Seventh-day Adventist College of Education,
Agona-Ashanti
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In the 1960s, the Seventh-Day Adventist (S.D.A.) Church had a teacher training college, Agona Teachers’ Training College (AGATCO), here which was later moved to Bekwai, Ashanti. The movement of the Training College gave rise to Agona SDA Senior High School (AGASS) in 1963.
In later years, when AGASS was relocated to its current premises (New Site), the executive members of the then Agona Central and Agona South Districts of the SDA Church met to consider how the old site and the facilities could be put to good use. After lengthy discussions, it was concluded that the facilities should be used to establish a coeducational College of Education. The leaders then sent a delegation to the Headquarters of the Central Ghana Conference (CGC) of the SDA Church to seek their support. The executive members of CGC welcomed the idea and forwarded the issue to the Headquarters of Ghana Union (GU) for approval. Ghana Union then encouraged CGC to go ahead and embark on the project.
On 2nd February, 2013, members of the then two Districts organized a fundraising ceremony to raise some funds in support of the college project and an amount of seventeen thousand Ghana cedis (GH¢17,000.00) was raised. The money was sent to CGC headquarters to be put into an account. CGC then contracted a loan of GH¢15,000.00 from the Heritage Fund for the project committee to use for the renovation works at the premises.
The executive at CGC set up a committee (involving 21 members) to see to the establishment of the College. The large number of the committee, coupled with its inability to work in line with the exigency, resulted in the formation of a new one. The members of the new committee were:
By May 2013, renovation works at the college premises were complete. The college was officially opened on Wednesday, 16th October, 2013.
On 12th November, 2013, delegates from the National Accreditation Board visited the College to inspect its facilities. After the inspection, the delegates expressed their satisfaction with the facilities. On 10th December, 2013, an Authorization Certificate to run a college of education was issued to Management by the National Accreditation Board (NAB).
To God be the glory, the College secured accreditation to run a General Programme on 1st September, 2014. The College was affiliated to the University of Cape Coast (UCC) on 1st October, 2014. Northern Ghana Union Mission (NGUM) appointed the following non-teaching staff members to manage the administration of the College:
In June, 2014, the college advertised for sale of application forms to admit fresh students for the 2014/2015 academic year. Sixty-four (64) applicants, comprising forty (40) males and twenty-four (24) females, qualified and were given admissions. The first semester of the college for the pioneer students started in October, 2014. The first matriculation ceremony was held on 6th June, 2015.
Redesignation
Pr. Albertino Asante Boateng, the College Secretary, was called back to CGC to continue his work and Mr. Patrick Atta Poku Jnr was appointed to take his place on 27th October, 2014. Pr. Kofi GyimahYamoah, Vice Principal of the College was also called back to Central Ghana Conference to continue his work and Pr. Abraham Kwame Adjei was appointed as the new Vice Principal on 6th June, 2015. Elder Emmanuel Owusu Afriyie was brought in as the new Finance Officer to replace Pr. Joseph Acheampong who had been called back to Central Ghana Conference. On 9th September, 2016, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Mintah was also appointed to replace Elder Emmanuel OwusuAfriyie who had also been called back to Central Ghana Conference.
Government’s Absorption of the College
On 25th September, 2017, the College received the official letter that it had been absorbed into the public system. However, government gained its influence on the college in 2018. The college sought financial clearance and was granted in August 2019 to recruit staff. During this period some staff were appointed to oversee some key units in the college including the procurement unit. In August 2019, a substantive procurement officer was recruited to handle the affairs of the unit through the financial clearance granted to the college by government. The college is doing it best in ensuring all procurement processes are followed with the assistance of the new procurement unit created as prescribed in the Public Procurement Act.
Halls of Residence
There are four (4) halls of residence: Kwanin Boakye Hall, A. K. Yeboah Hall, P. O. Atakorah and M. K. Addai Hall.
After the official opening of the college, the first College Council named the halls after these eminent personalities of the SDA Church because of their enormous contributions towards the establishment of the College: