KCA University Kenya

Here are the Facts and History of KCA University Kenya. KCA University dates back to 1989, with the establishment of the institution as Kenya College of Accountancy by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country.

The college was founded after a study conducted by Chart Foulks Lynch CIPFA services of the UK in 1987/88.

The study revealed that the Kenyan economy required an additional four hundred qualified Accountants every year.

The output of qualified accountants from the training institutions then was less than one hundred.

On commencement of its services in 1989, it enrolled 170 students but this number tremendously increased over the years and today, enrollment stands at over 15,000 students annually.

To maintain a national outlook, the institution opened satellite colleges in Githunguri,Kericho, Eldoret and Kisumu all now under the School of Professional Programmes.

Courses offered at Kca University Kenya

• Bachelor of Commerce(Commerce)
• Bachelor of Arts (Social Work)
• Bachelor of Arts(Community Development)
• Master of Business Administration(MBA)
• Bachelor of Science( Information Systems & Technology)
• Diploma in Information Technology(Information Technology)
• IMIS Foundation Diploma(IMIS)
• Diploma in Business Information Technology( )
• Diploma in Electrical Power(Electrical Power)
• Diploma in Business Management(Business Management)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants(ACCA)
• Diploma in Accounting/Financial Management(Accounting)
• Diploma in Financial/Accounting Management(Accounting)
• Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management(Human Resource Management)
• Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management(Catering and Hotel Management)
• Advanced Diploma in Computer Science(Computer Science)
• Diploma in Finance(Finance)
• Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety(Occupational Health and Safety)
• Diploma in Public Administration(Public Administration)
• Certified Credit Professionals(CCP)

Application Procedure

Applicants should ensure that they meet the minimum requirements for the course they wish to enroll.

Formal application for admission is made on an application form.

Copies of the following "documents" must be attached.

• National ID /Birth Certificate/ Passport
• O-level certificate/Result slip
• Two color passport-size photographs
• Certificates of approved professional /academic qualifications (In some cases a C.V.) 

Application fees can be deposited in one of the following KCA University bank account numbers:

Standard Chartered Bank

Ruaraka Branch

Account No: 0102001171100

Commercial Bank of Africa

Wabera Street

Account No: 107-654-003

Barclays Bank

Westlands

Account No: 135-217-8

Moi Avenue

Account No: 176-631-9

Duly filled application forms should be dropped or sent to this address:

Office of the Registrar

KCA University

Thika Road, Ruaraka

P.O. Box 56808-00200 Nairobi

Applications should be received at least a month before commencement of the program.

Any questions regarding procedures for filling out or returning forms should be directed to the Office of the Registrar by e-mail- registrar@kca.ac.ke or by phone at Telephone:  (+254) 020-3537842, 020-8070408, 020-80704099 o Mobile 0710-888022/0734-888022/0722-869917

Overview of KCA University 

KCA University dates back to 1989, with the establishment of the institution as Kenya College of Accountancy by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya(ICPAK) to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country.

The college was founded after a study conducted by Chart Foulks Lynch CIPFA services of the UK in 1987/88.

The study revealed that the Kenyan economy required an additional four hundred qualified Accountants every year.

The output of qualified accountants from the training institutions then was less than one hundred.

On commencement of its services in 1989, it enrolled 170 students but this number tremendously increased over the years and today, enrollment stands at over 15,000 students annually.

To maintain a national outlook, the institution opened satellite colleges in Githunguri,Kericho, Eldoret and Kisumu all now under the School of Professional Programmes

The Path to KCA University

• The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) set up Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) in May 1989.

• The dream of becoming a university was discussed and agreed in a strategic plan retreat in 1997.

• Collaboration agreement with JKUAT and later UNISA Universities in offering their degree programmes were signed in the year 2000. Diversified to academic programmes.

• Applied to the Commission for Higher Education to offer our own degree programmes. First inspection held in the year 2000.

• In the year 2002, established satellite colleges in Kisumu and Githunguri as part of the broad strategy of bringing business education to the rural areas. Enrollment increased to over 10,000 students yearly. •

• KCA University was established as a private university vide a gazette notice No. 6895 and shall be the successor to the institution hitherto known as the Kenya College of Accountancy.

• The University offers certificates, diplomas and degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with effect from 26th July 2007.

• The University is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal.

Before the award of a Charter, the legal framework governing the University is the Universities Act (Cap 210B), Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act (Cap 164), and Trustees Act (Cap 167) and the Trust Deed.

Currently our enrollment stand at over 15,000 students annually.

Presently, KCA University trains over 15,000 students annually within the faculties of:

• Commerce and Distance Learning

• Science and Information Technology

• School of Professional Programmes (SPP) and

• Institute for Capacity Development (ICAD).

The following courses are offered within the above faculties:

Degree programmes at KCA University

• MBA Corporate Management

• Master of Science in Commerce

• Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Govrnance

• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc.IT)

Diploma programmes at KCA University

• Diploma in Information Technology

• Diploma in Business Management

Certificate Programmes at KCA University

• Certificate in Information Technology

• Certificate in Bridging Mathematics

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