The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a matriculation ceremony for fresh students of the College of Distance Education (CoDE) for the 2023/2024 academic year.
The hybrid ceremony saw a total of 10,210 undergraduate and postgraduate students matriculated. A breakdown of the undergraduate students include
4,266 males representing 50.5% of the total number of undergraduate students and 4, 185 females representing 49.5%. The postgraduate students comprise 1, 057 males and 702 females.
Welcoming the fresh students into the University, the Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), Prof. Mohammed Anokye Adam, who represented the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong extended heartfelt congratulations to the matriculants, expressing enthusiasm for the transformative journey that lies ahead.
He charged the students to refrain from actions that would jeopardise their academic journey while encouraging them to be guided by the regulations of the University.
“The University of Cape Coast, just like any other university in the world has rules and regulations. These rules and regulations, however, are not for punishment but are meant to bring order and harmony to the University to promote a healthy staying environment for the students... I urge you all to read these rules and regulations carefully and abide by them”, he added
He further cautioned the fresh students against indulging in activities that could potentially threaten the peace within the University community.
He said, “UCC has continually maintained a zero tolerance for all anti-social behavior such as occultism, examination malpractice, prostitution, and such other vices. The University has enjoyed peace over the years, and therefore, you're advised to keep to the matriculation oath and stay away from activities that will constitute a threat to the peace of this noble institution of learning.”
Prof. Adam indicated that the College is actively working on its service delivery charter to improve service delivery and address student concerns and complaints promptly.
In his concluding remarks, Prof. Adam re-emphasized the need for the students to take their studies seriously to complete their programmes within the record time. He also gave an assurance that the well-experienced faculty members of the University, together with the administrative and other supporting staff, were equipped to make their stay fruitful.
Members of convocation present at the matriculation in a group photo
“The University of Cape Coast places a high premium on your education and so we expect that you attend face-to-face sessions regularly to tap knowledge from the pool of Professors, Senior lecturers, Lecturers, and Researchers. Take all academic exercises seriously because they contribute to your overall mark. The urge to engage in examination malpractices will not be there if you study hard”, he advised.
About CoDE
The College of Distance Education (CoDE) formerly known as the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE), has been in existence since 1997 when the University of Cape Coast established a unit to serve the purpose of expanding access to tertiary education and addressing the professional needs of a large number of untrained teachers serving in the Ghana Education Service as well as accounting and secretarial personnel in the public and civil service.
The College runs programmes in the distance mode in Education and Business at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Currently, there are 92 study centres across the country. The College has divided the country into three zones namely: Northern, Middle and Southern Zones.
The Northern Zone is made up of study centres in the Northern, Savannah, North East, Upper East and Upper West Regions. The Middle zone consists of study centres in Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo and Eastern Regions while the Southern Zone comprises study centres in the Greater Accra, Western, Western North, Central, Volta and Oti Regions.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC