Komenda College of Education
| Motto | Bepכwso Kurow Hyeren |
|---|---|
Motto in English | A city set on a hill shines forth |
| Established | 1948 |
| Affiliation | University of Education Winneba, Government of Ghana |
| Vice-president | Mr Samuel Ekow Parker |
| Location | Komenda , , CK1838 , 5°02′47″N 1°30′19″W / 5.04632°N 1.50526°W |
| Language | English |
| Region Zone | Central Central / Western |
| Short name | Komenco |
| Website | www.komendacollege.edu.gh/ |
| Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1] | |
Komenda College of Education is a co-educational teacher education college in Komenda, Central Region (Ghana).[1] It is one of 46 public colleges of education in Ghana and participated in the DFID-funded Transforming Teacher Education and Learning Ghana (T-TEL) programme.[2] In 2017, Komenda CoE implemented a project to go paperless.[3] The Principal is Rev. Dr. Kwesi Nkum Wilson.
History
Komenda College was established in 1948,[4] on a site which had been used by the British Navy during World War II.[5]
Komenda College of Education started out of the buildings(Barracks) left by the Fleet Air Arm of the British Navy after the World War II[6]. Through the efforts of Mr. A.B. Sam, regent of Komenda, the legacy was leased to the Methodist Church Ghana, in 1947 to be used as a training college. The government made some renovation works on the buildings to make it suitable for educational use. On March 11th, 1948, the first batch of students numbering forty men was enrolled to start an initial 2-year Teacher’s Cert ‘B’ programme. In 1952, the college became a co-educational institution with its first batch of thirty women. The first principal of the college was Mr. Lawrence Alfred Creedy, a British citizen.[7] The motto of the college is “Bepכwso Kurow Hyer3n”, meaning a city set on a hill, shines forth. The adopted strands by the founding father were; Academic excellence, Service to God and Service to mankind. Messrs R.C. Mensah, C.K. Penrose, Wonderful Dadson, K.A. Essuman and J.C.O. Okyere were among the pioneer tutors of the college.[8]
The College has gone through the following academic programmes:
- 2-year. Cert “B’.
- 4-year. Cert “A”.
- 2-year. Cert “A” (Post –Sec)
- 3-year. Specialist (Music & Art)
- 2-year Modular Course
- 3-year Cert “A” (Post –Sec)
- 4-year (Untrained Diploma in Basic Education)
- 3-year Diploma in Basic Education
Notable alumni
- Most. Rev. Titus Awortwi Pratt - Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, 2014 – 2018.[9]
- Rt. Rev Dr. Asante-Antwi, past Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana.
- Rt. Rev. Isaac K. Quansah, outgone Bishop of the Cape Coast Diocese, Methodist Church[10].
- Prof. Ansu-Kyeremeh,
- Dr. Essuman Johnson
- Dr.Joshua Alfred Amuah, University of Ghana, Legon[11]
- Prof. J.K. Aboagye
- Dr. Dora Edu-Boando
- Mr. Philip Amuah,
- Mr. Gabriel Essilfie,
- Mr. Karl Max Ghansah and
- Mr. Alexander Hope of University of Cape Coast
- Very Rev. Samuel Kodwo Enninful of KNUST
- Dr. Joseph Osapah Mankoe of the University College of Education,Winneba
- Hon. Job Acquah Markin, Municipal Chief Executive of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese.
The college has also produced national athletes such as,
- Peter Sunday and,
- Fred Adongo.
Mention could also be made of Capt. Samuel Saltson of the Military and A. S. P. Kwesi Asare of the Ghana Police Service.[12]
| Name | Years served |
|---|---|
| Mr. L.A. Creedy | 1948 -1962 |
| R.R. Okyne | 1962-1971 |
| Rev. C.K. Assiaw-Dufu | 1972-1978 |
| Mr. J.A. Walker | 1978-1980 |
| Mr. Robert Mensah | 1981-1986 |
| Mr. Robert Mensah | 1981-1986 |
| Mr. Robert Mensah | 1981-1986 |
| Mr. Kismet Sagoe (Ag) | 1992-1993 |
| Mrs. Rose Newman | 1993-1998 |
| Mr. J.K. Sekum (Ag) | 1998-2000 |
| Mr. J.K. Dadzie | 2000-2006 |
| Ms. Gladys Annan Noonoo | 2007- |
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ "Komenda College of Education begins implementation of 'paperless classroom'". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Komenda College of Education Celebrates 70 Years". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Komenda College of Education - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ "Learning Hub - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Learning Hub - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "About Komenda College of Education". Ti-mes. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Presiding Bishop". The Methodist Church Ghana. 2016-09-07. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Use Christmas to transform society-Bishop Quansah". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Dr. Joshua Alfred Amuah - | Department of Music". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "About Komenda College of Education". Ti-mes. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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