# African College of Commerce and Technology

African College of Commerce and Technology (abbreviated ACCT) is a private tertiary educational institution focusing on business, management, entrepreneurship, technical and information communication technology courses located in Kabale District, Uganda. The programs ACCT offers are examined by different examinations bodies in Uganda like the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB). 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 (UBTEB)
* 2003: Affiliation to Makerere University Business School
* 2005: The college receives 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 (NCHE) 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 to Kyambogo University for the Technical Teacher Training programs
* 2016: Cerebrated 30 years and 13th graduation on 15-04-2016
* 2018: Accredited by Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board for the Diploma in Engineering Programmes
* 2018: UBTEB harmonizes All ACCT examinations centers 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: Cerebrated 32 years and graduated 671 former students on 25 August 2018
* 2020: Received support from World Bank through Private Sector Foundation Uganda under the Skills Development Facility to support the training of Internet of Things as a new 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 |
| | Tourism and Hospitality Management |
| | 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 (DITTE) 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