The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is Kenya’s leading medical training college. It has 71 campuses and offers certificate, diploma, and higher diploma courses in different medical professions.
The minimum entry requirement for courses is at least D plus in KCSE while the Highest is C plain or above. Diploma courses take three years to complete while certificates can be completed within two years.
In this education guide, we will look at all KMTC courses on offer in 2025 and their qualification requirements.
All Courses offered in KMTC (Diploma and certificate)
The following are all courses on offer in 2025, we will delve into the requirements of each course later on in the article, Keep it Here.
| Diploma courses | Certificate courses |
|---|---|
| Diploma in Community Health | Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology (For Form 4 leavers) |
| Diploma in Community Health Nursing | Certificate in Health Records and information Technology (In Service category) |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology | Certificate in Nutrition & Dietetics |
| Diploma in Health Counselling | Certificate in Medical Engineering |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic & Trauma Medicine | Certificate in Public Health |
| Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics | Certificate in Community Health Assistant (Upgrading) |
| Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery | Certificate in Community Health Nursing |
| Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology | Certificate in Community Health Assistant |
| Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences | Certificate in Medical Emergency Technician |
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | |
| Diploma in Medical Engineering | |
| Diploma in Public Health | |
| Diploma in Health Promotion | |
| Diploma in Medical Social Work | |
| Diploma in Occupational Therapy | |
| Diploma in Community Oral Health | |
| Diploma in Dental Technology | |
| Diploma in Optometry | |
| Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing & Midwifery | |
| Diploma in Radiography & Imaging (Medical Imaging Sciences) | |
| Diploma in Pharmacy | |
| Diploma in Registered Nursing, Mental Health & Psychiatry | |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic & Trauma Medicine | |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology | |
| Diploma in Health Counselling | |
| Diploma in Community Health Nursing | |
| Diploma in Community Health | |
| Diploma in mortuary science |
Entry requirements for Diploma courses offered in KMTC
The lowest overall entry KCSE grade for Diploma courses is a KCSE mean grade of C minus. One of them is a Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics. Go through the table below to find the other one. That’s an assignment for you haha…
| Course | Specific Minimum Entry Requirements |
|---|---|
| Diploma in Nutrition & Dietetics | Mean Grade C-, D+ in English or Kiswahili and D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences, D+ in Chemistry/Physical Science, D in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, General Science |
| Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili, and C in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences |
| Diploma in Health Records & IT | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Mathematics, D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Studies, Agriculture, Home Science, Economics, Geography, Commerce, Business Studies |
| Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physical Sciences, C in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Physiotherapy | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology, C- in any two of the following: Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences |
| Diploma in Medical Engineering | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics and Physics/Physical Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Electricity, Metal Work, Technical Drawing |
| Diploma in Public Health | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in Mathematics and any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry |
| Diploma in Health Promotion | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences, D+ in any one of the following: Mathematics, Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry |
| Diploma in Medical Social Work | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics, Home Science, Agriculture, Business Studies and Geography, History, CRE, IRE |
| Diploma in Occupational Therapy | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics, Agriculture, Home Science |
| Diploma in Community Oral Health | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any two of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Dental Technology | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical Sciences or Chemistry, C- in Biology/Biological Sciences and in any one of the following: Metal Work, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Optometry | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics, C- in the following: Biology/Biological Sciences, Physics/Physical Sciences |
| Diploma in mortuary science | KCSE mean grade of C minus. There are no subject requirements for the course |
| Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Radiography & Imaging | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Physics/Physical Sciences and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry |
| Diploma in Pharmacy | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Chemistry/Physical Science and Biology or Biological Sciences, C in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Registered Nursing, Mental Health | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic & Trauma Medicine | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili, C in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and C- in Biology/Biological Sciences, D+ in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal Work, Technical Drawing |
| Diploma in Health Counselling | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Religious Studies, History |
| Diploma in Community Health Nursing | Mean Grade C, C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences, C- in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Mathematics |
| Diploma in Community Health | Mean Grade C, C- in English or Kiswahili, D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences, D in any one of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Home Science, Agriculture, Physics, Physical Science |
KMTC diploma courses and their requirements.
Certificate courses
As mentioned earlier, KMTC certificate courses take two years to complete and have relatively lower requirements than diploma courses.
There are 10 certificate courses on offer at KMTC. They include:
| Course | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology (For Form 4 leavers) | – Mean Grade: C- – C- in English or Kiswahili – D in Biology/Biological Sciences – D- in Mathematics – D+ in any one of the following: Physics/Physical Sciences, Chemistry, General Science, Computer Studies, Agriculture, Home Science, Economics, Geography, Commerce, and Business Studies |
| Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology (In Service category) | – Mean Grade: D+ – D+ in English or Kiswahili – D- in Mathematics This course targets those working in the records department but have no professional qualifications. |
| Certificate in Nutrition & Dietetics | – Mean Grade: D+ – D+ in English or Kiswahili – D in Biology/Biological Sciences – D in Chemistry/Physical Science – D in any one of the following: Home Science, Physics, Agriculture, Mathematics, General Science |
| Certificate in Medical Engineering | – Mean Grade: C- – C- in English or Kiswahili – D in Mathematics – D- in Physics/Physical Sciences – D in any one of the following: Chemistry, Biology/Biological Sciences, Electricity, Metal Work, Technical Drawing |
| Certificate in Public Health | – Mean Grade: C- – C- in English or Kiswahili – D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences – D in Mathematics – D in any one of the following: Home Science, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture, Building Construction, Technical Drawing, Electricity, or Wood Work |
| Certificate in Community Health Assistant (Upgrading) | – Foundations Course in Community Health or Community Health & Development Course |
| Certificate in Orthopaedic Trauma Medicine | – Mean Grade: C- – C- in English or Kiswahili – C- in Biology/Biological Sciences – D+ in any one of the following: Mathematics, Physics/Physical Science, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal Work, Technical Drawing, Home Science, Agriculture, Computer Studies |
| Certificate in Community Health Nursing | – Mean Grade: C- – C- in English or Kiswahili – C- in Biology/Biological Sciences – D+ in any one of the following: Chemistry, Physics/Physical Science, Mathematics |
| Certificate in Community Health Assistant | – Mean Grade: C- – D+ in English or Kiswahili – D in Biology/Biological Sciences – D in any one of the following: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Agriculture, Home Science |
| Certificate in Medical Emergency Technician | – Mean Grade: C- |
Marketable KMTC courses
All courses offered in KMTC are marketable. However, here are some preferred courses available at KMTC.
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine.
- Diploma in Nursing.
- Diploma in Medical Engineering.
- Diploma in Pharmacy.
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science.
