Edith Cowan College

edith cowan college (ecc) formerly known as perth institute of business and technology (pibt) is located in perth, western australia. ecc is accredited by government under the higher education act 2004 to provide a range of higher education programs. all programs are accredited by the appropriate vocational education and higher education government agencies to ensure that programs meet quality assurance standards. edith cowan college (ecc) is ecu’s on-campus academic and english pathway provider. it is the only ecu pathway based on the ecu campuses. ecc offers ecu pathway programs for students who may not qualify for direct entry into an ecu degree program. students have the following options at ecc to get into ecu. diploma is your pathway into ecu 2nd year. students can commence their diplomas in commerce, communications and creative industries, hotel management, computing/it and engineering studies at ecc. foundation program is your pathway into ecu 1st year. the ecc foundation program gives you access to over 250 undergraduate courses from 8 schools: arts & humanities, business & law, engineering & technology, medical & health sciences, nursing & midwifery, science, teacher education, western australian academy of performing arts. ecc’s postgraduate qualifying program (pqp) is a non-award program, designed for students who already have a tertiary qualification but have not qualified for direct entry into selected ecu masters degrees in the school of arts and humanities, school of business and law and school of science (computing & security). ecc also provides english language programs for people who do not meet the ecu english requirements and from non-english-speaking backgrounds. the english language program at ecc offers direct entry pathways for international students wishing to undertake university study at ecu and elsewhere.