In this article, we are emphasizing more on the available technical universities in Ghana and it’s environment at a whole. The technical universities are strengthened base on the parliamentary Act (P. N. D. C. Law 321) which governs Ghanaian Education System , precisely the tertiary education and it’s divisions.
The technical universities are specialized on professional courses including technical, practical and theoretical way of manner in which students are being feed with skills and experience needed in our Ghanaian job market. To throw more light on the background of technical universities in Ghana, in the early 90s (ninety’s) and 2000s (two-thousands) the university with a current name, technical university was known as polytechnic and later amended in the year 2017 by the National Pathrotic Party (NPP) led by President Nana Akufo Addo that it must be call technical university.
Actually, there are 10 (ten) technical universities in Ghana, almost in every regional capital per the old division of regions. The table below contains the number of technical universities in Ghana.
These Are The 10 Technical Universities In Ghana
Name of University | Regional Location |
Accra Technical University | Greater Accra Region, Accra |
Kumasi Technical University | Ashanti Region, Kumasi |
Koforidua Technical University | Eastern Region, Koforidua |
Sunyani Technical University | Bono Region, sunyani |
Bolgatanga Technical University | Upper East Region, Bolga |
Takoradi Technical University | Western Region, Takoradi |
Ho Technical University | Volta Region, Ho |
Cape Coast Technical University | Cape Coast |
Tamale Technical University | Northern Region, Tamale |
Wa Technical University | Upper West Region, Wa |
Technical Universities in Ghana has the very good academic programs for student who wish to take the opportunity to enroll and benefit from the reputations of the institution.
These Could Be The Various Faculties In Our Technical Universities
- The School of Business
- School of Engineering
- School of Applied Science and Technology
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Built and Natural Environment
- Faculty of Health and Allied Science