Listed on this page are the diploma engineering courses on offer at the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) and their entry requirements at the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K)
Diploma programmes at the Technical University of Kenya is design to help students who did not make a KCSE result capable of securing them admission to bachelor degree programme not to miss out in having a university education.
Diploma qualifications if earned could be used to secure admission to a bachelor degree programme and it could be used to secure an employment as a technician in companies in Kenya.
Details:
- Programmes: Diploma
- Faculty: Engineering and Built Environment
- Duration of Study: three (3) to four (4) years
- Mode of Study: full time
- Mode of Delivery: on-campus
- Site of Delivery: main campus
- Accreditation: Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and Commission for University Education (CUE)
List of Diploma Engineering Programmes and Requirements Technical University of Kenya
- Entry Requirements: KCSE mean C- plus C- in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and English/Swahili.
- KCSE mean D+ plus Certificate in any branch of Civil Engineering.
- Average of C(Plain) in KCSE
- Candidates should have obtained grade C in each of the following cluster subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/any Group III/any Group IV/any Group V. KCSE subject grouping
- Candidates with Advanced Certificate in Technology of the Kenya Polytechnic University College or an equivalent qualification at the craft level from the Technical Training Institutes (TTI’s) or from any other recognized institution
- KCSE Mean Grade C (Plain) with at least C (plain) in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and English/Kiswahili
Diploma in Technology Electronics and computer engineering
- KCSE mean grade of C+ including C+ in the cluster subjects
Diploma in Technology in: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- KCSE Mean grade C (plain) with C in Mathematics, Physics, and English, or relevant Certificate in Engineering
Diploma in Technology Instrumentation and Control
- KCSE Mean grade D+ with D+ in Mathematics, Physics, and English, or relevant Certificate in Engineering
Diploma in Technology Power Systems
- KCSE mean grade of C- including C- in the cluster subjects or
- KPUC Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology
Diploma in Telecommunication systems
- KCSE mean grade of D+ including D+ in the cluster subjects
Diploma in Technology (Mechanical Engineering Technology) which specialisation in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Plant and Energy Engineering; Structural Fabrication and Metallurgical Engineering; Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering; Mechatronic Engineering
- KCSE Mean Grace C(Plain) with at least C (Plain) in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and English/Kiswahili