Queensland University of Technology's Caboolture campus will be transferred to the University of the Sunshine Coast by next year in light of the USC's expansion in the region.
The governing councils of both universities finalised the decision in the past 48 hours after looking closely at education priorities in the Moreton Bay region, after USC's planned opening of a full-service campus at Petrie in 2020.
QUT senior deputy vice chancellor Carol Dickenson said both universities were interested in making sure good education opportunities were offered within the Caboolture region.
"From our point of view, it doesn't make sense for two different universities to be offering the same programs in same space," she said.
The campus is shared with TAFE Queensland, which largely owned the campus and no "specific payment" would be made as part of the transfer, Professor Dickenson said.
"We have formal agreement with them (TAFE Queensland) on formal use of campus," she said.
"We have put money into campus but we are not seeking to make a financial (profit)."
Professor Dickenson said a lot of details still needed to be worked through before the campus was transferred to USC, including discussions with enrolled students in the coming months.
The transfer was expected to be finalised by January 2018.
QUT vice-chancellor Peter Coaldrake said the university had invested more than 15 years in the Caboolture campus.
"In that time, QUT has provided the local community with undergraduate courses in business, nursing, education and creative industries at our shared campus with TAFE Queensland," he said.
"This change comes at a time when USC is expanding its presence in the region, and it is appropriate for QUT to transfer its Caboolture campus to USC to facilitate this consolidation."
USC vice-chancellor Greg Hill said the transfer would provide a "consolidation" of existing relationships with the schools and community in Caboolture.
"We currently have 400 students enrolled from Caboolture and Morayfield, and a total of 1400 students from across the Moreton Bay region," he said.
Professor Hill said USC planned to offer similar programs as QUT at the Caboolture campus, including undergraduate degrees in business, commerce, creative industries, education and nursing science.
"USC will replicate all the programs currently offered by QUT when we take responsibility at the start of 2018," he said.
"Over time we would tweak the offerings in line with local demand."