College of Cape Town

College of Cape Town (CCT), is a public TVET College located in Cape Town, South Africa, in the province of Western Cape, and it mainly serves students from the Southern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs region, along with Klipfontein District. The college is one of the oldest TVET institutions in Cape Town. CCT was founded in 1900 making it the oldest TVET college in South Africa.

College Of Cape Town
Other name
CCT
MottoInspiring Minds
TypePublic
Established1900
PrincipalM.M. Muswaba
Administrative staff
1000
Students11 233 (2020) [1]
Location
Cape Town
,
Western Cape
,
South Africa

33.9732°N 18.5121°E / 33.9732; 18.5121
CampusUrban
Colours    White & red
Websitecct.edu.za

Through various campus, CCT has over 11 233 plus students. As a TVET colleges, the college offers both career-oriented vocational and occupational programmes in a wide range of fields.[2]

CCT College operates nine campuses throughout the Western Cape Province.[3]

History

It was founded in 1900 as a normal high school and took its present name in 2002,[4] After transitioning to a college, its initial mission was to provide education for Coloureds and black South Africans seeking tertiary education.[5] On February 1, 2002, four former technical colleges; Athlone College, Cape College, Sivuyile College, and Maitland Technical College/Western Province Technical College were officially merged to become the College of Cape Town, this came after the South African government decided to rationalize TVET Colleges, which resulted in 150 colleges in South Africa being reduced to about 50.[6][7]

Programs

The college is organized into 11 academic units:

  • Art and design
  • Beauty therapy
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Business student
  • Education and training
  • Electrical engineering
  • Hair care
  • Hospitality
  • Information and communication technology
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Travel and tourism

Entrance requirements

Students need a school (National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)/General Education Certificate (GEC) (Grade 9), that would give them an opportunity to enter the college.

Campus construction

Through the years, as students enrollment increased, the campus gradually expanded:

CampusLocationFormer Name
ATHLONE CAMPUSAthloneAthlone Technical College [8]
CITY CAMPUSCape Town[9]
CRAWFORD CAMPUSCape TownHewat Teachers Training College [10]
GARDENS CAMPUSCape Town[11]
GUGULETU CAMPUSGuguletuSivuyile Technical College [12]
PINELANDS CAMPUSPinelandsMaitland Technical College/
Western Province Technical College [13]
THORNTON CAMPUSThorntonThornton High School (1964- 1991)
Western Province Collage (1992) [14]
WYNBERG CAMPUSWynberg[15]

References
  1. "Home".
  2. "College of Cape Town - FundiConnect".
  3. "Our Campuses".
  4. https://za.linkedin.com/school/college-of-cape-town/
  5. "List of all colleges in Cape Town in 2021". 28 April 2021.
  6. "Major Donation Welcomed by College of Cape Town". 15 September 2020.
  7. "The merging of Further Education and Training colleges - challenging factors in three provinces of South Africa". South African Journal of Higher Education. 19 (3): 203–217. January 2005.
  8. "Athlone".
  9. "City".
  10. "Crawford".
  11. "Gardens".
  12. "Guguletu".
  13. "Pinelands".
  14. "Thornton".
  15. "Wynberg".
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