Accra College of Education is a teacher education college in Accra (Accra Metro, Greater Accra, Ghana).[1] The college is located in the Eastern or Greater Accra zone. It is one of the 46 Public Colleges of Education.[2] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL program.[3][4]
Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1]
As of May 2019, the college is affiliated with the University of Ghana.[5] The college offers courses such as Junior High School, Primary Education and Early Childhood Education Studies.[6]
Junior High School Education includes courses such as Mathematics, ICT, Science, Geography, Social Studies, and languages such as English Language, Twi, Ewe and Ga.
The Accra College of Education was formerly called Accra Teacher Training College (ATTRACO). It was formed on November 8, 1909.[8] The college started with 24 students, and the first principal was Mr. W. H. Baker.[9] Accra College of Education was opened on November 15, 1962,in a one-storey building at Accra New Town as the Government Teacher Training College. The college was founded as a day training college with 19 students and eight members of staff, notable among whom were Messrs Kodjo Haizel and F.N. Gberbie, both of whom became principals of the college. The college was relocated at its present site at East Legon on 10 January, It became a boarding institution in 2001. By 2022, a clinic with a resident nurse had been added to the college's infrastructure.[10]
The College has run the following programmes since its foundation:
Certificate ‘A’ 4-year Post Middle
Certificate ‘A’ 2-year Post Secondary
2-year Modular Post Middle for Pupil Teachers.
Certificate ‘A’ 3- year Post Secondary (Group One)
Certificate ‘A’ 3-year Post Secondary (Group Two)
3-year Diploma in Basic Education.
Untrained Teachers 4-year Diploma in Basic Education.
4-years Bachelor of Education.
Although the college remained the only day teacher training college in the country until 2001, it performed very well both academically and professionally. It has produced many students who are eminent in several spheres of national life. Many of the past students, tutors of the college have won the best Teacher Awaads. In 2007 th,e college won the Inter Colleges Spelling ‘B’ Competition at the zonal level.[11]
Accra Training College was honored by the visit of the wife of the President of the United States of America, Mrs. Laura Bush and the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Kufuor to launch a programme to produce reading materials for Basic Schools in 2006. Physical Education students of Accra Training College go through a programme called the ‘Right to Play’ which is an athlete-driven, international humanitarian organization that use play and sports for the development of children, and the youth in areas of the world affected by poverty, sickness and war. The Physical Education department took part in the ‘Nike Fine aside show down’ soccer tournament held at the Trade Fair Centre. The College team qualified to the final round of the competition. The college hosts all the Face-to-Face meetings of students and lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba for the Distance education programme. The current enrolment of students in 2007 was made up of 507 male 300 female students.[11]
List of principals:
Name
Years served
Mr. I. B. Ama Hesse
1962 - 1972
Rev. Kodjo Haizel
1972 - 1977
Mr. Ferdinard Narh Gberbie
1978 - 1988
Mr. Emmanuel Kwahie Kassah
1988 - 1999
Mr. Abubakar Wallace
2000 - 2007
Mrs. Christina Bampo Henaku
2007-2018
Mr. Samuel Awinkini Atintono
2018 To Date
Educationedit
The college has six departments and offers various programmes.[12][4][13]
^ abBjörn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Available at http://bjohas.de/atlas2017
^"Accra College of Education hosts 'Experiment Share' for students - T-TEL". T-tel. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
^. Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
^ abNzaley-Addy, Lenis (2023-05-09). "Accra College of Education: Admission Requirement And Courses". Ghana Education News. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
^Adams, Claude Nyarko (2019-05-18). "Ghana: 6 Colleges of Education Now Affiliated to University of Ghana". Ghanaian Times (Accra). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
^"List of All Courses Offered At Accra College of Education". GHLoud. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
^"Accra College of Education - T-TEL". t-tel. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
^"History – Accra College of Education". Accra College of Education. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
^"About us | Accra Training College". Accra College of Education. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
^"Accra College of Education admits students for Ga and Dangme languages". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
^ ab. t-tel. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
^Bansah, Israel Boafo (2018-10-24). "Accra College of Education 2019/2020 Programmes". LegonConnect. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
^Ferdinand, Ellis (26 April 2023). "Courses offered at Accra College of Education for the 2023/2024 Academic Year". Education Ghana.
^GHStudents (2023-04-07). "Accra College of Education Admission Forms 2023/2024 - GH Students". Ghana Student. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
January 01, 1970
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Accra College of Education is a teacher education college in Accra Accra Metro Greater Accra Ghana 1 The college is located in the Eastern or Greater Accra zone It is one of the 46 Public Colleges of Education 2 The college participated in the DFID funded T TEL program 3 4 Accra College of EducationFormer nameAccra Teacher Training CollegeEstablishedNovember 8 1909 1909 11 08 AffiliationGovernment of GhanaLocationAccra Accra Metro GA516 Ghana5 39 26 N 0 09 39 W 5 65719 N 0 16094 W 5 65719 0 16094LanguageEnglishRegionZoneGreater AccraEastern Greater AccraShort nameACCEWebsitehttp acce edu gh Source An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana 1 As of May 2019 the college is affiliated with the University of Ghana 5 The college offers courses such as Junior High School Primary Education and Early Childhood Education Studies 6 Junior High School Education includes courses such as Mathematics ICT Science Geography Social Studies and languages such as English Language Twi Ewe and Ga Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Education 3 1 Departments 3 2 Programmes offered 4 ReferencesLocation editThe college is situated at Legon Madina in the Greater Accra Region 7 History editThe Accra College of Education was formerly called Accra Teacher Training College ATTRACO It was formed on November 8 1909 8 The college started with 24 students and the first principal was Mr W H Baker 9 Accra College of Education was opened on November 15 1962 in a one storey building at Accra New Town as the Government Teacher Training College The college was founded as a day training college with 19 students and eight members of staff notable among whom were Messrs Kodjo Haizel and F N Gberbie both of whom became principals of the college The college was relocated at its present site at East Legon on 10 January It became a boarding institution in 2001 By 2022 a clinic with a resident nurse had been added to the college s infrastructure 10 The College has run the following programmes since its foundation Certificate A 4 year Post Middle Certificate A 2 year Post Secondary 2 year Modular Post Middle for Pupil Teachers Certificate A 3 year Post Secondary Group One Certificate A 3 year Post Secondary Group Two 3 year Diploma in Basic Education Untrained Teachers 4 year Diploma in Basic Education 4 years Bachelor of Education Although the college remained the only day teacher training college in the country until 2001 it performed very well both academically and professionally It has produced many students who are eminent in several spheres of national life Many of the past students tutors of the college have won the best Teacher Awaads In 2007 th e college won the Inter Colleges Spelling B Competition at the zonal level 11 Accra Training College was honored by the visit of the wife of the President of the United States of America Mrs Laura Bush and the President of the Republic of Ghana H E John Kufuor to launch a programme to produce reading materials for Basic Schools in 2006 Physical Education students of Accra Training College go through a programme called the Right to Play which is an athlete driven international humanitarian organization that use play and sports for the development of children and the youth in areas of the world affected by poverty sickness and war The Physical Education department took part in the Nike Fine aside show down soccer tournament held at the Trade Fair Centre The College team qualified to the final round of the competition The college hosts all the Face to Face meetings of students and lecturers of the University of Education Winneba for the Distance education programme The current enrolment of students in 2007 was made up of 507 male 300 female students 11 List of principals Name Years served Mr I B Ama Hesse 1962 1972 Rev Kodjo Haizel 1972 1977 Mr Ferdinard Narh Gberbie 1978 1988 Mr Emmanuel Kwahie Kassah 1988 1999 Mr Abubakar Wallace 2000 2007 Mrs Christina Bampo Henaku 2007 2018 Mr Samuel Awinkini Atintono 2018 To DateEducation editThe college has six departments and offers various programmes 12 4 13 Departments edit Vocational Skills Languages Science Education Studies Mathematics amp ICT Social Sciences Programmes offered edit B Ed Early Grade Education B Ed Primary Education B Ed JHS Education 14 References edit a b Bjorn Hassler Jacob Tetteh Akunor Enock Seth Nyamador 2017 An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana Available under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4 0 International Available at http bjohas de atlas2017 Accra College of Education hosts Experiment Share for students T TEL T tel 2022 03 21 Retrieved 2023 09 05 Our network Transforming Teacher Education and Learning Ghana Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 a b Nzaley Addy Lenis 2023 05 09 Accra College of Education Admission Requirement And Courses Ghana Education News Retrieved 2023 08 30 Adams Claude Nyarko 2019 05 18 Ghana 6 Colleges of Education Now Affiliated to University of Ghana Ghanaian Times Accra Retrieved 2019 07 11 List of All Courses Offered At Accra College of Education GHLoud 2018 11 17 Retrieved 2019 07 06 Accra College of Education T TEL t tel Retrieved 2019 07 05 History Accra College of Education Accra College of Education Retrieved 2023 09 05 About us Accra Training College Accra College of Education Retrieved 2019 07 06 Accra College of Education admits students for Ga and Dangme languages Graphic Online Retrieved 2022 02 15 a b Learning Hub T TEL t tel Archived from the original on 2019 07 22 Retrieved 2019 07 25 Bansah Israel Boafo 2018 10 24 Accra College of Education 2019 2020 Programmes LegonConnect Retrieved 2019 07 06 Ferdinand Ellis 26 April 2023 Courses offered at Accra College of Education for the 2023 2024 Academic Year Education Ghana GHStudents 2023 04 07 Accra College of Education Admission Forms 2023 2024 GH Students Ghana Student Retrieved 2023 08 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Accra 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