Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana[1]
Bagabaga College of Education is a teacher education college in Tamale (Sagnarigu District, Northern Region, Ghana).[1][2] The college is located in Northern Zone zone. It is one of the about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana.[3] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[4] The college was set up in January 1944 with 17 males students with an objective to train professional teachers to teach in basic schools. The college is affiliated to the University of Education, Winneba.[5]
Bagabaga College of Education (BATCO) was opened on 31 January 1944 with the motto ‘ADVANCE WITH THE SCIENCES’. Seventeen male students were enrolled as pioneer students with Mr. K. J. Dickens as the first principal. Messrs Abu Wemah and J. C. Annan were the other two pioneer members of the teaching staff.[6]
The college has been called by the following names:
Tamale Government Training College
Government Training College
Bagabaga Specialist Training College
Bagabaga Training College
Since 1944 the college has had nineteen principals. They are:
Name
Years served
K. J. Dickens
1944 – 1946
Lt. Col. Wentworth
1946 – 1951
A. G. Page
1951 – 1953
D. M. Walsh
1953 – 1956
H. O. A. Mcwilliams
1956 – 1963
A. F. Menka
1963 – 1964
D. Gave
1964 – 1965
E. I. Benyarku
1965 – 1968
G. J. Agyeman
1968 – 1969
S. Aberdie Asante
1969 – 1971
A. Anaara
1971 – 1972
J. A. Braimah (Jnr)
1972 – 1974
J. N. Diakpieng
1974 – 1987
J. E. Bawa
1987 – 1988
J. A. Braimah (Jnr)
1988 – 1989
J. A. Ali
1989 – 1991
M. M. Mahama
1991 – 1995
S. M. Safo
1995 – 1998
S. Seini
1998 – 2001
A. Zakaria
2001-
Programmes
Programmes the college has offered over the years:
1944- 2—year Certificate “B” teacher training course; shortly started the 2 year Certificate ‘A’ post “B” course.
1961 one-year Rural Agricultural Science course and later upgraded to a two-year Agriculture Science specialist course.
1967 2-year post secondary teacher training college course.
1972/73 started 3-year post secondary teacher training course
1972/73, a two-year specialist course in General Science and Mathematics was started in addition to the already existing Agricultural Science course.
1983/84 mounted a post-middle modular programme 1987/88 Certificate ‘A’ post-modular teacher programme was introduced (it was short-lived)
2004/2005 Diploma in Basic Education programme (Regular & Distance) and Certificate ‘A’ 4-year (Distance) course.[6]
Notable alumni
The college has produced over 7,000 teachers (of various grades and categories) for the Ghana Education Service. So many past students have held responsible positions in various spheres of our national life. Notable among these old students who distinguished themselves:
Dr. Hilla Limann -President of the Third Republic of Ghana.
Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia - Lawyer, former diplomat, former chairman of Council of state of the Forth Republic of Ghana and former chief of Kperiga traditional area Walewale.
Mr. Jatoe Kaleo - Minister of state of the Second Republic of Ghana.
Mr. B. K. Adama - Minister of defence in the Second Republic of Ghana.
Chief Abeifaa Karbo - Paramount chief of Lawra traditional area, and former chairman of Public Services Commission.
Mr. A. A. Asumda- Minister of state in the First Republic of Ghana.[6]
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