Kumasi Polytechnic

The Kumasi Polytechnic is a public tertiary institution in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Coordinates: 6°41′28″N 1°36′36″W Kumasi Polytechnic is one of the Polytechnics in Ghana. It is located at the heart of the capital city of the Ashanti Region of Ghana (Kumasi).

History

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 Diploma Programmes. Additionally, a few professional courses were offered. Following the enactment of the Polytechnic Law 1992, PNDC Law 321, Kumasi Polytechnic ceased to exist in its previous form and became a tertiary institution.
Faculties

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. The polytechnic is currently organised into the following faculties, Schools and Institutes:

    Faculty of Engineering
    Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Faculty of Applied Sciences
    Faculty of Creative Arts and Technology
    Faculty of Business and Management Studies
    Institute of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
    Institute of Distance and Continuing Education
    School of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation

Facilities

It has also established an ICT Directorate headed by a Director and an office for International Affairs and Institutional Linkages also headed by a Director.

The School comprises 27 Departments offering Full – time and Part – time programmes at Tertiary and Non – Tertiary Levels. The Polytechnic offers unique programmes such as Estate Management and Dispensing Technology and these disciplines attract students from Uganda, Sierra leone, Nigeria, the West African sub region.

The institution is presently running degree programmes in addition to its Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes.

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