Mpumalanga: FET college location by Gross Geographic Product
In Mpumalanga there are 17 FET colleges and college campuses. None is located in the southeast or southwest of the province. All the colleges and college campuses (Nkangala, Gert Sibande and Ehlanzeni) are located within municipalities within the two highest categories of GGP. Dipaleseng municipality has a low GGP, but no colleges are located there.
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Northern Cape: FET college location by Gross Geographic Product
In the Northern Cape there are nine college campuses within two colleges: Northern Cape Urban and Northern Cape Rural. These colleges have a presence in Kimberley, Kuruman, Okiep, De Aar, Upington and Kathu. The colleges in Kimberley are the only ones located in an area of high GGP. The De Aar campus of Northern Cape Rural is located in a municipality with relatively low GGP, and might struggle financially.
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North West: FET college location by Gross Geographic Product
There are 14 college campuses in North West; all of these are located in municipalities in the top two categories of GGP. All the colleges are located on national or main roads and are therefore very accessible. Vusulela FET in Taung is the only one serving the western part of the province. In the east of the province there is a concentration of colleges in the Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom municipalities.
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Western Cape: FET college location by Gross Geographic Product
In the Western Cape, the municipalities with the highest production are the City of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Breede Valley, and George. South Cape College has a presence in the latter municipality and also in the surrounding municipalities of Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, and Plettenberg Bay. These three municipalities are in the second highest category of GGP production. The economic status of the area is high to fairly high, and graduates from these colleges would be able to contribute to its perpetuation.
In the municipalities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Drakenstein and Breede Valley there are 30 college campuses, the majority of which are located in Cape Town. The campuses of Cape Town, Boland, False Bay, Northlink and West Coast are located here.
Outside the Cape Town and South Cape areas there are colleges in Riversdale, Malmesbury, Citrusdal, Vredenburg, Beaufort West and Vredendal. These areas are home to the central and academic campuses of West Coast and South Cape colleges.
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