The Nursing Council of Kenya is responsible for accrediting and approving nursing and midwifery training schools and courses in Kenya. To be registered to practice nursing in Kenya, you must do a nursing course from an institution fully registered and accredited by the council.
Anyone who wants to become a nurse in Kenya must meet certain educational requirements. For a diploma in Nursing, a minimum mean grade of C at KCSE and a C in Biology are required.
For a degree in Nursing, a minimum KCSE mean grade of C+ and a C+ in Biology, along with other relevant subjects such as English, Mathematics/Physics, and Chemistry, are required.
Approved Private Nursing Schools in Kenya
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Here is a list of accredited NGOs, Mission, and Private institutions offering nursing courses in Kenya, and their location:
- Aga Khan University – Nairobi
- AIC Kapsowar School of Nursing – Uasin Gishu
- AIC Litein School of Nursing – Kericho
- AMREF Virtual Nursing Training School – Nairobi
- Baraton University – Uasin Gishu
- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery – Nairobi
- Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, St. Elizabeth Medical and Technical College Mukumu – Kakamega
- Cicely McDonell School of Nursing – Nairobi
- Clive Irvine College of Nursing – Tharaka Nithi
- Daystar University – Nairobi
- D. Kilimo Medical College – Trans Nzoia
- Edinburg College – Murang’a
- Equip Africa College Of Medical And Health Sciences – Trans Nzoia
- Fafa Medical Training College – Kakamega
- Fidenza School Of Nursing – Kyeni
- Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital School of Nursing – Nairobi
- Goshen Medical College – Kiambu
- Great Lakes University of Kisumu – Kisumu
- Imperial College Of Medical And Health Sciences – Kiambu
- Joan School of Nursing – Kisumu
- Jordan Hospital Medical College – Kitui
- Kabarak University – Nakuru
- Karen Hospital Medical Training College – Nairobi
- Kenya Methodist University – Meru
- Kijabe Medical School – Kiambu
- Lake Lawrenzo Medical Training College – Nakuru
- Leben College Of Health Sciences Kakamega – Kakamega
- Mary Ann Vandam School Of Nursing – Siaya
- Maseno School of Nursing – Kisumu
- Maua Methodist College of Health Sciences – Meru
- M.P Shah College Of Health Sciences – Nairobi
- Mount Kenya University – Kiambu
- Mwea School of Nursing – Kirinyaga
- Nairobi West Hospital College Of Health Sciences – Nairobi
- Nairobi Women’s Hospital – Nairobi
- Nakuru College Of Health Sciences And Management – Nakuru
- Nazareth Hospital School of Nursing – Kiambu
- Nazareth Medical College – Nairobi
- Nep College of Health Sciences – Garissa
- North Coast Medical Training College – Kilifi
- Nuria College – Wajir
- Nyahururu Medical Training College – Laikipia
- Nyeri MTC – Nyeri
- Nzoia College of Nursing Trans Nzoia
- Our Lady of Lourdes Mutomo Nursing School – Kitui
- Outspan Medical College – Nyeri
- PCEA Chogoria School of Nursing – Meru
- PCEA Surburb College Nakuru – Nakuru
- PCEA Tumutumu School of Nursing – Nyeri
- RAM Training College – Kisii
- Sister Leonella Consolata Medical College – Nyeri
- St. Camillus Tabaka School of Nursing – Kisii
- St. Clares Kaplong School of Nursing – Bomet
- St. Francis School of Nursing – Nairobi
- St. Joseph’s Medical Training College Nyabondo – Kisumu
- St. Paul’s University – Kiambu
- Tenwek Hospital – Bomet
- The Presbyterian University of East Africa – Kiambu
- Thika School of Medical and Health Sciences – Kiambu
- Umma University – Kajiado
- Uzima University College – Kisumu
- Waka CMEC Training Institution – Nyeri
- We College School Of Nursing – Narok
Read: List of Approved Medical and Dental Schools in Kenya
Approved Public Nursing Schools in Kenya
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Here is a list of accredited colleges and universities in Kenya to offer certificate, diploma, and/or degree in nursing:
- Armed Forces Training School – Nairobi
- Chuka University – Meru
- Dedan Kimathi University of Technology – Nyeri
- Egerton University – Nakuru
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture And Technology – Kiambu
- Kabianga University – Kericho
- Kaimosi Friends University College – Vihiga
- Karatina University – Nyeri
- National Defence University – Kenya Defence College Of Health Sciences – Nairobi
- Kenyatta National Hospital Training Center- Nairobi
- Kenyatta University – Nairobi
- Kenyatta University Teaching And Referral Hospital And Research – Nairobi
- Kibabii University – Bungoma
- Kirinyaga University – Kirinyaga
- Kisii University – Kisii
- KMTC Colleges
- Masai Mara Univesity – Narok
- Maseno University – Kisumu
- Masinde Muliro University of Science And Technology – Kakamega
- Meru University of Science And Technology – Meru
- Moi Teaching And Referral Hospital – Uasin Gishu
- Moi University – Eldoret
- Pumwani School of Midwifery – Nairobi
- Pwani University – Kilifi
- South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) – Kitui
- University of Embu – Embu
- University of Nairobi – Nairobi
Disclaimer: The Nursing Council of Kenya reserves the right to add or deregister institutions at any time. Please visit the council’s website, nckenya.com, for the latest updates on accredited institutions.
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