College of Cape Town

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

33°58′24″N18°30′44″E / 33.9732°N 18.5121°E / 33.9732; 18.5121
CampusUrban
Colours     White & red
Website cct.edu.za

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.

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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:

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 CAMPUS Athlone Athlone Technical College [8]
CITY CAMPUS Cape Town [9]
CRAWFORD CAMPUS Cape Town Hewat Teachers Training College [10]
GARDENS CAMPUS Cape Town [11]
GUGULETU CAMPUS Guguletu Sivuyile Technical College [12]
PINELANDS CAMPUS Pinelands Maitland Technical College/
Western Province Technical College [13]
THORNTON CAMPUS Thornton Thornton High School (1964- 1991)
Western Province College (1992) [14]
WYNBERG CAMPUS Wynberg [15]

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  3. "Our Campuses".
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