ITE College Central
Public school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore
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ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
Government
| ITE College Central | |
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 Front facade of the campus | |
| Location | |
2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore | |
| Coordinates | 1.3775°N 103.8564°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Government |
| Motto | Creative Learners, Innovative Workforce. |
| Established | 2 January 2013 |
School board | Institute of Technical Education |
Principal | Seng Chin Chye |
Campus size | 10.6 hectares (26 acres) |
| Website | Official website  |
| ITE College Central | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Singapore |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Education |
It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Three Colleges" Governance and Education Model. The college also houses the headquarters of the Institute of Technical Education.
Campus
Covering a land area of 10.61 hectares with a total gross floor area of 192,820m2, the campus opened to its first cohort of students in January 2013. The campus was officially opened on 8 November that year by then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[1]
The Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre was named after Tay Eng Soon to commemorate his ministerial service in the Ministry of Education (MOE), who spearheaded the development of polytechnics and institutes for technical training in Singapore.[2]
Then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave his National Day Rally speech at the Tay Eng Soon Convention Centre from 2013 to 2023 (except 2020 and 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[3][4]
Academic schools and courses
ITE College Central has four schools; School of Business & Services, School of Design & Media, School of Electronics & Info-Communications Technology and School of Engineering, running a total of 51 courses.