Tanzania Institute of Accountancy
The Tanzania Institute of Accountancy is a public executive college under the Ministry of Finance, operating across seven campuses at Dar es Salaam, Mbeya, Singida, Mwanza, Kigoma, Songea and Mtwara. It specialises in accountancy, procurement and logistics, finance and public sector accounting.
Programmes
- Bachelor Degree in Accounting
- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration
- Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Management
- Bachelor Degree in Marketing and Public Relations
- Bachelor Degree in Procurement and Logistics Management
- Bachelor Degree in Public Sector Accounting and
- Bachelor in Accountancy (BAC)
- Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA)
- Bachelor in Human Resource Mgt
- Bachelor in Marketing and Public Relations
- Bachelor in Procurement and Logistics Mgt (BPLM)
- Bachelor in Public Sector Accounting and Finance (BPSAF)
- Bachelor of Business Development with Entrepreneurship
- Bachelor of Economics and Finance
- Basic Technician Certificate In Accountancy
- Basic Technician Certificate In Marketing And Public Relations
- Basic Technician Certificate in Business Administration (BTCBA)
- Basic Technician Certificate in Human Resource Management (BTCHRM)
- Certificate In Public Sector Accounting and Finance
- Diploma In Business Administration I(DBA I)
- Diploma in Human Resource Management I (DHRM I)
- Diploma in Marketing and Public Relations
- Diploma in Public Sector Accounting and Finance
Tuition
- No TIA fee figures could be verified, though a published structure exists — contact tia@tia.ac.tz or +255 22 285 1035, and ask whether fees differ by campus. TIA'S SEVEN-CAMPUS NETWORK IS THE SINGLE LARGEST COST LEVER AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THIS DIRECTORY. The same qualification can be studied in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's most expensive city, or in Singida, Kigoma or Mtwara, among the cheapest places to study in the country. If your programme runs at more than one campus, comparing total living costs across regions will change your outlay more than any fee negotiation could. ASK ABOUT NBAA EXEMPTIONS TOO — at an accountancy institute, exemptions from National Board of Accountants and Auditors examinations save years and fees on the route to chartered status, and often matter more than the qualification itself. Add the TZS 20,000 annual TCU quality assurance fee. THE NBAA QUESTION IS ANSWERED, AND IT IS THE REASON TO CHOOSE TIA. Its higher diplomas and Bachelor of Accountancy degrees carry direct exemption alignment with the National Board of Accountants and Auditors professional stages — that shortens the route to chartered status and is worth real money and years. This directory has repeatedly flagged NBAA status as unconfirmed at the accountancy institutes; TIA is now the second confirmed case after SMMUCo. PSPTB recognition is also recorded, which governs procurement registration. TZS 890,000-1,500,000 per year, with HESLB loans available. SEVEN CAMPUSES IS THE LARGEST COST LEVER HERE: the same qualification can be studied in Dar es Salaam, the most expensive city in the country, or in Singida, Kigoma or Mtwara among the cheapest — compare living costs, not just fees.
Admissions
- CHECK WHICH CAMPUS TEACHES YOUR PROGRAMME. TCU lists all SEVEN campuses separately across roughly forty guidebook pages, so provision genuinely differs — you cannot assume a Dar es Salaam programme runs at Kigoma.
- As a public institute, TIA runs the NTA ladder, so there are entry points below degree level and a route upward. Foreign technical qualifications must be validated by NACTVET rather than NECTA.
- DIRECT ENTRY to a degree: two ACSEE principal passes at E or above totalling 4.0 points.
- Ask how supervised practical experience is structured — accountancy registration typically requires it.
- Accepts international applicants
- Scholarships or financial aid available
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