More than 3,700 qualified students were refused admission to ACCE

A total of 3,717 qualified students who applied for admission to Accra College of Education (AcCE) in Greater Accra region, for the 2020-2021 academic year, were refused admission to the College.

Speaking at the College’s third enrollment ceremony, College Director Dr Samuel Awinkene Atintono said the situation was due to infrastructure issues.

He said that of a total of 5,098 applications received by the College this year, 4,137 were eligible for admission.

However, the director noted, only 420 of the eligible applicants were admitted to offer four-year courses in different specialty areas, which is 10% of the total figure, leaving the 3,717 to their fate.

“There were indeed many eligible applicants to whom we could not propose admission for many reasons. When students have excellent grades but cannot be admitted to college, that should be of concern to us, ”he lamented.

Dr Attintono said the 420 applicants who gained admission this year were an improvement over the 350 admitted by the College last year, a 20% increase.

“This is our modest contribution to welcoming the first batch of Free Senior High School (FSHS) graduates,” added Dr Atintono.

Of the number that was admitted, he said 225, or 54%, were men, while the remaining 195, or 46%, were women.

He added that the college had increased its female enrollment by 22%, from 28% last year, to 46% this year, saying the institution was on track to achieve its gender parity of 50% each. by 2024.

According to him, the 40 admitted students were enrolled in preschool education, 115 in primary education, while the remaining 265 were admitted in secondary education.

The principal said that despite the challenges of the College, he remained committed to providing quality training for teachers to become professionally competent.

Dr Attitono noted that in order to improve teaching and learning on campus, he is currently seeking support from government and private investors for various projects, including the provision of a modern center for information technology and communication (ICT), construction of a youth hostel and accommodation for staff, creation of a college. infirmary and rehabilitation of the College buildings.

He said the college has also taken steps to strengthen academic counseling units and appointed a career counseling and guidance coordinator, to help students who may have difficulty adjusting to the learning strategies of the Middle School.

The director urged the students to take advantage of the many academic and non-academic staff to achieve their goal.

Dr Atintono commended the government for its continued support to the College towards achieving full higher education status.

ACCE, formerly Accra Teacher Training College (ATTRACO) was established on September 8, 1909. It is one of 46 teaching colleges in the country.

The College became one of six education colleges in the country affiliated with the University of Ghana, Legon, after signing an affiliation agreement in 2019.