Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology Distance Learning Courses

By | April 17, 2019

Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology Distance Learning Courses, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres North East of Nairobi, along Nairobi-Thika Highway.

It was started in 1981 as a Middle Level College (Jomo Kenyatta College of Agriculture and Technology (JKCAT)) by the Government of Kenya with the generous assistance from the Japanese Government. Plans for the establishment of JKCAT started in 1977. In early 1978, the founding father of the nation, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta donated two hundred hectares of farmland for the establishment of the college.

The first group of students were admitted on 4th May 1981. H.E. Daniel Arap Moi formally opened JKCAT on 17th March 1982. The first graduation ceremony was held in April 1984 with Diploma Certificates presented to graduates in Agricultural Engineering, Food Technology and Horticulture.

On 1st September 1988, H.E. Daniel Arap Moi, declared JKCAT a constituent College of Kenyatta University through a legal Notice, under the Kenyatta University Act (CAP 210C). The name of JKCAT officially changed to Jomo Kenyatta University College of Agriculture and Technology (JKUCAT). It was finally established as a University through the JKUAT Act, 1994 and inaugurated on 7th December 1994.

List of Programmes

Postgraduate Programmes:

Master of Science in Economic Policy & Analysis (MEPA)

Master of Science in Financial Economics (MFE)

Master of Science in Public Policy Analysis (MPPA)

Masters in Finance (MF)

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Science PgD (Bus.Sc)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Undergraduate Programmes:

Bachelor of Business and Office Management

Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration

Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Business Information Technology

Bachelor of Purchasing and Supplies Management

Bachelor of Mass Communication

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Diploma/ Certificate Programmes:

Diploma in Business Information Technology (DBIT)

Diploma in Business Administration (DBA)

Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)

Certificate in Purchasing and Supplies Management

Certificate in Information Technology

Certificate in HIV/AIDS Management and Counseling