College of Cape Town
Other name | CCT |
|---|---|
| Motto | Inspiring Minds |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1900 |
| Principal | M.M. Muswaba |
Administrative staff | 1000 |
| Students | 11 233 (2020) [1] |
| Location | , , South Africa 33°58′24″N 18°30′44″E / 33.9732°N 18.5121°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | White & red |
| Website | cct.edu.za |
College of Cape Town (CCT), is a public TVET College located in Cape Town, South Africa, in the province of Western Cape, and it mainly serves students from the Southern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs region, along with Klipfontein District. The college is one of the oldest TVET institutions in Cape Town. CCT was founded in 1900 making it the oldest TVET college in South Africa.
Through various campus, CCT has over 11 233 plus students. As a TVET colleges, the college offers both career-oriented vocational and occupational programmes in a wide range of fields.[2]
CCT College operates nine campuses throughout the Western Cape Province.[3]
History
[edit]It was founded in 1900 as a normal high school and took its present name in 2002,[4] After transitioning to a college, its initial mission was to provide education for Coloureds and black South Africans seeking tertiary education.[5] On February 1, 2002, four former technical colleges; Athlone College, Cape College, Sivuyile College, and Maitland Technical College/Western Province Technical College were officially merged to become the College of Cape Town, this came after the South African government decided to rationalize TVET Colleges, which resulted in 150 colleges in South Africa being reduced to about 50.[6][7]
Programs
[edit]The college is organized into 11 academic units:
- Art and design
- Beauty therapy
- Building and civil engineering
- Business student
- Education and training
- Electrical engineering
- Hair care
- Hospitality
- Information and communication technology
- Mechanical engineering
- Travel and tourism
Entrance requirements
[edit]Students need a school (National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)/General Education Certificate (GEC) (Grade 9), that would give them an opportunity to enter the college.
Campus construction
[edit]Through the years, as students enrollment increased, the campus gradually expanded:
| Campus | Location | Former Name |
|---|---|---|
| ATHLONE CAMPUS | Athlone | Athlone Technical College [8] |
| CITY CAMPUS | Cape Town | [9] |
| CRAWFORD CAMPUS | Cape Town | Hewat Teachers Training College [10] |
| GARDENS CAMPUS | Cape Town | [11] |
| GUGULETU CAMPUS | Guguletu | Sivuyile Technical College [12] |
| PINELANDS CAMPUS | Pinelands | Maitland Technical College/ Western Province Technical College [13] |
| THORNTON CAMPUS | Thornton | Thornton High School (1964- 1991) Western Province College (1992) [14] |
| WYNBERG CAMPUS | Wynberg | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Home".
- ^ "College of Cape Town - FundiConnect".
- ^ "Our Campuses".
- ^ https://za.linkedin.com/school/college-of-cape-town/ [self-published source]
- ^ "List of all colleges in Cape Town in 2021". 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Major Donation Welcomed by College of Cape Town". 15 September 2020.
- ^ "The merging of Further Education and Training colleges - challenging factors in three provinces of South Africa". South African Journal of Higher Education. 19 (3): 203–217. January 2005.
- ^ "Athlone".
- ^ "City".
- ^ "Crawford".
- ^ "Gardens".
- ^ "Guguletu".
- ^ "Pinelands".
- ^ "Thornton".
- ^ "Wynberg".