The Gambia College

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The Gambia College is a Gambian tertiary institution with campuses located in Banjul and Brikama. Its origins lie in the Yundum Teachers Training College, which was founded in 1952 and became the Yundum College in 1955, and the Gambia School of Nursing and Midwifery, the School of Agriculture and the School of Public Health.

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In 1978, those hitherto separated institutions were merged by an Act of Parliament and The Gambia College was established. [1] [2] The new college opened in 1980 with two campuses: the School of Nursing and Midwifery is based in Banjul, whereas the Schools of Agriculture, Education, and Public Health are located in Brikama. It closed in March 1981 due to major disturbances by students but reopened in October 1982. After the Gambia College Act was passed in 1989 which required the college to provide further education, it expanded in the 1990s. [2] [3]

History

Campuses

The Brikama campus is the headquarters of the Gambia College; it is located in Brikama, West Coast Region.

It houses the schools of Education, Agriculture, and Public Health. The other campus is the Banjul campus, it houses the school of nursing and midwifery.

Leadership

Mr Aboubacarr Jallow a Gambian is the 19th Principal of The Gambia College from 2015 to present. [4]

Former heads of the College and their nationalities:

Prof Muhammed Kah

From 2010 to 2014  

Nationality – Gambian

Dr. A.B Senghore

From  2004 to 2009

Nationality – Gambian

Jenung Manneh

From 1991 to 2004

Nationality – Gambian

N.S.Z Njie

From 1984 to 1991

Nationality – Gambian

S.M Adu-Ampoma

From 1982 to 1984

Nationality - Ghanaian

G.W.L Thomas

From 1978 to 1982

Nationality – Gambian

D.A Nicholas

From 1973 to 1978

Nationality – British

M.M Jagne

From 1971 to 1973

Nationality– Gambian

J. Griege

From 1967 to 1971

Nationality – British

C.W Cole

From 1964 to 1967

Nationality – Gambian

P Cavage

From 1960 to 1964

Nationality – British

D.H Blakely

From 1959 to 1960

Nationality – British

G.S Smith

From 1958 to 1959

Nationality – British

J.S Malone

From 1955 to 1958

Nationality – British

G. Davies

From 1954 to 1955

Nationality – British

G. O'Halloran

From 1953 to 1954

Nationality – British

S.L Burk

Fromm 1950 to 1953

Nationality – British

D.W Grieve

From 1949 to 1950

Nationality – British

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References

  1. ↑ Perfect, David (27 May 2016). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 451–452. ISBN   978-1-4422-6526-4.
  2. 1 2 Perfect, David (27 May 2016). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-4422-6526-4.
  3. ↑ "Historical Background". gc.edu.gm. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Team, The Gambia College R&D. "History of Principality - The Gambia College". gc.edu.gm. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

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