Hillsong College, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, is the training college of Hillsong Church, a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with the Assemblies of God. The college operates from the church’s two main locations, in Baulkham Hills and Waterloo. Brian and Bobbie Houston are the presidents of the college and Lee Burns is the Executive Vice-President.Hillsong International Leadership College was established as an integral part of the overall national and international ministries of Hillsong Church. Hillsong Church as it is today is the combination of two churches, the former Hills Christian Life Centre and the former Sydney Christian Life Centre, which joined in 1999 and operates out of two main locations in Waterloo and Baulkham Hills with contributing extension services citywide. Historically, HILC emerged from two separate entities founded by the two churches that are now Hillsong Church. However both Colleges were integrally connected from the beginning and developed along the lines of a similar ethos. The shared goal was to provide a training centre that specialised in ministry and leadership development and was grounded in the local church setting. The two separate campuses that exist today have their own unique history.
Hillsong International Leadership College offers courses that give different awards, which are: 1) Vocational Courses (VET): Certificate IV in Ministry (one year), Diploma of Ministry (two years) and Advanced Diploma in Ministry (three years), 2) Higher Education Courses: Bachelor of Theology, Bachelor of Ministry, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, Master of Leadership and Degree Online.
The average tuition cost of this college is A$10,840. International students are required to have a minimum IELTS score of 5.5. They also accepts TOEFL, PTE, CAE and FCE.