Regional Colleges are university-mandated satellite campuses which afford supplementary opportunities to students who live in areas distant from the country's centrally situated universities. While some regional colleges offer full degree programs, undergraduate studies are often started at one of these schools and completed at the main campus of the sponsoring university. Trade and Vocational Schools , some publicly funded and others privately run, provide instruction in specific fields primarily at the undergraduate level. Certain schools focus on law, management, technology, and teacher development. Others train students in areas of the paramedical profession such as optometry, radiology, and dental hygiene.
Additional schools work to ready students for careers in sports or the cultural and culinary arts.
Foreign Universities have in recent years established campuses in Israel to make use of the country's resources and well-kept historical sites. These programs service both Israeli and foreign students, undergraduates and graduates, and make tremendous contributions to the fast-growing market for higher education in Israel. Today, about 30 such campuses exist.