Wesley College of Education (Ashanti)

Wesley College of Education
Established 1922
Location Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Nickname WESCO
Website http://wesco.edu.gh/

Coordinates: 6°42′48″N 1°37′26″W / 6.7132807°N 1.623867°W / 6.7132807; -1.623867

This article is about Wesley College in Kumasi, Ghana. See Wesley College (disambiguation) for articles on other institutions named "Wesley College".

Wesley College of Education is a teacher education college in Kumasi, Ashanti Region in Ghana. It was initially established for the training of teachers, catechists and ministers. It was founded by the Methodist Church, located between New Tafo and Old Tafo towns. The beginning of Wesley College of Education goes back to 1918. Following the signing of the lease, the college was named, and the foundation stone of the present site was laid in 1922.

The courses offered in the College have gone through upgrading from 2-year Cert ‘B’; 4-year Cert ‘A’; 2-year Post-Secondary Cert ‘A; 3-year Post-Secondary Cert ‘A’; and now Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) by the passage of a Parliamentary Bill, Education Act 778 on 6 January 2008.

Currently, Wesley College of Education offers special programmes at the Diploma in Basic Education level. These are Science, Mathematics and French.

Website www.wesco.edu.gh

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