University in Ghana
Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
University profile
Kessben University College (KUC) is a privately owned tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, with the motto "Education for Development". It admits qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender or age and aims to offer demand-driven programmes in teaching, research, entrepreneurship and community service. Its degrees are awarded through its mentoring partner, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi.
The college operates from two sites: the Kuntanase Main Campus near Lake Bosomtwe in the Bosomtwe District, and the Kumasi City Campus at Adum, opposite Aseda House, which serves working students on weekend and evening streams.
Academic work is organised in four schools: the School of Business (departments of Accounting, Banking and Finance; Organization and Human Resource Management; and Marketing and Supply Chain Management), the School of Applied Sciences and Technology (Computer Science and Information Technology; Mathematics and Statistics; Basic and Applied Sciences), the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (Liberal Arts, Media and Communication, Education and Law) and the School of Health and Allied Sciences (Nursing and Midwifery).
Programmes include the BSc Business Administration with options in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Human Resource Management and Marketing, BSc Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, BSc Information and Communication Technology, BSc Computer Science with Entrepreneurship, BSc Nursing, BSc Midwifery, BA Media and Communication Studies, BA Politics and International Relations and BA Public Administration and Leadership Studies, plus diplomas in Business Administration, Information Technology and Media and Communication. Business Administration students take common courses in the first two years and branch into their options at the start of third year. HND and diploma holders can enter top-up routes at level 200 or 300.
Students are expected to live on campus for their first two years, in three residential halls (Anane Boateng Hall, J.K. Appiah Hall and Dufie Hall) with 2-in-1, 4-in-1 and 6-in-1 rooms. Campus life includes a cafeteria and bush canteen, a swimming pool, inter-hall games, the KUC League, clubs, religious groups and debating societies. Foreign applicants are accepted. The college is accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) for its degree programmes, and its diploma programmes are accredited by CTVET.
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View scholarships for Kessben University College →Credit passes (A1-C6 WASSCE; A-D SSSCE) in three core subjects, English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science, plus credit passes (A1-C6) in three elective subjects relevant to the area of study, with an aggregate of 24 or better. In line with KNUST entry requirements, Social Studies is not accepted as a substitute for Integrated Science, even for non-science programmes.
Applicants aged 25 or above at the time of application with credits in five GCE O Level subjects including English Language and Mathematics, who pass an entrance examination and/or interview.
HND holders with three years of relevant work experience, in addition to the minimum WASSCE/SSSCE or five GCE O Level credits including English Language and Mathematics, are placed at level 200 or 300 of their chosen programme. Diploma holders with three years of relevant work experience and the same minimum entry are placed at level 200.
Applicants from Africa and elsewhere with qualifications equivalent to university entry from an accredited or recognised institution are accepted; other African applicants follow the WASSCE/SSCE requirements. International applicants can download the application form and submit it by email to [email protected].
Admission is open all year round. Application forms are available from the Kuntanase campus, the front desk of Kessben FM (3rd floor, Aseda House, Adum, Kumasi), Multicredit Savings and Loans branches, or as a download from the Admissions menu at kc.edu.gh. The application form costs GH¢100.00 for Ghanaian applicants and US$50.00 for foreign applicants, paid in cash or by banker's draft payable to Kessben University College, Multicredit. Completed forms with certified copies of certificates or result slips go to the Registrar on either campus or to The Registrar, Kessben University College, P. O. Box 16710, Adum-Kumasi. Incomplete forms are not processed. Applicants who falsify results are withdrawn once detected.
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