The first co-operative in Kenya was founded in 1908 by the Colonial Government. In 1952 the school of cooperation was started at the then Jeans School (now Kenya School of Government) which saw the three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania/Tanganyika establish the school to ensure the uniqueness of the Co-operative Business Model was preserved.
And that is how in 1967, the Co-operative College of Kenya was born with 40 students at Allen Road, the present Daystar University Campus next to Kenyatta National Hospital which gave way to the construction of the present Co-operative College located at Ushirika Road, Karen. The College launched its first degree programme, the Bachelor of Co-operative Business in collaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in 2005. The University College is awarded her Charter by the fourth President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency, Uhuru Kenyatta in 2016. It became The Co-operative University of Kenya and the first one of its own kind.
Degrees offered at The Co-operative University of Kenya
Bachelor of Co-operative Business
Bachelor of Co-operatives and Community Development
Bachelor of Community Development
Bachelor of Disaster Risk Management & Sustainable Development
Bachelor of Science in Agri-business Management
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Bachelor of Tourism Management
Bachelor of Catering & Accommodation Management
Bachelor of Business and Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in computer science
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Information Technology
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