Message from the Principal
The Nakuru City Campus College of Egerton University (NCCC) was started in 2001. In operating as a campus then, under the leadership of a Director, its aim was to expand the access to education to students who enrolled as Self-Sponsored Students (SSP) in Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. It was elevated to its current status of a Campus College in 2011 replacing the office of the Director with that of a Principal.
Over the years, its student population grew with the introduction of new programmes in the following faculties: Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Education and Community Studies, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and Technology and Faculty of Law.
The campus is located in Nakuru City in a number of premises including: West Campus for the Faculty of Commerce along the main Nakuru-Eldoret highway, at the dual carriage way section between Total Petrol Station and Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) roundabout; it has other learning facilities located at the Kokeb grounds, next to Nyayo Gardens to the east and Woolmatt Supermarket to the west. The Faculty of Health Sciences is located in University premises next to the Nakuru County Teaching and Referral Hospital (previously referred to as Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital). The Campus College has excellent facilities for learning that include well equipped Computer Laboratories, a Skills Laboratory, a Modern Library, an Electronic Media Studio and spacious Lecture Rooms.
The Campus College boasts as the only University that runs a Radio Station (Egerton Radio, 101.7 FM) in Nakuru City that serves as a teaching radio for students taking Communication and Media Studies who are equipped with skills in radio journalism and communication. In recent years the Egerton Radio 101.7FM has become popular with students, researchers, government agencies and other stakeholders with respect to community outreach, education and farming as a business.
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL, NAKURU CITY CAMPUS COLLEGE
Principal, Nakuru City Campus College
Objectives of the Principal's office
In the report, the administrator exposes that her office's objectives for the period would be foremost to improve the quality of higher education and trating, increase student enrolment and completetion rate, to increase research and consultancy output, the intergration of information Communication Technology in Teaching, Learning and Management, to increase community outreach and extension programmes and to increase the number of linkages and collaboration with Allumni Institutions, Organizatios and Industy. Also, to improve the Management of University resources, Staff and students.