page_title: Higher College of Technology
section_title: Specializations
hierarchical_section_title: Higher College of Technology / Specializations
caption_attribution_description: English: Me in-front of the old building of HCT.
context_page_description: Higher College of Technology is a public college operated by the Ministry of Manpower of Oman. It was the first Higher Education institution in Oman. Currently, it is the second largest higher education institution in Oman catering for over 10000 students studying in various programs.
  Before being renamed and upgraded as such in 2001, HCT was known as Oman Technical Industrial College, established in 1984 at the initiative of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said to educate the citizens of Oman by implementing high-quality programs in various fields. There are six other Colleges of Technology which were established in 1993 except the ones in Shinas and Ibri, which were started in 2005 and 2008, respectively. HCT is the only college under the Ministry of Manpower that offers programs at the Bachelor's degree level while the other Colleges of Technology offer programs only up to the Higher Diploma level.
  The college has grown enormously from an initial student population of about 200 to the current size of about 12,000. Its facilities have expanded from three initial buildings to a total built-up area of approximately 49700 m2.
context_section_description: Information Technology
  Networking
  Database
  Software Engineering
  Internet and E-Security
  Information Systems
  Business
  Human Resources
  Marketing
  Accounting and Finance
  Human Resources
  E-Commerce
  CAT
  Science
  Applied Chemistry
  Applied Biology
  Environmental Sciences
  Pharmacology
  Assistant Pharmacy Diploma
  Engineering
  Computer Engineering
  Electronics and Communication Engineering
  Electrical Engineering
  Oil & Gas
  Mechanical Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
  Biomedical Engineering
  Architectural Engineering
  Quantity Surveying
  Photography
  Fashion Design
caption: a local student in the college old building of the English Language Center department.
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