About Kumasi Polytechnic
Kumasi Polytechnicis one of the famous, elegant and vibrant Polytechnics inGhana. It is a spectacularly beautiful institution, which is located at the heart of theGardencity of West Africa, the capital city of the Ashanti Region ofGhana(Kumasi).
The Polytechnic, known earlier as Kumasi Technical Institute, was established in 1954, but started actual teaching and learning in 1955, dealing mainly with craft courses. It became a Polytechnic on 30th October, 1963 and from then on concentrated on Technician and a few DiplomaProgrammes. Additionally, a few professional courses were offered.
Following the enactment of the Polytechnic Law 1992, PNDC Law 321,Kumasi Polytechnicceased to exist in its previous form and became a tertiary institution.
The Kumasi polytechnic has since 1993, come a long way to make its mark in the country as a strong and creditable tertiary institution. It has been making steady strides in its quest to fulfil its mandate of training the critical manpower needed for commerce and industry in Ghana.
It has expanded from three Faculties and one Centre in 2009/2010 to six Faculties, one school and two Institutes in the 2010/2011 academic year.For more information on Faculties schools and Intitutes, click here.
The institution is presently developing and strengthening its HND programmes into degree programmes. It is, therefore, training high calibre personnel in science andtechnologyto equip them with entrepreneurial skills to meet the demands of industry in particular, and to also improve the general socio-economic development of the country.
Programmes Offered At Kumasi Polytechnic
Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
- Interior Architecture & Furniture Production (Access Course)
- ADVANCED FURNITURE CRAFT
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- BSC. ESTATE MANAGEMENT (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BUILDING TECHNOLOGY (Access Course)
- CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS C0URSE PART III.
- CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS COURSE 1
- CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIANS COURSE II
- HND BUILDING TECHNOLOGY (Regular Only)
- HND ESTATE MANAGEMENT (Regular Only)
- HND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE PRODUCTION (Regular Only)
- INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND FURNITURE PRODUCTION (Access Course)
Faculty of Business and Management Studies
- POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTERISED ACCOUNGTING (PGCCA)
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ACCOUNTING WITH COMPUTING
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT
- BSC. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. MARKETING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. PROCUREMENT (SPECIAL)
- CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING
- DIPLOMA IN BANKING TECHNOLOGY AND ACCOUNTING (DBTA)
- DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA)
- DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES (ACCOUNTANCY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SECRETARIAL, STATISTICS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING AND PURCHASING AND SUPPLY PPTIONS)
- DIPLOMA IN COMPUTERISED Accounting (DCA)
- DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONIC MARKETING
- DIPLOMA IN PROCUREMENT & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
- DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC RELATIONS
- HND ACCOUNTANCY (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
- HND ACCOUNTING WITH COMPUTING (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
- HND MARKETING (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
- HND PURCHASING AND SUPPLY (Regular/Evening/Weekend Options)
- HND SECRETARYSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES (Regular/ Evening/Weekend Options)
- PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN BANKING TECHNOLOGY AND ACCOUNTING (PDBTA)
- PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN COMPUTERISED ACCOUNGTING (PDCA)
Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
- Access Course
- ADVANCED FASHION DESGIN
- HND FASHION DESIGN AND TEXTILES STUDIES (Regular Only)
- INTERMEDIATE FASHION
Faculty of Engineering
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
- BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
- BSC. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. CIVIL ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- BSC. PETRO-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Access Course)
- CIVIL ENGINEERING (Access Course)
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART I
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART II
- ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART III
- ELECTRICAL/ElECTRONIC ENGINEERING(Access Course)
- HND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (Regular Only)
- HND CIVIL ENGINEERING (Regular Only)
- HND ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Regular Only)
- HND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH CHOICE OF OPTIONS AT LEVEL 200 Options: (I) Plant (II) Production (III) Automotive and (IV) Metallurgy (Regular Only)
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (Access Course)
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART I
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART II
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS PART III
- MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICIANS PART I
- MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICIANS PART II
- MOTOR VEHICLE TECHNICIANS PART III
Faculty of Applied Sciences
- BSC. COMPUTER SCIENCE (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- CATERING 812/1
- CATERING 812/2
- DIPLOMA IN HARDWARE AND NETWORKING
- DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- DIPLOMA IN WEB APPLICATIONS AND DATABASE
- HND COMPUTER SCIENCE (Regular Only)
- HND HOTEL, CATERING AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT (Regular Only)
- HND STATISTICS (Regular Only)
- Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (Access Course)
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- BSC. PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
- HND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY (Regular Only)
- HND MEDICAL LABORATORY
- HND SCIENCE LABORATORY
- ONE YEAR TOP-UP HND DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME
