KUCCPS demands Universities to reveal cost of degree courses by Tuesday 9th
KUCCPS demands Universities to reveal cost of degree courses by Tuesday 9th. According to President William Ruto’s instruction, universities have until Tuesday, May 9, to report the cost of their academic programs.
However, the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service stated in a letter to all vice chancellors and principals of university constituent colleges that the expense of lodging and food is exempt from the rule.
CEO Mercy Wahome wrote in a letter dated May 5: “In light of the foregoing, this is to request you to disclose information on the cost of academic programs in your institutions.”
CEO Mercy Wahome wrote in a letter dated May 5: “In light of the foregoing, this is to request you to disclose information on the cost of academic programs in your institutions.”
Please provide this information to [email protected] by Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in the format specified.
The information must be submitted in an Excel template that has been properly filled out, together with a scanned PDF of the properly filled-out template and a forwarding letter written to the CEO.
Wahome cautioned that the government would only provide funding to students who choose to enroll in programs at public universities and that KUCCPS would publish all of the programs.
Therefore, she explained, students who choose TVET programs offered by universities and private universities would not be eligible for government grants and will only be able to apply for HELB loans.
Ruto ordered the universities to reveal the price of their degree programs on Wednesday.
He said when the new model for supporting higher education was being unveiled.
The new finance model, according to the president, will go into force at the start of the fiscal year 2023–2024.
The new cohort of 145,325 students who will enroll in TVET institutions and 173,127 students who will enroll in universities will both benefit from it.