KUCCPS Medical Courses and KMTC Campuses Available for Grade C & D Students in 2026

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has released a list of 36 medical and health-related courses available at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) for students who scored Grade C or D in the 2025 KCSE exams.

The announcement came shortly after KUCCPS opened its application portal, giving Form Four leavers an opportunity to apply for certificate and diploma programmes in the medical field.

Certificate Medical Courses Available

KUCCPS confirmed that several certificate-level programmes are open to students who meet the minimum KCSE requirements. These courses include:

• Community Health Assistant

• Health Insurance Management

• Health Records and Information Technology

• Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nursing

• Medical Emergency Technician

• Medical Engineering

• Nutrition and Dietetics

• Orthopaedic Trauma Medicine

• Public Health

These certificate programmes offer basic medical training and can also serve as a foundation for further studies.

Diploma Medical Courses Open for Application

The placement service also listed multiple diploma programmes available under the current application cycle. They include:

• Clinical Medicine and Surgery

• Community Health

• Community Oral Health

• Dental Technology

• Emergency Medical Technology

• Health Counselling

• Health Insurance Management

• Health Promotion

• Health Records and Information Technology

• Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing

• Kenya Registered Nursing and Midwifery

• Kenya Registered Nursing

• Mental Health and Psychiatry

• Medical Engineering

• Medical Laboratory Sciences

• Medical Social Work

• Mortuary Science

• Nutrition and Dietetics

• Occupational Therapy

Minimum KCSE Entry Requirements

KUCCPS stated that entry requirements vary depending on the course. Some programmes require a mean grade of C (plain), while others accept applicants with D+ or D (plain) based on specific subject combinations.

However, all courses except Mortuary Science require candidates to have at least a C– (minus) in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics.

KMTC Campuses Offering the Courses

The courses will be offered across several KMTC campuses countrywide, including:

• Nairobi

• Mombasa

• Kisumu

• Nakuru

• Eldoret

• Embu

• Kakamega

• Nyeri

• Machakos

• Meru

• Bungoma

• Garissa

• Kitui

• Homa Bay

Application Process and Deadline

KUCCPS advised all interested applicants to submit their applications online through the KUCCPS student portal at students.kuccps.ac.ke.

Applicants have 14 days to apply, with the application window expected to close on January 27, 2026.

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