Kitale National Polytechnic A National Centre of Excellence in TVET

Frequently Asked Questions

Admissions, fees, examinations and student life.

admissions

Apply online through this website, or bring your documents to the registry at the main campus. You will get a reference number to quote in any follow up.

Yes. Report with your KUCCPS placement letter, your KCSE result slip and your national identity card or birth certificate.

Yes. Artisan and short courses are open to applicants with a KCPE certificate, and some short courses have no formal entry requirement at all.

There are three intakes each year, in January, May and September. Applications close about three weeks before each one begins.

fees

Fees depend on the level. Diploma programmes are about eighteen thousand five hundred shillings a term, craft certificates about fifteen thousand two hundred, and artisan courses about twelve thousand eight hundred. The registry confirms the exact figure on admission.

Yes. Agree a schedule with the finance office at registration. Examination fees are paid separately and in full before the KNEC or CDACC deadline.

Yes. We accept HELB, HEF, county bursaries and employer sponsorship. Bring your award letter to the finance office.

examinations

KNEC examines the older certificate and diploma programmes. CDACC assesses the competency based programmes. The examinations office will tell you which applies to yours.

Internal results come out within twenty one days of the last paper. KNEC and CDACC results follow the national timetable.

Report to the examinations office with evidence before the next series. You may be allowed to sit as a resit candidate on payment of the fee.

student life

There is limited hostel accommodation on campus, allocated on application. Most students find lodgings nearby in Kitale town.

There are sports teams, a drama and music club, a Christian union, a Muslim students association, an entrepreneurship club and a student council.

Yes. The library holds print and digital resources and is open to all registered students during working hours.

general

Along the Kitale to Eldoret road, in Trans Nzoia county. The postal address is P.O. Box 2162 30200, Kitale.

Call the numbers in the footer of this site, email the registry, or use the contact form. We reply within two working days.

Yes. Distance and blended programmes run through our e learning portal, with practical work and examinations done on campus.