TERTIARY LEVEL INSTITUTIONS UNIT
BROWN’S TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wesley Campus
Gordon Tennant Road, St. Ann’s Bay
JAMAICA
Telephone:(876) 975-2339/2457
Fax:(876) 975-2096
April 1998
A Brief Description of Brown’s Town Community College - JAMAICA
Brown’s Town Community College provides an education for those students who have already completed five years of secondary education to prepare them for entry into para-professional and pre-university programmes. The college also offers courses in technical/vocational training and short term courses. Some courses are offered in conjunction with the University of Technology.
Source: Directory of Jamaican Tertiary Institutions
Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions (ACTI)
September 1992
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BROWN’S TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - JAMAICA
FULL-TIME STUDENT ENROLMENT
1996 - 1997
Year |
Gender |
Secretarial Commercial |
Business Studies |
Technical/ Engineering |
Education/ Teacher Ed. |
Hospitality Studies |
Nursing Health Sc. |
Arts/ Social Sc. |
Natural Sciences |
Agriculture |
C.U.P.* Prog. |
Total |
1996/97 |
M |
- |
27 |
36 |
7 |
4 |
- |
7 |
14 |
60 |
155 |
|
F |
- |
68 |
4 |
15 |
15 |
11 |
44 |
18 |
100 |
275 |
||
Total |
- |
95 |
40 |
22 |
19 |
11 |
51 |
32 |
160 |
430 |
Source: Brown’s Town Community College
*C.U.P. - College Upgrading Programme in
(1) Arts (2) Business Studies
(3) Science (4) General
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BROWN’S TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - JAMAICA
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1992-1996/97
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) |
3 GCE/CXC including Eng. Lang., and a numerate subject |
| Agricultural Management | 2 GCE/CXC subjects, College Entrance Examination |
| Applicance Servicing | Completion of Grade II College Aptitude Test |
| Arts & Social Sciences | 4 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang., and 2 related subjects |
| Assoc. Degree - Business Administration |
5 GCE/CXC subjects including Eng. Lang., and a numerate subject |
| Assoc. Degree - Office Administration (CCCJ) |
5 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang., and a business-related subject |
| Associate Degree - Tourism (CCCJ) |
5 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang., |
| Business Administration (U-TECH) |
5 GCE/CXC subjects including Eng. Lang., and a numerate subject |
| Clerk Typist | 2 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang., and prior knowledge of Typewriting |
| Cup Arts | 2 GCE/CXC subjects with prior knowledge of the Arts |
| Cup Business | 2 GCE/CXC subjects and previous Knowledge in business |
BROWN’S TOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - JAMAICA
INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMES 1992-1996/97 (Cont.’d)
| PROGRAMME | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS |
| Cup General | College Entrance Examination |
| Cup Science | 2 GCE/CXC subjects with prior knowledge of the sciences |
| Health Science | 3 GCE/CXC subjects including Eng. Lang. and a science subject along with mathematics |
| Natural Science | 5 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang. and a science subject |
| Pre-Engineering | U. Tech. entry examination |
| Preliminary Science (U.W.I.) | 5 GCE/CXC subjects including English Lang. and a science subjects |
| Pre-Teaching | 2 GCE/CXC subjects or 2 *SSC ranges 4 or 5 |
Source: Brown’s Town Community College
CCCJ = Council Community Colleges of Jamaica
*SSC = Secondary School Certificate
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