The college has a long history dating back to 1922 when it started training Health Workers who qualified as Medical attendants. The training of enrolled nurses started in 1952 while that of Environmental Health Sciences was inaugurated in 1979. The faculty of Medical Laboratory Technology (now Medical Laboratory Sciences) was introduced in 1981.
The three faculties offered certificate courses until 1994 when Medical Laboratory Sciences started a diploma course, followed by nursing department in 2000. Environmental Health Sciences introduced in-service diploma courses in September 2001. In addition to the three regular progammes, the Nursing faculty started upgrading of enrolled nurses to diploma level in September 2005.
Currently the college has a student population of 678 comprising of regular, self-sponsored and in-service upgrading.
MTC Kakamega is situated in Kakamega town, next to the Provincial General Hospital, Kakamega.
The Principal is the head of the institution assisted by two deputies. One of the deputy principals heads the academic department and the other deals with finance and administrative matters.
A head of department is responsible for the running of academic department. All the teaching staff are directly answerable to the Head of Department.
The Executive Officer handles general administrative matters.
In addition, there are standing management committees responsible for overseeing the various activities within the college.
The college has a total staff of 58: 27 Academic Staff and 31 Non Academic Staff.
Residing on Kakamega MTC campus is about more than just having a place to stay: It's about finding a place to live. Those who choose to be residents enjoy our modern accommodation facilities, available to a limited number of students.
Kakamega MTC hostels offer you a unique on-campus experience. It features apartment-style housing located close to campus academic buildings and the provincial general hospital, which offers clinical experience to our students. Not only does living on campus provide substantial cost savings, but it also provides many ways of getting involved in student life at Kakamega MTC.
There is a plan to increase the number of physical facilities to allow more academic programmes.
A new building comprising of 2 classrooms, a computer laboratory and 3 lectures' offices, was completed in September 2008.
