There are a total of 85 approved colleges and universities in Kenya for training Diploma in nursing course. Most of the institutions are owned by the government while the rest are private.
Nursing, being a sensitive area of specialization, requires that you study the program from an approved institution.
If you are planning to pursue diploma in Nursing, here is a list of approved training institutions by the Nursing Council of Kenya
Approved Government Training Institutions
- Armed Forces Memorial School of Nursing
- KMTC Bomet
- KMTC Bondo
- KMTC Bungoma
- KMTC Eldoret
- KMTC Embu
- KMTC Garissa
- KMTC Homa Bay
- KMTC Kabarnet
- KMTC Kakamega
- KMTC Kapkatet
- KMTC Kilifi
- KMTC Kisii
- KMTC Kisumu
- KMTC Kitale
- KMTC Kitui
- KMTC Lodwar
- KMTC Longisa
- KMTC Machakos
- KMTC Makueni
- KMTC Mathare
- KMTC Meru
- KMTC Migori
- KMTC Mombasa
- KMTC Msambweni
- KMTC Muranga
- KMTC Nairobi
- KMTC Nakuru
- KMTC Nyamira
- KMTC Nyeri
- KMTC Port- Reitz
- KMTC Siaya
- KMTC Thika
- KMTC Vihiga
- KMTC Webuye
- Kenyatta National Hospital Nursing School
- Parklands Training School
- Pumwani Maternity School of Midwifery
Approved Private Training Institutions
- AIC Kapsowar School of Nursing
- AIC Litein School of Nursing
- AMREF Virtual Nursing School
- Catherine McAuley School of Nursing
- Clive Irvine College of Nursing
- Consolata Hospital, Nkubu School of Nursing
- Consolata Hospital, Nyeri School of Nursing
- Consolata Hospital, Ortum School of Nursing
- Consolata Hospital, Wamba School of Nursing
- Fidenza School of Nursing, Kyeni
- Getrudes Training Center
- Joan School of Nursing
- Karen Hospital Training College
- Kendu Adventist Hospital School of Nursing
- Kijabe School of Nursing
- King’s Medical College – Nyeri
- Matibabu Foundations College of Health Sciences: Mary Ann Van Dam School of Nursing
- Maseno Mission Hospital School of Nursing
- Matric Institute of Professional Studies
- Maua Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
- Maseno School of Nursing
- Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
- Nairobi Womens Hospital
- Nazareth School of Nursing
- NEP College of Health Sciences
- North Coast Medical Training College
- Nyahururu Medical Training College
- Nzoia College Nursing
- Our Lady Lourdes Mission Hospital School of Nursing, Mwea
- Outspan Medical College
- PCEA Surburb College Nakuru
- PCEA Tumutumu School of Nursing
- Ram School of Nursing
- Camillus School of Nursing
- Clares Kaplong School of Nursing
- Elizabeth School of Nursing, Mukumu
- Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing Migori
- Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing Nyabondo
- Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing Kilgoris
- Lukes Hospital School of Nursing, Kaloleni
- Lukes Hospital School of Nursing, North Kinangop
- Mary’s Mission Hospital
- Tenwek School of Nursing
- The Nairobi Hospital Cicely McDonnell School of Nursing
- WAKA CMEC School of Nursing and Midwifery
Universities approved to train nurses at Diploma level
- Aga Khan University
- Egerton University
- Presbyterian University of East Africa