Arusha Technical College

Arusha Technical College is a center of excellence that provides a national and international high-level human resource through exemplary competence based Technical Education and training in Tanzania. The institution which has become the Arusha Technical College (ATC), was established in 1978 jointly by the Governments of the United Republic of Tanzania and Germany, under the name of the Technical College Arusha (TCA). The College is located at the Central Business District of the Arusha City which is the Northern Tanzania’s centre of agriculture, commerce, trade and tourism. Arusha City is also the Head Quarter of the East Africa Community and is the central point in Africa between Cape Town and Cairo. It is surrounded by famous mountains such as Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. In addition, it is the door to the world’s great wildlife refuges including Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti and Tarangire. All these make the location of the College an ideal place for education, training and applied research. The College is accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to run and grant awards to successful candidates in technician and Engineering programmes. Awards offered are Ordinary Diploma namely the National Technical Level (NTA) 4 – 6 and the prospective Bachelor of Engineering namely the National Technical Level (NTA) 7 - 8. 1. Ordinary Diploma Programmes (a) Ordinary Diploma in Automotive Engineering (b) Ordinary Diploma in Civil Engineering (c) Ordinary Diploma in Electrical Engineering (d) Ordinary Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering (e) Ordinary Diploma in Laboratory Sciences and Technology (f) Ordinary Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (g) Ordinary Diploma in Transportation Engineering (h) Ordinary Diploma in Information Technology (i) Ordinary Diploma in Computer Science (j) Ordinary Diploma in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering 2. Bachelor Degree (a) Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng) in Civil and Irrigation Engineer