How long do baccalaureate courses for adults last and how much do they cost?

Duration and procedure

Matura schools for adults are aimed at both working and non-working people. The range of courses on offer is correspondingly large:

  • If you are free from other time commitments and have a high capacity for learning and concentration, you can prepare for the Swiss Matura examination in two semesters with up to almost 40 lessons per week and additional self-study time.
  • Most full-time courses last 6-7 semesters (with approx. 24-30 lessons per week).
  • Part-time courses, alongside which a professional activity of 40-80% is possible, are usually based on a 7-semester study model (from 8 lessons per week). There are also courses that rely entirely on self-study at the beginning and only combine this with classroom teaching in the later semesters.

You must allow sufficient time for self-study - how much is "sufficient" depends on the course model, your previous education, learning technique and learning ability.

Costs

TheCostsfor baccalaureate schools for adults total around CHF 30,000-60,000 - depending on the proportion of classroom teaching, self-study and supervision. The costs are usually paid monthly or by the semester.

Depending on your previous education, there is the possibility toLateral entryinto the second or third semester. This not only saves you time, but also a lot of training costs.

Some Matura schools provide theSchool materialinvoiced separately. The costs for this can range from several hundred to just under CHF 3,000.

In addition, schools without a school-leaving certificateFeesfor the external Swiss Matura examination: these amount to around CHF 870-1,200 for registration, assessment of the Matura paper and examination (some schools charge a little more).

Matura schools have the opportunity toScholarships.Check the exact conditions and your options in your canton of residence and in the canton where the school is located:https://www.ch.ch/de/stipendien-und-ausbildungsdarlehen/


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