The TOEFL score for Vientiane College
TOEFL is set per programme (postgraduate often asks for more), and the test moved to the new 1.0–6.0 scale on 21 January 2026 — confirm the current minimum and which scale on the official admissions page before you rely on it.
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- City
- Vientiane
- Type
- Private
- Language of instruction
- Lao (national language) + English (HE growing) + French (legacy, diminishing)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Education and Sports, Lao People's Democratic Republic (MOES Laos / ກະຊວງສຶກສາທິການ ແລະ ກີລາ) — apex regulator for Laotian HEIs including chartering, programme accreditation, state-grant allocation. Laotian HE classifications: (1) NATIONAL/STATE UNIVERSITIES — 5 public universities (National University of Laos in Vientiane; Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang; Savannakhet University; Champasak University in Pakse; University of Health Sciences in Vientiane under joint MOES + Ministry of Health regulation); (2) PRIVATE COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES — ~20-30 including international-partnership institutions; (3) RELIGIOUS AND VOCATIONAL — Buddhist monastic education + technical/vocational institutes. Plus Department of Higher Education within MOES handles recognition; quality assurance via Education Standards and Quality Assurance Center (ESQAC) of MOES Laos. Lao language is primary instruction; French legacy from 1893-1953 Indochina era diminishing; English growing in international programmes; Chinese-language programmes emerging through Belt and Road partnership initiatives.
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