African College of Commerce and Technology

College in Kabale Town, Uganda

African College of Commerce and Technology

Other name

| ACCT Uganda
Motto| Invest in skills
Type| Private
Established| April 14, 1986
Founder| Ndemere Adrian

Academic affiliation

| Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
Kyambogo University
Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB)
Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT)
Chairman| Banugire Firimoon
President| Mulenga Martin
Vice-president| Alinda Kofudensi
Principal| Tumusiime Andrew
Director| Ndemere Adrian

Academic staff

| 50

Administrative staff

| 12
Students| 8200+
Location|

Kabale

Uganda

1°15′32.040″S 29°58′41.160″E﻿ / ﻿1.25890000°S 29.97810000°E﻿ / -1.25890000; 29.97810000
Campus| Urban campus
Website| acct.ac.ug

African College of Commerce and Technology (abbreviated ACCT) is a private tertiary educational institution focusing on business, management, entrepreneurship, technical and information communication technology courses located in Kabale District, Uganda.[1] The programs ACCT offers are examined by different examinations bodies in Uganda like the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB). The college is both day and boarding and students are of both genders.[2]

## History

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African College of Commerce and Technology was established and commissioned as a business education institution under the name African College of Commerce on 14 April 1986.[3] It was registered and recognized by the Ministry of Education in Uganda in June 1986.[4] The college had its first graduation ceremony in 1990.[5]

### Timeline

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* 1990: First graduation ceremony
* 1992: Introduction of computer science courses
* 1994: Affiliation to Uganda National Examinations Board, now known as Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB)
* 2003: Affiliation to Makerere University Business School[6]
* 2005: The college receives financial support from Germany to establish a campus including buildings, computers, textbooks and develop a human resource department
* 2007: ACCT wins the Bronze award Employer Of The Year 2006 by the Federation of Uganda Employers[7]
* 2008: Accreditation by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) as a recognized institution of higher learning in Uganda[8]
* 2014: Name change from African College of Commerce to African College of Commerce and Technology
* 2015: Affiliation to Kyambogo University for the Technical Teacher Training programs
* 2016: Cerebrated 30 years and 13th graduation on 15-04-2016
* 2018:  Accredited by Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board for the Diploma in Engineering Programmes
* 2018: UBTEB harmonizes All ACCT examinations centers No. BTV062
* 2018:  Accredited by the Directorate of Industrial Training as a center for UVQF [9] Assessments for levels 1, 2, 3, Modular assessment and the assessment of Workers PAS
* 2018:  Cerebrated 32 years and graduated 671 former students on 25 August 2018
* 2020: Received support from World Bank through Private Sector Foundation Uganda under the Skills Development Facility to support the training of Internet of Things as a new innovation, the first of its kind in Uganda
* 2020: Graduated 402 students during the 15th Graduation Ceremony on 30 and 31 October 2020

## Academic units

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### Faculty of Business and Management

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The following Programmes are offered at the Faculty of Business and Management:

Diploma Programmes  | Certificate Programmes

|

Accountancy and Finance  | Accountancy and Finance
Business Administration  | Business Administration
Business Computing  | Business Management
Marketing and Sales Management  | Entrepreneurship and Businesses Management
Micro-finance Management  | Public Administration and Management
Public Administration and Management  | Business Studies

### Faculty of Vocational

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The following Programmes are offered in at the Faculty of Vocational at the college:

Diploma Programmes  | Certificate Programmes

|

Computing and Information Technology  | Computing and Information Technology
Environmental Management  | Journalism
Journalism  | Library and Information Studies
Library and Information Management  | Records Management
Records Management  | Tourism and Hotel Management
Tourism and Hotel Management  | Secretarial and Information Management
Secretarial and Office Administration  | Hotel and Institutional Catering
| Tourism and Hospitality Management
| Cosmetology

### Faculty of Engineering

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The following Programmes are offered in the Faculty of Engineering at the college:

Diploma Programmes  | Certificate Programmes

|

Building and Civil Engineering  | Advanced Certificate in Plumbing
Computer Science and Electronics Engineering  | Electronics Technology
Electrical Engineering  | Machining and Fitting
Industrial Ceramics  | Electrical Engineering
Lathe Turning and Shoe Making  | Industrial Ceramics
Mechanical Engineering  | Lather Turning and Shoe Making
Renewable Energies  | Solar Energy
Tailoring, Fashion, and Design  | Renewable Energies
Water Engineering  | Tailoring, Fashion, and Design
Internet of Things[10] | Welding and Fabrication
| Automotive Mechanics
| National Certificate in Building Construction
| Electrical Installation Systems and Maintenance
| Internet of Things

### Faculty of Education

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The college offers a Diploma in Instructor and Technical Teacher Education (DITTE) of Kyambogo University with the following specializations:

* Electrical Engineering
* Building and Civil Engineering
* Tailoring and Garment Design
* Agriculture
* Automotive Engineering
* Lather Turning and Shoe Making

## Notable alumni

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* Andrew Taremwa Kamba[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Uganda National council for Higher Education Accredited Private Tertiary Institutions". Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
2. ^ "African College of Commerce". Yellow.ug. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
3. ^ "African College Of Commerce and Technology – Uganda Association of Private Vocational Institutions – UGAPRIVI". www.ugaprivi.org. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
4. ^ "List of government and private institutions Uganda" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
5. ^ "History | African College of Commerce and Technology". African College of Commerce and Technology. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2018-08-12.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ Uganda's 6th Employer Of The Year Award Ceremony, Ugpulse news
8. ^ "Uganda National Council for Higher Education Accredited Private Tertiary Institutions". Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
9. ^ "Qualifications Standards | Directorate of Industrial Training". dituganda.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
10. ^ Ranger, Steve. "What is the IoT? Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things right now". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
11. ^ "Students in last phase of flying own chopper". monitor.ug. Daily Monitor. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

## External links

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Media related to African College of Commerce and Technology at Wikimedia Commons