DISTED College

DISTED College
Company typePrivate
Founded1987
HeadquartersMacalister Road5°25′24″N 100°18′27″E / 5.42333°N 100.30750°E / 5.42333; 100.30750,
Penang, Malaysia
Key people
Vikneswaran Nair (President)
ProductsPre-U Programmes (A-Level, SACEi, Foundation in Arts)

Diploma Programmes

Degree Programmes by Staffordshire University, UK and HELP University
ParentBonanza Educare Sdn Bhd
Websitewww.disted.edu.my

DISTED College is a private college within George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It was established in 1987 as the first Penang-based private tertiary institution.[1] The college provides various pre-university, diploma and degree courses, some of which are twinned with foreign universities.[2]

The DISTED Heritage campus is on Macalister Road in close vicinity to downtown George Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] The college is wholly owned by Wawasan Open University.[4]

  1. ^ "25 Years' Passion in Educating Minds" (PDF). DISTED College. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ^ "British university with global presence | | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Contact Info & Enquiries | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. ^ "'Marriage' between WOU and DISTED". Home. Retrieved 21 July 2018.