 (19 institutions).
- Kiribati: regulator's website, Kiribati Qualification Authority (Ministry of Education), checked 21 October 2026.
Institution names, types, cities and websites are restated as facts from each official list; no register's text or layout is reproduced, and no figures are shown except where the source's licence allows reuse. Ordering, anchors and English labels are CollegeMatcher's. CollegeMatcher provides information, not admissions advice.
Elsewhere in the Pacific on this site
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has its own section, from its higher-education department's register.
US-affiliated islands
Colleges in the US Pacific territories and the freely associated states take part in US federal student aid, so they are in the US section, with figures from College Scorecard.
- Palau (a freely associated state) — 1 community college
- Marshall Islands (a freely associated state) — 1 community college
- Micronesia (a freely associated state) — 1 community college
- Guam (a US territory) — 1 four-year college, 1 community college
- American Samoa (a US territory) — 1 community college
- Northern Mariana Islands (a US territory) — 1 community college
Australia and New Zealand
See Study in Oceania for the countries with sections of their own.
What isn't here, and why
The University of the South Pacific's website turns automated requests away, so its campuses are not listed from USP itself; it appears here only where a national register lists it. Solomon Islands and Kiribati have regulators but publish no register that we could find. Tuvalu and Nauru are not covered: we found no regulator or published register for either (checked 21 October 2026). The Cook Islands and Niue, self-governing states in free association with New Zealand, are not listed separately. The Pacific's regional register of qualifications, run by the Pacific Community, can only be searched through interactive forms and is not used.