You can apply to these Private MTCs in Kenya if you did not get a chance to do Nursing at KMTC (or you don’t want to fight the competition there and risk starting your course later)

Private KMTCs in Kenya offering Nursing Course in Kenya

1. AIC KAPSOWAR SCHOOL OF NURSING – ELGEYO MARAKWET
2. AIC KIJABE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES – KIAMBU
3. AIC LITEIN SCHOOL OF NURSING- KERICHO
4. CATHERINE McAULEY NURSING SCHOOL- NAIROBI
5. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KAKAMEGA,
   ELIZABETH MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE MUKUMU – KAKAMEGA
6. CECILY McDONELL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
   (NAIROBI HOSPITAL)- NAIROBI
7. CHERANGANY HOSPITAL TRAINING COLLEGE – TRANS NZOIA
8. CLIVE IRVINE COLLEGE OF NURSING- THARAKA NITHI
9. CONSOLATA WAMBA SCHOOL OF NURSING – SAMBURU
10. EDINBURG COLLEGE – MURANG’A
11. EQUIP AFRICA COLLEGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES- TRANS NZOIA
12. FAFA MTC – KAKAMEGA
13. FIDENZA SCHOOL OF NURSING – KYENI – EMBU
14. FORTIS MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE – NAIROBI
15. GERTRUDE’S INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND RESEARCH – NAIROBI
16. GOSHEN MEDICAL COLLEGE – KIAMBU (THIKA)
17. HUNTERS COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES – EMBU
18. IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES – KIAMBU (THIKA)
19. JOAN SCHOOL OF NURSING – KISUMU
20. JOHN CHARLES MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE- NAIROBI
21. JORDAN HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE – KITUI
22. KAREN HOSPITAL MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE- NAIROBI
23. KISARUNI LEGACY COLLEGE
    (FORMERLY WE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING)- NAROK
24. LAKE LAWRENZO MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE- NAKURU
25. LEBEN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES KAKAMEGA
26. LUKENYA TRAINING INSTITUTE -MACHAKOS
27. P SHAH COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES -NAIROBI
28. MACMILLAN MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE-NAIROBI
29. MAHANAIM EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE-NAIROBI
30. MARY ANN VANDAM SCHOOL OF NURSING-SIAYA

Private Nursing Colleges in Kenya Continued

42. MAUA METHODIST COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES-MERU
43. NAIROBI WEST HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES-NAIROBI
44. NAKURU COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT-NAKURU
45. NAZARETH MEDICAL COLLEGE-KIAMBU
46. OUTSPAN MTC-NYERI
47. PCEA KIKUYU HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING-KIAMBU
48. PCEA NAKURU WEST-NAKURU
49. PCEA TUMUTUMU HOSPITAL TRAINING COLLEGE-NYERI
50. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES – RUBATE(THARAKA NITHI)
51. PRETATA INSTITUTE OF PROFESIONAL STUDIES-THIKA
52. RAM TRAINING COLLEGE-KISII
53. SILOAM HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES-KERICHO
54. SISTER LEONELLA CONSOLATA MEDICAL COLLEGE-NYERI
55. SKILLWAVE MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE-LAIKIPIA
56. CAMILLUS TABAKA SCHOOL OF NURSING-KISII
57. CATHERINE SCHOOL OF NURSING-KISUMU
58. CLARES KAPLONG SCHOOL OF NURSING-BOMET
59. FRANCIS SCHOOL OF NURSING-NAIROBI
60. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE NYABONDO-KISUMU
61. LUKES NORTH KINANGOP SCHOOL OF NURSING-NYANDARUA
62. THERESA KIIRUA COLLEGE-MERU
63. TENWEK HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES-BOMET
64. THE NAIROBI WOMEN’S HOSPITAL COLLEGE-NAIROBI
65. THIKA SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES-KIAMBU
66. TROPICAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT-KISUMU
67. WAKA CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CENTER (FORMERLY WAKA SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY)-NYERI

Please go to our YouTube…we have listed all these together with their contacts in a full video.

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If you missed out on an opportunity to join KMTC (KMTC is considered the premier medical college in Kenya) and you’re passionate about a career in the medical field, there’s still some hope: just join one of the best private medical colleges in Kenya.

To point you in the right direction, we at KenyaEducationGuide.com have compiled a list of the Best private medical colleges in Kenya- find them below including their contacts and choose the one that you feel favorable to you.

Best private medical colleges in Kenya

1. Cicely McDonell School of Nursing – The Nairobi Hospital School of Nursing

Location: Nairobi

Contacts: 0730666854/0702082000

Email: schoolofnursing@nbihosp.org

Nursing Courses offered:

• Diploma Kenya Registered Nursing (KRN)

• Higher Diploma in Neonatal Critical Care Nursing (KRNCCN)
• Higher Diploma Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing (KRCCN)
• Higher Diploma Pre-Operative Nursing (KRPoN)
• Higher diploma in Kenya Registered Oncology Nursing (KRON)
• Higher diploma in Kenya Registered Accident & Emergency Nursing (KRAEN)

2.      Fafa Medical Training College

Location: Kakamega

Contacts: 0707 527378/ 0729 529178

Email: fmtc.college@gmail.com

Some courses offered:

• Diploma Clinical Medicine and Surgery
• Diploma in Community Health and Development
• Diploma Nutrition and Dietetics
• Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology
• Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (KRCHN)

Certificate Courses Offered

• Certificate in Community Health and Development with IT
• Certificate in Medical Laboratory Science & Technology with IT
• Certificate in Nutrition & Dietetics with IT
• Certificate in Health Record with IT

3.      Getrude’s Children’s Hospital School-of-Nursing

Location: Nairobi

Contacts: 0207206000

Email: info@aspaed.org

Some of the Courses offered:

• Diploma in counselling
• Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)
• Higher Diploma in Paediatric Critical Care Nursing (PCCN)
• Higher Diploma in Paediatric Nurse Training (PNT)

4.      Joan School of Nursing (Kisumu)

Location: Kisumu

Contacts: 0737 025562

Email: info@joanschoolofnursing.co.ke

Courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Nurse [KRN]

5. Jordan Hospital Medical College

Location: Kitui

Contacts: 0794 588868

Email: info@jordanhospitalcollege.ac.ke

Some of the courses offered:

• Certificate in medical records & IT
• Certificate in nutrition & dietetics
• Certificate in Perioperative theatre
• Diploma in nursing

6. Karen Hospital Medical Training College

Location: Nairobi

Contacts: +254 726 222 002/+254 709 382 000/1

Some of the courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (Nursing)
• Higher Diploma in Community Health Nursing (Community Health Nursing)

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7.      Matric institute of Professional Studies

Location: Thika

Contacts: 0750 264044

Email: info@mipscollege.co

Some of the courses offered:

• Diploma in nursing
• Diploma and certificate in community development and social work
• Certificate in project managements
• Diploma in animal health

8. King’s Medical College

Location: Nyeri

Contacts: 0714 021522

Email: kingsmedicalcollege2014@gmail.com Or  kingsmedicalcollege@yahoo.com

Some courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing and Community Health Nursing [KRHCN]

• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Science (Medical Laboratory Science)
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine (Clinical Medicine)

9.      Nairobi Women’s Hospital MTC

Location: Kikuyu Road, Waithaka, Dagoreti South, Nairobi

Contact: 0708 287 474

Email: mtc@nwch.co.ke

 Some of the courses offered:

• Diploma in Nursing (KRCHN)
• Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing
• Higher Diploma in Peri-Operative Theatre Nursing
• Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology
• Certificate in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Certificate in Perioperative Theater Technology
• Diploma in Health Records with Information Technology

10. NEP College of Health Sciences

Location: Garissa

Contact: 0710 111777/ 0725846276

Email: info@nepchs.ac.ke

Some of the courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya registered community health nursing
• Certificate in Kenya registered community health nursing
• Certificate in community health
• Diploma in nutrition and dietician

11. Goshen Medical and Technical College

Location: Kiambu

Contacts: 0722 799 348/ 0750 264 044

Email: info@goshencollege.ac.ke

Some courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya registered community health nurse (KRCHN)
• Certificate in Operating Theatre Technology & IT
• Diploma in Operating Theatre Technology & IT
• Diploma in Clinical Counseling Psychology & IT

12. Outspan Medical College

Location: Nyeri

Contacts: 0702 303777

Email: info@omc.ac.ke

Some courses offered:

• Diploma in Critical Care Nursing
• Diploma in clinical medicine and surgery
• Diploma in health records and information technology

13. Nyahururu MTC

Location: Nyandarua

Contacts:  0703 110383/ +254736145310

Email: info@nyahururumtc.ac.ke

Some of the courses offered offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing
• Nursing (KRCHN) In-Service Programme (Online)

14. Imperial College of Medical and Health Sciences

Location: Thika town, Kiambu County.

Contacts: 0111 052 600 / 0717 816 666

Email: info@icmhs.co.ke or admissions@icmhs.co.ke

Some courses offered:

• Diploma In Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing

15. North Coast Medical Training College

Location: Kilifi

Contact: 0708 235208

Email: info@northcoastmtc.ac.ke

Some courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing
• Higher diploma in Kenya Registered Nephrology Nursing
• Diploma in community health and development
• Diploma in orthopaedic and trauma medicine
• Certificate in care ultra -sound

16. Thika School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Location: Thika

Contact: 0723 991866

Email: info@tsm.co.ke

Some courses offered:

• Diploma In Nursing
• Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD)
• Bridging in Biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics,
• Certificate in Counseling Psychology

17. Kilimo Medical Training College

Location: Trans-Nzoia

Contacts: +254 718 738161

Email: dkilimo@gmail.com

Courses offered:

• Diploma and Certificate in Kenya register community health nursing, community health
• Diploma and certificate in perioperative theater technology

Best private medical colleges in Kenya [Faith-based/Mission/NGO Colleges]

18. Kijabe Medical School

Location: Kiambu

Contacts: 0712504056/0709728200

Email: cad@kijabehospital.org

Some of the courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Heathy Nursing
• Diploma in Perioperative Nursing
• Kenya Registered Nurse Anesthesia
• Diploma in Community Health Nursing
• Certificate in Community Health Nursing

19. AMREF (Nursing Training School)

Location: Nairobi Kenya

Contacts: +254 20 6994000

Email: info@amref.org

Some courses you can enroll for:

• KRCHN – Upgrading [eLearning]
• BScN – Upgrading [eLearning]
• KRON – Inservice and offered full time
• KRCCN – Inservice [Full Time]

Side note: this college is best for online nursing courses in Kenya

20. Catherine McAuley (School of Nursing & Midwifery)- Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Location: Nairobi

Contacts: +254 719073000

Email: inform@materkenya.com

Some of the courses offered:

• Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (KRCCN)
• Higher Diploma in Kenya Registered Nephrology Nursing (KRNN)
• Higher Diploma in Kenya Registered Midwifery (KRM)

21. Consolata Fidenza (School of Nursing)

Location: Embu

Contacts: 0722 465997

Email: kyenihospital@yahoo.com

Some courses offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)

22. Consolata Hospital Wamba

Location: Samburu

Contacts: 0797875511

Email: info@careerdreams.co.ke

Some of the courses offered:

• Certificate in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing in Kenya
• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing in Kenya

23. Consolata Nkubu School of Nursing

Location: Meru

Contacts: +254 721 358137

Email: info@cmatharihospital.co.ke

Course offered:

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)

24. Kendu Mission School of Nursing

Location: Homa Bay

Contacts: 254-73-4000-009; 254-78-0500-507/8

Email: admin@kenyapen.com

Some of the courses offered:

• Higher Diploma in Nephrology Nursing
• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing
• Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing and Midwifery
• Diploma in Perioperative Theatre Technology

25. Defence College of Health Sciences

Location: Nairobi

Contacts: (+254) 051- 851141

Email: email

Some courses offered:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing with military Health.
• Higher Diploma in Critical Care Nursing.
• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing.

Best private medical colleges in Kenya -Conclusion

Those are some of the best Private medical training colleges in Kenya from different part of the country that you can enroll for different medical courses.

But, if you have an idea of any other private medical you would like to join to enroll for any medical courses, please  remember that for a medical college to be among the best it must a recognized medical school in Kenya.

Simply, if it is a medical college offering nursing courses, it must be a registered institution by nursing council of Kenya.

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Best colleges in Kenya offering diploma courses

Best private universities in Kenya

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