Apply to Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)
Kenya Medical Training College · sources read 30 Sep 2026
KMTC takes students in March and September. Fresh KCSE leavers apply for certificate and diploma courses through the KUCCPS portal; upgrading and higher diploma applicants apply on the KMTC admissions portal and pay KSh 2,072 by M-Pesa.
- Fee
- KSh 2,072Application fee, upgrading and higher diploma courses (M-Pesa)
- Deadline
- Two intakes a year: March and September.
- Deadline
- Certificate and diploma: the deadline is in the KUCCPS advert.
- Where
- Certificate and diploma: KUCCPS student portal. Upgrading and higher diploma: KMTC admissions portal (or get help at any KMTC campus)
What you need
- Upgrading/higher diploma: a valid ID card, birth certificate or passport
- Upgrading/higher diploma: your academic certificates or result slip
- A working phone number and email address
- Scans of your documents, each under 2 MB
Steps
- Watch for the intake advert: KMTC posts upgrading and higher diploma adverts on its website and social media; KUCCPS advertises certificate and diploma places. Check which courses you qualify for.
- Certificate or diploma after KCSE: apply on the KUCCPS student portal (students.kuccps.net).
- Upgrading or higher diploma: apply on the KMTC admissions portal (admissions.kmtc.ac.ke), upload your documents and pay the application fee by M-Pesa.
- Wait for SMS. If KUCCPS selects you, you get an SMS from KUCCPS, then one from KMTC telling you how to download your admission letter.
- Report to your campus on the date in the admission letter, with your original academic documents and anything else the letter lists.
Watch out
- Can't find your course on the portal? It is either full or not offered this intake.
- Keep the phone number you applied with active: admission news comes by SMS.
- Report within one week of the official admission date. If you don't report or formally communicate in time, your place may go to someone else.
Who can apply
- Certificate and diploma (pre-service) courses: for people who have done KCSE and meet the minimum entry grades for the course.
- Upgrading, higher diploma and short courses (in-service): for people who already hold a certificate or diploma and professionals who want to advance.
Official sources (2)
- KMTC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), March 2026 kmtc.ac.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- KMTC Application Instructions (Applicant Portal) admissions.kmtc.ac.ke · read 30 Sep 2026