Kibbutzim College of Education

Around a quarter of teachers in Israel graduated from the college.

• Name — Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts • Native Name — סמינר הקיבוצים • Established — 1939 • Type — Private • Affiliations — Kibbutz Movement • Students — 6,000 • City — Tel Aviv • Country — Israel

Kibbutzim College was founded in 1939 by members of the Kibbutz Movement in order to train teachers and educators. It was initially located on Ahad HaAm Street in Tel Aviv, later moved to Lilienblum Street, and in 1943 relocated to Bnei Dan Street. In 1961, the college moved to its present main site on 149 Namir Road in Tel Aviv. In 1988, as part of the academization process of teacher-training colleges in Israel, Kibbutzim College was recognized as an institution of higher education and was authorized to grant the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree and teaching certificate. In the early 2000s, as part of the continued academization of teacher-training colleges in Israel, the college received approval from the Council for Higher Education to offer master's degree programs (M.Ed.). It later received authorization to offer the Master of Teaching (M.Teach) and the Master of Arts in Arts Therapy (M.A.A.T.). In 2008, Kibbutzim College merged with the College for Teaching Technology, and its name was changed to Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts. Following the merger, the college expanded its academic fields to include art, design, communication, and film. In 2015, the college moved from funding by the Ministry of Education to funding by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) of the Council for Higher Education.

The following is established of the heading itself. Associated with Israel and Mandatory Palestine. Recorded from 1939.