Why Study at LECHST
Professional Recognition
We are recognized as a tertiary institution by the following regulatory bodies :
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA)
- Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK)
- Clinical Officers Council of Kenya (COC)
- Association of Medical Records Officers of Kenya ( AMRO-K)
- Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
Affordability
The living costs in Kakamega are very low compared to most places in Kenya. Students are able to live on low budget.
Our diploma and certificate courses run in semesters. This allows the students and their guardians to plan well in advance.
Our students are also eligible to receive Afya Elimu Loans with most of the benefiting from these disbursed by the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
Experienced staff
All the members of our teaching staff have been registered and licensed to practice by the various regulatory bodies in Kenya, ensuring that they deliver the best. We ensure that our teaching staff, both full time and part-time have clinical practice experience and renew their licenses as required by the respective regulatory bodies.
Exposure to Research and Consultancy Services
The NMTC students are actively engaged in research and consultancies as enumerators and guinea pigs. They are thus afforded a rare opportunity to interact with health research issues, project proposal development, data collection led by high caliber health scientists and consultants.
Adequate Modern Facilities
The college has modern learning and accommodation facilities. The college has a modern library operating on a KOHA library System.
The skills laboratory is furnished with modern patient simulators and mannequins. Our students experience a virtual patient interaction interface within the skills laboratory which is backed up with videos demonstrating patient assessment, management and care. This allows the students to develop vital skills before meeting patients at our clinical placement facilities.