Egerton University Wikipedia

Egerton University Wikipedia

Egerton University Wikipedia, below is the information on the Egerton University Wikipedia.

Egerton University is a public university in Kenya. It’s website states that it is the oldest institution of higher education in Kenya.

Location

The main campus of the University is located in Njoro, a small community approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi), southwest of the town of Nakuru. This is located approximately 182 kilometres (113 mi), by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. The coordinates of the university main campus are:0°22’11.0″S, 35°55’58.0″E (Latitude:-0.369734; Longitude:35.932779)

History

The school was founded in 1939, and was originally named Egerton Farm School. It was established by a large land grant of 740 acres (3 km²) by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton. The school’s original purpose was to prepare white European youth for careers in agriculture. By 1955, the name had changed to Egerton Agricultural College. A one-year certificate course and a two-year diploma course in agriculture were offered. In 1958, Lord Egerton donated another 1,100 acres (4.5 km2) of land. Soon afterwards, the college opened its doors to people of all races from Kenya and other African countries.

In 1979, with support from the Government of Kenya and USAID, the college expanded yet again, becoming part of the University of Nairobi system. In 1987, the college was recognized as a chartered public university.

Multiple campuses

Egerton University has four campuses, one of them being a constituent college.

  1. The main Campus is based at Njoro and houses the faculties of Agriculture, Arts & Social Sciences, Education & Community Studies, Engineering & Technology, Environment & Resources Development, Science & Veterinary Medicine.
  2. The Nairobi City Campus, hosts the faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Education & Community Studies and Commerce. It also hosts the African Centre for Distance Education (ACDE).
  3. The third campus, also called the Kenyatta Campus, is located 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Njoro Campus and houses the Open and Distance Learning (CODL) programmes.
  4. The fourth campus is known as the Egerton University Nakuru Town Campus College, hosts the faculties of Commerce and Health Sciences.

Faculties of Egerton University

The University has nine faculties, subdived into fifty one academic departments offering programmes at diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels:

  1. Faculty of Agriculture
  2. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  3. Faculty of Commerce
  4. Faculty of Education and Community Studies
  5. Faculty of Engineering and Technology
  6. Faculty of Environment and Resource Development
  7. Faculty of Health Sciences
  8. Faculty of Law
  9. Faculty of Science
  10. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery