Applications for Cohort 01 open 1 July 2026Six Tier 2 diplomas · Tier 1 Foundations catalogueadmissions@wiatech.edu.sl+232 76 000 000Waterloo · Sierra LeoneApplications for Cohort 01 open 1 July 2026Six Tier 2 diplomas · Tier 1 Foundations catalogueadmissions@wiatech.edu.sl+232 76 000 000Waterloo · Sierra Leone

§ Tuition & Payment

Set in advance. Paid in instalments.

Every price WIATech charges is published here in full — the diplomas, the Foundation Pathways, the deposits, and the monthly payment plans. You pay only for what your assessment shows you need, and you can spread the cost across the programme.

§ 01The diplomas

Advanced programme
tuition.

The price of each Tier 2 diploma, in full. This is the tuition for the programme itself — applicants who still need foundations add a Foundation Pathway (§ 03).

ProgrammeDurationTuition
Full-Stack Software Engineering SWE 20021 months · 84 weeksNLe 65,000
Cybersecurity & CyberOps SEC 20033 months · 132 weeksNLe 85,000
Data Analytics DAT 20017 months · 3 semestersNLe 50,000
Cloud Computing CLD 20033 months · 130 weeksNLe 85,000
Enterprise Network Engineering NET 20022 months · 88 weeksNLe 65,000

NLe = New Leones. Tuition is the same whether you enter directly or through a foundation pathway — how you pay is covered below.

§ 02How payment works

Pay for what you
actually need.

Your technical assessment decides your route. Two applicants for the same diploma can pay very differently — because one needs foundations and the other doesn't.

01

Direct entry

Clear the assessment and you pay the diploma tuition only — no foundation costs.

02

Starting from foundations

Routed to foundations? You take a single, better-priced Foundation Pathway for your target diploma, then the diploma itself.

03

Already partway

If you've cleared some foundations, you pay only for the ones you still need — never for a gate you've already passed.

04

ENG 70 is free

English & Communication runs free in parallel for anyone on a foundation pathway. It is never a hidden fee.

05

DGL 30 only if routed

The pre-foundation digital-readiness bridge is NLe 1,800, charged only if the digital-literacy diagnostic routes you to it.

06

Instalments throughout

A deposit secures your place; the balance is paid monthly across the programme. No need to pay it all upfront.

§ 03Starting from the foundations

Foundation
Pathways.

Each diploma has one named pathway — the exact Tier 1 foundations an applicant starting from the foundations needs, bundled at roughly NLe 450/week versus NLe 600NLe 750/week bought one at a time. You still complete and certify each course individually.

PathwayWeeksBundle price
Software Engineering Foundations PathwayFND 25 · FND 30 · FND 35 · FND 40 · FND 45 · FND 60 · WEB 3540 weeksNLe 18,000
Cybersecurity Foundations PathwayFND 30 · FND 45 · FND 55 · FND 6030 weeksNLe 13,500
Data Analytics Foundations PathwayFND 40 · FND 60 · DAT 4523 weeksNLe 10,500
AI & Machine Learning Foundations PathwayFND 25 · FND 30 · FND 35 · FND 40 · FND 45 · FND 60 · MTH 8550 weeksNLe 22,500
Cloud Computing Foundations PathwayFND 25 · FND 30 · FND 40 · FND 45 · FND 55 · FND 6039 weeksNLe 17,500
Network Engineering Foundations PathwayFND 25 · FND 45 · FND 55 · FND 6029 weeksNLe 13,000

A pathway is a price, not a new qualification — the foundations inside it keep their own assessments and certificates. Explore the foundations →

§ 04Payment plans

A deposit, then
monthly.

Foundation Pathways: 20% deposit, balance over the pathway. Diplomas: 10% seat deposit, balance over the programme. The official price never changes — instalments just make it affordable.

Diplomas

ProgrammeDepositThen monthly
Full-Stack Software EngineeringNLe 6,500 (10%)NLe 2,785 × 21
Cybersecurity & CyberOpsNLe 8,500 (10%)NLe 2,550 × 30
Data AnalyticsNLe 5,000 (10%)NLe 2,500 × 18
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningNLe 13,500 (10%)NLe 3,375 × 36
Cloud ComputingNLe 8,500 (10%)NLe 2,730 × 28
Enterprise Network EngineeringNLe 6,500 (10%)NLe 2,660 × 22

Foundation Pathways

PathwayDepositThen monthly
Software Engineering Foundations PathwayNLe 3,600 (20%)NLe 1,440 × 10
Cybersecurity Foundations PathwayNLe 2,700 (20%)NLe 1,350 × 8
Data Analytics Foundations PathwayNLe 2,100 (20%)NLe 1,400 × 6
AI & Machine Learning Foundations PathwayNLe 4,500 (20%)NLe 1,500 × 12
Cloud Computing Foundations PathwayNLe 3,500 (20%)NLe 1,400 × 10
Network Engineering Foundations PathwayNLe 2,600 (20%)NLe 1,300 × 8

DGL 30, if needed: NLe 1,800 NLe 900 × 2, paid before the foundation pathway begins.

§ 05The full picture

The full route,
end to end.

If you enter with no foundations cleared, this is the complete cost — pathway plus diploma. Most applicants pay less, because the assessment waives the foundations they can already demonstrate. DGL 30 is extra only if the diagnostic routes you to it.

RoutePathwayDiplomaTotal
Full-Stack EngineeringNLe 18,000NLe 65,000NLe 83,000
CybersecurityNLe 13,500NLe 85,000NLe 98,500
Data AnalyticsNLe 10,500NLe 50,000NLe 60,500
AI & Machine LearningNLe 22,500NLe 135,000NLe 157,500
Cloud ComputingNLe 17,500NLe 85,000NLe 102,500
Network EngineeringNLe 13,000NLe 65,000NLe 78,000
§ 06Application & enrolment fees

The two small fees
around tuition.

What you pay before your programme begins — a non-refundable registration fee, and the deposit that starts your tuition.

Registration feeNLe 1,000

Paid at application · non-refundable. Covers processing, assessment review, and faculty interview time.

Seat deposit10–20%

A first share of your tuition — 10% to start a diploma, 20% for a Foundation Pathway — paid on acceptance and counted toward your balance, not an extra charge. The rest is paid monthly.

§ 07How it works

The terms,
in plain language.

Everything that governs what you pay — and what you don't — stated plainly.

  • Pay only for what you need

    The assessment is the single source of truth. You are never charged for a foundation you can already demonstrate.

  • Price protection

    Once you begin a Foundation Pathway for a target diploma, your diploma price is locked for a defined admission window — so finishing foundations never costs you a later price rise.

  • Individual certification stands

    Buying a pathway bundle does not collapse the courses. Each foundation keeps its own assessment and WIATech certificate.

  • Standalone is always possible

    You can buy a single foundation on its own and join the next scheduled cohort for that course — the bundle is a saving, not a requirement.

  • No hidden English fee

    ENG 70 is free and optional. It is never folded into a bundle or programme price.

Ready when you are

Know the cost.
Then apply.

Every price is on this page — no surprises at offer. Begin your application and the assessment will show you exactly which route, and which cost, is yours.

Begin your applicationNLe 1,000 non-refundable registration fee · ~30 minutes