University of Cape Coast matriculates 17,501 freshers
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) College of Distance Education has admitted 17,501 fresh students. It includes 7,663 females, representing 45.9 per cent of their total admissions.
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This year, the college admitted 17,501 new students, made up of 6,682 undergraduates and 819 post-graduate students.
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Joseph Ghartey-Ampiah, said female admissions this year saw a 2.4 percentage points increase over last year’s figure, adding that this was an indication that the college’s goal of 50:50 male-female ration was possible.
Prof. Ghartey-Ampiah said this at the matriculation ceremony for fresh students for the Southern Zone (Central and Western regions) in Cape Coast.
He stated that “the high female ratio means the achievement of a male female ration of 50:50 in distance education is realisable in the foreseeable future.”
He commended the women for seeking higher education to better themselves, their families and their communities and urged them to serve as advocates for other females to pursue higher education.
Quality Assurance
Professor Ghartey-Ampiah said the university remained determined to improve upon its quality of distance education delivery.
He stated that in pursuance of that the college had embarked on a number of strategies, including training and re-training for its staff.
He said the college had decentralised its activities to the regions and urged students to channel all challenges to these decentralised campus for redress.
Advice
He advised the matriculants to study hard to avoid cheating in examinations and to work hard to achieve their set academic goals.
Distance Education Great Opportunity
He observed that the distance mode of education had brought immense opportunities to many who could otherwise not leave their homes and families for the conventional type of education.
“The distance mode offers opportunities and options to a larger number of people who look for further studies to enable them to study while still at post in their work places and, therefore, the impact of the skills acquired is immediately realised” he further added.
He urged husbands and male counterparts to support the women morally and financially to climb up the education ladder, saying this support would eventually benefit the whole family.