Garden City University College
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| Motto | 'Creatio Innovatorum' Translation: "Developing the next generation of innovators" |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 2004 |
| Chairman | Prof. John Sefa Kwadwo AYIM |
| Chancellor | Mr. Albert Acquah |
| President | Nana Owusu Kwarteng, PhD |
| Undergraduates | 6,000 |
| Postgraduates | 150 |
| 0 | |
| Address | Garden City University College, P. O. Box 12755, Kumasi, Ghana , , , 6°44′21″N 1°33′55″W / 6.7392°N 1.5652°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| [email protected] | |
| Nickname | GCUC |
| Affiliations | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Website | gcuc.edu.gh |
The Garden City University College (GCUC) is one of the private universities in Ghana. It is located at Kenyase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. It was established in 2001[1][2] as the College of Information Technology and Management Systems. The college was converted into the Garden City University College in 2004.[2] In 2005, GCUC was granted its first institutional accreditation by the .[3] It started running degree programs in October 2005 with a first cihort of 27 students, which has grown to about 6,000 students in various disciplines.
On 19th December, 2024, it received the Presidential Charter from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to operate as an independent University to award it's own degrees internally. The University College was christened in the charter certificate as Garden City University (GCU).
Organization
The university has three Schools at present. The current Schools are:
The business and applied science programmes run in this school are:[4]
- BSc Accounting with Computing
- BSc Economics and Statistics
- BSc Economics
- Bachelor of Business Administration:
- Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- BBA in Marketing
- BBA in Accounting
- BBA in Management
- BBA in Banking and Finance
- BSc Computer Science
- BSc Information Technology
- BSc Environmental Science
2. School of Health and Allied Sciences (SHAS)
The courses offered include:
- BSc Nursing
- BSc. Midwifery
- BSc Physician Assistantship Studies (Medical)
- BSc. Medical Laboratory Technology
- BSc. Dental Therapy
3. School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR)
The university runs postgraduate studies in the following . They are:[1][5]
- MSc/MPhil Midwifery
- MPhil in Nursing
- Master of Public Health (MHP)
- MSc Cyber security and Digital Forensics (seeking accreditation)
- MSc Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (seeking accreditation)
- MSc Health Services Management (seeking accreditation)
- Master of Business Administration (seeking accreditation)
Affiliations
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
- Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ghana
- Medical and Dental Council, Ghana
- University of Calabar, Nigeria
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Garden City University College, Kumasi, Ghana – A Nodal Institution for Innovation,Social Change and Development" (PDF). College Brochure. Garden City University College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ a b "About Us". Official Website. Garden City University College. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ "Accredited Institutions – University Colleges". Official Website. National Accreditation Board. 2005. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ "The School of Information and Communication Technology". Official Website. Garden City University College. 2006. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
- ^ "Our Future". Official Website. Garden City University College. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007.
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