Universities are the highest learning institutions in Kenya and the World over. They offer training majorly in undegraduate and Post Graduate Studies. In Kenya, the Courses offered in the Universities must be accredited by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services, KUCCPS. It is the same body that selects and places students to higher learning institutions; Universities, Colleges and Polytechnics. To qualify for University placement one must attain the minimum set Mean grade and particular course requirements. Each Course offered at particular university has its own cluster cut off points, though. Most university courses take a minimum of 4 years; while, some take even more. An academic year at the university takes two semesters of three months each. University students get fees loans from various organizations. Top on the list is the Higher Education Loans Board, HELB, that advances both loans and Bursaries.Universities run online platforms; portals and websites, where such services as admission application, online accommodation booking, E-learning, exams results downloads and many are provided to students, staff and the general public. On admissions, most universities have admissions in May and September for new students. Various learning modules are provided at the universities. These learning modules include: Full time, School Based, Distance Learning, Evening & Weekend classes and E-Learning.

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA KUCCPS APPROVED COURSES

Located in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya Tudor, along Tom Mboya avenue, Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) is a public university offering the following courses:

S/N	PROGRAMME CODE	PROGRAMME NAME	2019 CUTOFF	2018 CUTOFF	2017 CUTOFF	2016 CUTOFF	2015 CUTOFF
1	1063102	BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES/BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE	–	39.265	40.153	41.385	40.958
2	1063116	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING	–	38.632	40.165	40.843	39.570
3	1063117	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING	–	39.313	39.723	41.151	40.513
4	1063118	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING	–	37.204	37.882	39.622	39.097
5	1063124	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY & QUALITY ASSURANCE	–	28.165	34.533	25.508	32.674
6	1063133	BACHELOR OF COMMERCE	–	29.383	31.094	32.563	38.620
7	1063150	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCE	–	24.650	24.908	–	–
8	1063153	BACHELOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	–	23.946	26.093	28.989	34.840
9	1063154	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT	–	24.537	25.322	26.382	34.210
10	1063157	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT	–	24.587	24.367	26.668	29.601
11	1063158	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY	–	22.618	31.205	30.432	26.545
12	1063177	BACHELOR OF BROADCAST JOURNALISM	–	28.513	26.841	31.614	31.102
13	1063181	BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION	–	30.517	31.554	31.424	36.160
14	1063194	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES	–	32.909	28.826	36.373	40.456
15	1063225	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN HOTEL & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	–	24.629	25.213	24.266	33.482
16	1063232	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	–	26.393	31.332	32.726	33.707
17	1063244	BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	–	29.186	28.985	31.213	33.706
18	1063280	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY	–	25.727	25.876	21.611	37.070
19	1063303	BACHELOR OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES	–	24.633	25.028	24.350	23.000
20	1063309	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE	–	32.170	32.037	32.923	36.081
21	1063423	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNITY HEALTH	–	27.029	33.377	21.129	33.616
22	1063426	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY	–	25.343	25.055	22.402	28.505
23	1063439	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY	–	28.173	33.895	22.222	31.181
24	1063498	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN APPLIED PHYSICS (ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION)	–	26.390	24.901	27.045	26.613
25	1063526	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS	–	25.570	24.788	24.930	23.000
26	1063527	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING	–	34.633	34.406	33.398	34.619
27	1063530	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (PUBLIC HEALTH)	–	29.115	33.220	26.014	31.464
28	1063531	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FISHERIES AND OCEANOGGRAPHY	–	37.667	–	24.142	23.000
29	1063532	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY)	–	31.761	35.611	33.234	29.437
30	1063534	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING	–	34.470	34.241	33.401	32.096
31	1063535	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY)	–	33.154	33.607	31.791	30.865
32	1063537	BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MARINE ENGINEERING	–	35.902	31.662	26.888	29.295
33	1063548	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARITIME MANAGEMENT (COMMERCIAL)	–	32.262	–	22.115	23.000
34	1063555	DIPLOMA IN SALES AND MARKETING	–	–	–	11.000	8.000
35	1063565	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	–	28.436	–	23.315	23.000
36	1063584	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MATHEMATICS AND FINANCE	–	27.708	29.390	28.152	34.145
37	1063601	DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY	–	–	–	8.000	9.000
38	1063672	BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CONFLICTS AND SECURITY STUDIES	–	25.380	25.220	–	–
39	1063687	DIPLOMA IN CATERING & ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
40	1063696	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (MEDICAL ENGINEERING)	–	36.258	37.320	36.418	39.226
41	1063701	DIPLOMA IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING	–	–	–	32.000	4.000
42	1063702	DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
43	1063703	DIPLOMA IN QUANTITY SURVEYING	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
44	1063705	DIPLOMA IN BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING	–	–	–	28.000	4.000
45	1063713	DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
46	1063714	DIPLOMA IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY	–	–	–	5.000	5.000
47	1063751	DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
48	1063753	DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	–	–	–	12.000	7.000
49	1063757	DIPLOMA IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	12.000	8.000
50	1063758	DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
51	1063788	DIPLOMA IN ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES	–	–	–	7.000	51.000
52	1063789	DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	12.000	7.000
53	1063793	DIPLOMA IN PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY	–	–	–	26.000	27.000
54	1063794	DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE	–	–	–	29.000	27.000
55	1063795	DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING	–	–	–	30.000	27.000
56	1063796	DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION & DIETETIC MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	–	26.000
57	1063799	DIPLOMA IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING	–	–	–	28.000	4.000
58	1063806	BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY	–	25.067	26.554	–	–
59	1063808	DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (PRODUCTION OPTION)	–	–	–	30.000	5.000
60	1063838	DIPLOMA IN MARINE ENGINEERING	–	–	–	30.000	5.000
61	1063850	DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC RELATIONS	–	–	–	11.000	6.000
62	1063851	DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL ENGINEERING	–	–	–	29.000	4.000
63	1063852	DIPLOMA IN FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS AND CUSTOMER CARE	–	–	–	11.000	8.000
64	1063853	DIPLOMA IN SHIPPING	–	–	–	–	–
65	1063854	DIPLOMA IN SECRETARIAL STUDIES AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
66	1063855	DIPLOMA IN HOTEL AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
67	1063856	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN STATISTICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE	–	29.045	26.874	24.354	32.181
68	1063857	DIPLOMA IN ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	6.000	39.000
69	1063859	DIPLOMA IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COUNSELLING	–	–	–	–	34.000
70	1063861	DIPLOMA IN COMMUNITY HEALTH & HIV MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	28.000	27.000
71	1063862	DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
72	1063863	DIPLOMA IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY & QUALITY ASSURANCE	–	–	–	7.000	4.000
73	1063865	DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY IN (ELECTRONICS & AUTOMATION ENGINEERING)	–	–	–	31.000	5.000
74	1063867	DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY IN ELECTRICAL POWER ENGINEERING	–	–	–	32.000	6.000
75	1063868	DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY (INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL)	–	–	–	4.000	–
76	1063869	DIPLOMA IN TECHNOLOGY (TELECOMMUNICATION & INFORMATION ENGINEERING)	–	–	–	36.000	5.000
77	1063873	DIPLOMA IN COUNTY GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS	–	–	–	11.000	6.000
78	1063874	DIPLOMA IN LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
79	1063875	DIPLOMA IN PROCUREMENT AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT	–	–	–	12.000	8.000
80	1063877	DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE	–	–	–	10.000	6.000
81	1063878	DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN	–	–	–	11.000	7.000
82	1063879	DIPLOMA IN MASS COMMUNICATION	–	–	–	12.000	8.000
83	1063895	DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY	–	–	–	7.000	–
84	1063938	DIPLOMA IN REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING	–	–	–	8.000	5.000

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TUM Undergraduate Admissions

(a) General Minimum Entry Requirements

Degree: Mean grade of C+ (plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) OR other qualifications recognized by the Academic Board.
Diploma: Mean grade of C (plain) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) OR other qualifications recognized by the Academic Board.
Pre-university College and Certificates: Mean grade of C-(minus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) OR other qualifications recognized by the Academic Board.

(b) Other entry qualifications:

The Academic Board shall determine other entry qualifications as follows:

For Degree

A diploma from a recognized examining body or institution and in a field relevant to the programme sought at TUM.
A Certificate taking 2 years and above from a recognized examining body or institution and in a field relevant to the programme sought at TUM.
A Pre-university College Certificate from a recognized institution.
Division II and above in O-level.

For Diploma

A certificate from a credible institution (6 months and above) and in a field relevant to a programme sought at TUM.
A Pre-university College Certificate from a recognized institution.
Div. III in O-Level.

For certificate

A craft course from a credible institution (6 months and above) and in a field relevant to a programme sought at TUM.
A Pre-university College Certificate from a recognized institution.
Div. IV in O-Level.

TUM CONTACTS

Tudor, Tom Mboya Street, P.O. Box 90420 – 80100, Mombasa Kenya
Phone: (+254) 020-8095365/ 020-8095368/ 020-8095371,+254 733 955 377
Email: [email protected]

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