Accra College of Education

The Accra College of Education was formerly called Accra Teacher Training College (ATTRACO). It was formed on November 8, 1909.^[8] The college started with 24 students, and the first principal was Mr. W. H. Baker.^[9] Accra College of Education was opened on November 15, 1962 in a one-story building at Accra New Town as the Government Teacher Training College. The college was founded as a day training college with 19 students and eight members of staff, notable among whom were Messrs Kodjo Haizel and F.N. Gberbie, both of whom became principals of the college. The college was relocated at its present site at East Legon on 10 January, It became a boarding institution in 2001. By 2022, a clinic with a resident nurse had been added to the college's infrastructure.^[10]

The College has run the following programmes since its foundation:

• Certificate ‘A’ 4-year Post Middle
• Certificate ‘A’ 2-year Post Secondary
• 2-year Modular Post Middle for Pupil Teachers.
• Certificate ‘A’ 3- year Post Secondary (Group One)
• Certificate ‘A’ 3-year Post Secondary (Group Two)
• 3-year Diploma in Basic Education.
• Untrained Teachers 4-year Diploma in Basic Education.
• 4-years Bachelor of Education.

Although the college remained the only day teacher training college in the country until 2001, it performed very well both academically and professionally. It has produced many students who are eminent in several spheres of national life. Many of the past students, tutors of the college have won the best Teacher Awards. In 2007, the college won the Inter Colleges Spelling ‘B’ Competition at the zonal level.^[11]

Accra Training College was honored by the visit of the wife of the President of the United States of America, Mrs. Laura Bush and the President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. John Kufuor to launch a programme to produce reading materials for Basic Schools in 2006. Physical Education students of Accra Training College Education go through a programme called the ‘Right to Play’ which is an athlete-driven, international humanitarian organization that use play and sports for the development of children, and the youth in areas of the world affected by poverty, sickness and war. The Physical Education department took part in the ‘Nike Fine aside show down’ soccer tournament held at the Trade Fair Centre. The College team qualified to the final round of the competition. The college hosts all the Face-to-Face meetings of students and lecturers of the University of Education, Winneba for the Distance education programme. The current enrolment of students in 2007 was made up of 507 male 300 female students.^[11]

The college has six departments and offers various programmes.^[12][4][13]

1. Vocational Skills
2. Languages
3. Science
4. Education Studies
5. Mathematics & ICT
6. Social Sciences
7. Computer lap

1. B.Ed. Early Grade Education
2. B.Ed. Primary Education
3. B.Ed. JHS Education^[14]