KUCCPS LATEST UPDATES: TOP 10 LIST OF UNPOPULAR/ UNATTRACTIVE COURSES THAT FAILED TO ATTRACT STUDENTS IN 2018 OFFERED BY KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
KUCCPS DATA ON COURSES (DEGREE PROGRAMMES THAT DID NOT ATTRACT STUDENTS IN 2018 KUCCPS PLACEMENT)
UNPOPULAR/UNATTRACTIVE UNIVERSITY COURSES IN KENYA OFFERED BY AT LEAST 40 UNIVERSITIES
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According to the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS 2018 statistics, 98 university courses were snubbed by KCSE 2018 candidates due to their irrelevancy in the current economy.
Six universities were affected as students failed to apply for their “unpopular courses.”
UNIVERSITIES OFFERING UNPOPULAR COURSES
Kisii University led the pack of universities with unpopular courses with students failing to apply for four of its courses.
Kisii University had a total of 12 unpopular courses.
In the Second position was Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University, Karatina University and University of Embu with five unpopular courses each.
University of Eldoret, Laikipia, and Maasai Mara University also failed to attract students for three courses each.
Other universities whose courses/ programmes failed to attract students include Presbyterian University of East Africa and Meru University.
BELOW IS A LIST OF UNPOPULAR/UNATTRACTIVE COURSES OFFERED BY KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
BELOW IS A LIST OF UNPOPULAR/UNATTRACTIVE COURSES OFFERED BY KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
| NAME OF UNIVERSITY COURSE/ PROGRAMME | UNIVERSITY OFFERING IT | |
| 1 | BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES | KISII UNIVERSITY |
| 2 | BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | KISII UNIVERSITY |
| 3 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE- AQUATIC RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WITH IT | KISII UNIVERSITY |
| 4 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (NATURAL PRODUCTS) | KISII UNIVERSITY |
| 5 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) | MERU UNIVERSITY |
| 6 | BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY | THE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA |
| 7 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIO-CHEMISTRY | |
| 8 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AGRIBUSINESS | |
| 9 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HORTICULTURE | |
| 10 | BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE | |
| 11 | BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY | NAZARENE UNIVERSITY |
| 12 | BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY |
| 13 | BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING | KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY |
“FUNNY COURSES”
Responding to the KUCCPS placement of 2018 KCSE candidates in universities, Professor George Magoha advised university vice Chancellors to avoid introducing “funny courses” which in the long run do not add any economic value to students.
He further directed the Commission of University Education, CUE to continuously review university curricula to make their courses/programmes relevant to the changing market trends.
CS Magoha also warned Kenyan universities against introducing courses that will only attract 2-5 students since they do not meet the threshold for government funding.
He promised to put such universities to task in as far as justifying government funding is concerned.