KCA University(KCAU) is a private, non-profit institution that was founded in July 1989 as the Kenya College of Accountancy (KCA) by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country. KCAU is located on Thika Road in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya.[1] The institution also maintains satellite colleges under the School of Professional Programmes in Nairobi CBD Githunguri, Kericho, Eldoret, Kisumu, Amagoro, and Kitengela.
History
Following a study by Chart Foulks Lynch CIPFA in the UK, Kenya College of Accountancy was founded in 1987-88. The study concluded that the Kenyan economy required an additional four hundred qualified accountants yearly. From an initial enrollment of 170 students in 1989, the student population has increased tremendously over the years, and now stands at over 20,000 enrolled annually.[2]
KCA University main campus
KCA applied to the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) for university status in the year 2000, and on July 26, 2007, CHE awarded KCA a Letter of Interim Authority (LIA). Operations then began at the KCA University.[2]
Faculties and programs
Schools
School of Business (SoB)
School of Technology (SoT)
School of Education Arts and Social Sciences (SEASS)
KCAU Professional and Technical Training Institute (KCAU PTTI)
Degree programs
MBA Corporate Management
Masters of Science in Data Science
Masters of Science in Information Systems Management
Masters of Science in Data Analytics
Bachelor of Science (Information Security and Forensics)
Post Graduate Diploma (Corporate Governance)
Bachelor of Science (Commerce)
Bachelor of Science (Business Management and Procurement)
Bachelor of Science (Information Technology)
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Science (Business Information Technology)
