African College of Commerce and Technology

African College of Commerce and Technology is a private tertiary educational institution focusing on business, management, entrepreneurship, technical, and information and communication technology courses located in Kabale District, Uganda. The programs ACCT offers are examined by different examination bodies in Uganda, like the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board. The college is both day and boarding, and students are of both genders.

History

African College of Commerce and Technology was established and commissioned as a business education institution under the name African College of Commerce on 14 April 1986. It was registered and recognized by the Ministry of Education in Uganda in June 1986. The college had its first graduation ceremony in 1990.

Timeline

1990: First graduation ceremony
1992: Introduction of computer science courses
1994: Affiliation to Uganda National Examinations Board, now known as Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board
2003: Affiliation to Makerere University Business School
2005: The college received financial support from Germany to establish a campus, including buildings, computers, textbooks, and develop a human resource department
2007: ACCT wins the Bronze award Employer Of The Year 2006 by the Federation of Uganda Employers
2008: Accreditation by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education as a recognized institution of higher learning in Uganda
2014: Name change from African College of Commerce to African College of Commerce and Technology
2015: Affiliation with Kyambogo University for the Technical Teacher Training programs
2016: Cerebrated 30 years and 13th graduation on 15-04-2016
2018: Accredited by the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board for the Diploma in Engineering Programmes
2018: UBTEB harmonizes all the ACCT examination center No. BTV062
2018: Accredited by the Directorate of Industrial Training as a center for UVQF Assessments for levels 1, 2, 3, Modular assessment, and the assessment of Workers PAS
2018: Celebrated 32 years and graduated 671 former students on 25 August 2018
2020: Received support from the World Bank through the Private Sector Foundation Uganda under the Skills Development Facility to support the training of Internet of Things as an innovation, the first of its kind in Uganda
2020: Graduated 402 students during the 15th Graduation Ceremony on 30 and 31 October 2020

Academic units

Faculty of Business and Management

The following Programmes are offered at the Faculty of Business and Management:

Diploma Programmes	Certificate Programmes
Accountancy and Finance	Accountancy and Finance
Business Administration	Business Administration
Business Computing	Business Management
Marketing and Sales Management	Entrepreneurship and Businesses Management
Micro-finance Management	Public Administration and Management
Public Administration and Management	Business Studies

Faculty of Vocational

The following Programmes are offered in at the Faculty of Vocational at the college:

Diploma Programmes	Certificate Programmes
Computing and Information Technology	Computing and Information Technology
Environmental Management	Journalism
Journalism	Library and Information Studies
Library and Information Management	Records Management
Records Management	Tourism and Hotel Management
Tourism and Hotel Management	Secretarial and Information Management
Secretarial and Office Administration	Hotel and Institutional Catering

	Cosmetology

Faculty of Engineering

The following Programmes are offered in the Faculty of Engineering at the college:

Diploma Programmes	Certificate Programmes
Building and Civil Engineering	Advanced Certificate in Plumbing
Computer Science and Electronics Engineering	Electronics Technology
Electrical Engineering	Machining and Fitting
Industrial Ceramics	Electrical Engineering
Lathe Turning and Shoe Making	Industrial Ceramics
Mechanical Engineering	Lather Turning and Shoe Making
Renewable Energies	Solar Energy
Tailoring, Fashion, and Design	Renewable Energies
Water Engineering	Tailoring, Fashion, and Design
Internet of Things	Welding and Fabrication
	Automotive Mechanics
	National Certificate in Building Construction
	Electrical Installation Systems and Maintenance
	Internet of Things

Faculty of Education

The college offers a Diploma in Instructor and Technical Teacher Education of Kyambogo University with the following specializations:

Electrical Engineering
Building and Civil Engineering
Tailoring and Garment Design
Agriculture
Automotive Engineering
Lather Turning and Shoe Making

Notable alumni

Andrew Taremwa Kamba