Enchi College of Education
| Established | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | University of Ghana, Government of Ghana |
| Principal | Professor Francis Kwaw Andoh |
| Dean | Dr Emmanuel Brew |
| Location | , , WA00004 , 5°49′46″N 2°49′31″W / 5.82944°N 2.82522°W |
| Language | English |
| Region Zone | Western Central / Western |
| Short name | Enchicoe |
| Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.[1] | |
Enchi College of Education (ENCHICOE) is a teacher education college in Enchi, Western North Region, Ghana. It is one of the 49 public colleges of education in Ghana.[2] The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme.[3] Professor Francis Kwaw Andoh is the current Principal of the College since September 2025.[4]
In May 2019, the College was affiliated to the University of Ghana.[5]
Programmes
Enchi College of Education offers the new Bachelor of Education programmes and they include the B.Ed Early Grade Education, B.Ed Upper Primary Education and B.Ed JHS Education (with specialisms in English, French, RME, Geography, History, Ghanaian Language).[6] The College admitted 366 students for the 2025/2026 academic year[7][5]
Achievements
The College emerged as the Number One College for the Fidelity of Implementation of the Bachelor of Education Curriculum in 2023 among all 47 Colleges of Education in Ghana.[8]
In 2024, the College emerged as the overall best College among all the Colleagues affiliated to the University of Ghana, Legon.[9] Again, the Former Principal, Mr Philip Ntaah won the best principal among all UG affiliated Colleges of Education Principals in 2024
In 2025, the College emerged as a winner in the inter-college sports competition Organized at Our Lady of Apostles College of Education.
History
Enchi College of Education was established in 1965 as a male institution and became co-educational a decade later with the admission of thirty-five women in the year 1975.[10] It re-located to its present site in the year 1978. The College started with a 4-year post middle Teacher's Certificate ‘A’ programme. The college is located at the Aowin Municipality in the Western-North Region of the republic of Ghana.[11] The College's original campus was sited at the southern end of the Enchi township, now being used as the Nana Brentu Secondary Technical School. The first principal of the College was Mr. Djeo Addisson. The college was converted into a three-year post-secondary teacher training college in 1988. The college's 61 years of existence so far has been marked by a number of achievements. With the initial enrolment of 70 students and 9 academic staff, the college now has a total enrolment of one thousand and seventy-eight teacher trainees. Also, the college has 199 staff, both teaching and non-teaching.[10] In the 2002/2003 academic year, the University of Education, Winneba, chose the college as the Western Regional Centre for the Distance Education Programme to prepare certificate ‘A’ teachers for Diploma in Basic Education. In October 2019, the college started the Bachelor of Education Programmes. It is currently running distance programmes with the University of Cape Coast, University of Winneba, and Jackson College of Education alongside its regular programmes. The college has been able to produce over 8,814 teachers as at the 2022/2023 academic year, most of whom are currently occupying very enviable positions in the country.[10]
Key Management Officers of the College
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Prof. Francis Andoh-kwaw | College Principal |
| Dr. Regine Kwaw | Vice Principal |
| Mr. Bright Appau | College Secretary |
| Mr. Ronald Andoh-Kwaw | Ag. College Librarian |
| Mr. John Nda Ackah Blay | Ag. Finance Officer |
| Mr. Vicent Takyi | Ag. Internal Auditor |
| Name | Years served |
|---|---|
| Mr. Djeo Addison | 1965 – 1973 |
| Mr. D.M. Korwumu | 1974 – 1976 |
| Mr. John Attipila | 1976 – 1980 |
| Mr. Assifuah Nunoo | 1980 – 1983 |
| Mr. A.B. Quansah | 1983 – 2003 |
| Ms. Victoria Aidoo | 2007 – 2016 |
| Mr. Philip Ntaah | 2018 - 2025 |
| Prof. Francis Andoh-Kwaw | 2025 Present |
References
- ↑ Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Available at http://bjohas.de/atlas2017
- ↑ "National Accreditation Board, Ghana - Public Colleges of Education". Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ↑ "Our network". Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Enchi College of Education - Teacher Training Excellence". ENCHICOE. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 Adams, Claude Nyarko (2019-05-18). "Ghana: 6 Colleges of Education Now Affiliated to University of Ghana". Ghanaian Times (Accra). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ↑ "Academic Programmes – Enchi College of Education". Enchicoe education. Archived from the original on 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ↑ "Enchi College of Education Holds Matriculation for 350 Students". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ↑ "Enchi College of Education ranked best college in Ghana - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "Colleges of Education affiliated to University of Ghana - Galexgh". 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 3 "Learning Hub - T-TEL". t-tel. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ↑ "Enchi College of Education - T-TEL". t-tel. Retrieved 2019-07-05.