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== History ==
== History ==
The Ada College of Education was previously called Ada Teacher Training College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/117325-ada-college-education-admission-requirements.html|title=Ada College of Education admission requirements|last=Githuri|first=Job|date=2018-10-17|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> It was founded by [[Kwame Nkrumah|Dr. Kwame Nkrumah]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/117325-ada-college-education-admission-requirements.html#117325|title=Ada College of Education|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> In 1974, the college replaced teacher trainees and started admitting students for vocational and secondary courses.<ref name=":1" />
The Ada College of Education was previously called Ada Teacher Training College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/117325-ada-college-education-admission-requirements.html|title=Ada College of Education admission requirements|last=Githuri|first=Job|date=2018-10-17|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> It was founded by [[Kwame Nkrumah|Dr. Kwame Nkrumah]] in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/117325-ada-college-education-admission-requirements.html#117325|title=Ada College of Education|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> In 1974, the college replaced teacher trainees and started admitting students for vocational and secondary courses.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/education/ada-college-of-education-confer-diplomas-on-710-teachers-16482|title=Ada College of Education confer diplomas on 710 teachers|website=www.ghananewsagency.org|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
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Ada College of Education
AffiliationGovernment of Ghana
Location
Ada-Foah
,
Ada East
,
GY0294
,
Ghana

5°46′50″N 0°37′12″E / 5.78044°N 0.62001°E / 5.78044; 0.62001
LanguageEnglish
Region
Zone		Greater Accra
Eastern / Greater Accra
Short nameAdaCo
Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1]

Ada College of Education is a teacher education college in Ada-Foah (Ada East District, Greater Accra, Ghana).[1] The college is located in Eastern / Greater Accra zone. It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana.[2] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[3]

The college has its accreditation from the University of Cape Coast.[4]

Location

Ada College of Education is located at Ada Foah in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[5]

History

The Ada College of Education was previously called Ada Teacher Training College.[4] It was founded by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah in 1965.[6] In 1974, the college replaced teacher trainees and started admitting students for vocational and secondary courses.[7][8]

Education

The college has six departments and offers various programmes.[7]

Departments

  1. Vocational Skills
  2. Languages
  3. Science
  4. Education Studies
  5. Mathematics & ICT
  6. Social Sciences

Programmes offered

  • General Specialisation in Primary and Junior High School
  • Early Childhood Education Studies
  • Mathematics/Science
  • French
  • Technical & Vocational
  • Visually and Hearing Challenged

References

  1. ^ a b Björn 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
  2. ^ National Accreditation Board, Ghana - Public Colleges of Education
  3. ^ "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b Githuri, Job (2018-10-17). "Ada College of Education admission requirements". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  5. ^ "Ada College of Education honours Cephas Sottie". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  6. ^ "Ada College of Education". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  7. ^ a b GHStudents (2018-11-12). "List of Courses Offered at Ada College of Education". GH Students. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  8. ^ "Ada College of Education confer diplomas on 710 teachers". www.ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-07-06.


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