Tung Wah College

Key Highlights

• Self-financing degree-awarding institution registered under Hong Kong’s Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance
• Founded by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 2010
• Active 2026/2027 provision spans bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral study
• Four academic schools cover humanities, management, health sciences and nursing

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized across four urban teaching sites, so the experience differs from that of a compact residential university. The Student Affairs Office supports student organizations, personal development, counselling, inclusion, career preparation and assistance for non-local students and students with special educational needs. New students can also access orientation resources and peer mentoring. The student organization roster includes a Students’ Association, programme-linked academic societies and interest groups covering art, astronomy, board games, dance, dragon boating, film, music, outdoor activities and sport. Service and leadership opportunities include Rotaract, a leadership network, student ambassador activities and community-service programming. This range provides ways to participate beyond a student’s own professional programme, although activities may be based at different campuses. Tung Wah College announced an arrangement giving non-local students priority for approximately 130 places in furnished double and triple suites in Tsim Sha Tsui beginning in 2025/2026. The facility was described as including private bathrooms, Wi-Fi, shared pantries, laundry facilities, exercise equipment and common areas. Because that announcement did not establish guaranteed accommodation for every later intake, 2026/2027 applicants should ask the College directly about current availability, rent, lease terms and allocation procedures before relying on it.

Location & Surroundings

Tung Wah College operates at four Hong Kong locations. King’s Park Campus is at 31 Wylie Road in Homantin, while Mongkok Campus occupies buildings on Shantung Street. The other sites are in Kowloon Commerce Centre near Kwai Hing station and on Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Students should confirm where their programme and specialist facilities are based, because teaching and activities may require travel between sites. The campuses are integrated into dense urban districts with extensive public transport. The College estimates that King’s Park is about a ten-minute walk from Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei or Mong Kok East MTR stations. Mongkok Campus is approximately five minutes from Mong Kok or Mong Kok East, Kwai Hing Campus is connected to Kwai Hing station by a roughly two-minute covered walk, and Tsim Sha Tsui Campus is about five minutes from Tsim Sha Tsui or Jordan stations. These locations provide convenient access to central Kowloon and the wider rail network, but they do not constitute a secluded residential campus. Housing, commuting time and the assigned teaching site should therefore be considered together when budgeting.

Costs & Career Outcomes

Tuition varies substantially by programme, duration, residency status and subsidy eligibility. For local students entering in 2026/2027, the published annual gross charge was HK$64,390 in the first two years of the applied psychology bachelor’s degree and HK$130,760 for first-year-entry nursing. Several laboratory and allied-health programmes carried higher gross annual charges. Eligible local students may receive support through the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions or Sectors or the Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme, but the applicable scheme and net amount differ by programme. The College states that fees may be adjusted according to Hong Kong’s Composite Consumer Price Index and are normally collected in two annual instalments. Non-local students have a separate 2026/2027 fee schedule and are not presented as receiving the same local subsidies. Published average annual examples include HK$84,750 for applied psychology and HK$122,850 for biomedical science. Applicants should budget separately for housing, transport, insurance, equipment, placements and other charges, then request a current total for their programme. Career preparation includes work-integrated learning, a job portal, résumé support, mock interviews and advising. In the College’s survey of 2024 graduates, based on 669 respondents and an almost 88% response rate, 78% reported securing employment and 8.8% continued studying. Those results describe one graduating cohort rather than a guarantee for future students; programme-level professional recognition and outcomes should be checked individually.