Christ the King College
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| Established: | 1954 |
| Type: | Public |
| Principal: | Mr Sheku Henry |
| Students: | 5,829 |
| Location: | Bo, Sierra Leone |
| Campus: | Bo campus |
| Affiliations: | University of Sierra Leone |
| Website: | http://www.cobauk.cwc.net/ |
Christ the King College (CKC) is a technical college located in Bo, the second largest city of Sierra Leone. It is one of the largest and most popular colleges in Sierra Leone. CKC was founded by the Roman Catholic mission in 1954. CKC has several international students from Liberia, Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria. The current principal is Mr Henry Sheku, who is a former student of the school. CKC has a history of producing some of Sierra Leone's most prominent people, including some of the country's top politicians.
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[edit] Current programmes
CKC offer a number of programmes leading to a certificates, diplomat or degree in English studies, engineering, business management, accounting, nursing, criminology carpentry, plumbing, electrician and much more.
[edit] Degree programmes
- Bachelor degree in Nursing.
- Bachelor degree in business management
- Bachelor degree in science
- Bachelor degree in English studies
- Bachelor degree in accounting
- Bachelor degree in criminology
[edit] Certificate and diplomat programmes
- Electrician
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
- construction work
- and much more
[edit] History
CKC was run by the Holy Ghost Order missionaries under the late Rev Francis Corbet at the site of the present St Francis primary school compound in BO when the school was founded in 1954. He sadly passed away in November 1979 on the eve of the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the school's founding. He was attending the occasion as a special guest. He had returned home to Ireland several years prior to that. When he left he was succeeded by Jeremiah Lambe who was himself succeeded by Mr. Curran.
In the three decades following its founding CKC was renowned as an The school produced some of the finest professionals and academics many now occupying positions of responsibility in many institutions in the western world. Many Ex -CKC pupils could be found in in the United Kingdom as well as the United States and Canada.
