Nursing courses offered in Kenya, schools, and requirements

in Kenya, nursing courses are offered at certificate, diploma, degree, and post-graduate levels of study. The career is regulated by the Nursing Council of Kenya a body that oversees the training, and registration of institutions and nursing professionals in Kenya.

Nursing courses and their entry requirements

We shall later look at specific subject requirements and institutions. Keep it here.

Course	KCSE requirements
Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing	C plus in KCSE
Diploma in Kenya registered Nursing	C plain in KCSE
Certificate in Kenya enrolled community health nursing	Bachelor of Science in nursing

Bachelor of Nursing

A degree in nursing takes four years to complete with one year of mandatory internship. The course requires a KCSE mean grade of C plus, and C plus in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics/Physics, and English/Kiswahili.

Universities offering the course

You can enrol for the course in:

1. Catholic university of eastern africa
2. Chuka university
3. Daystar university
4. Dedan kimathi university of technology
5. Egerton university
6. Great lakes university of kisumu
7. Jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology
8. Kabarak university
9. Kaimosi friends university
10. Karatina university
11. Kenya highlands evangelical university
12. Kenya methodist university
13. Kenyatta university
14. Kenyatta university – mama ngina university college
15. Kibabii university
16. Kirinyaga university
17. Kisii university
18. Maasai mara university
19. Maseno university
20. Masinde muliro university of science & technology
21. Meru university of science and technology
22. Moi university
23. Mount kenya university
24. Murang’a university of technology
25. Presbyterian university of east africa
26. Pwani university
27. South eastern kenya university
28. St pauls university
29. University of embu
30. University of kabianga
31. University of nairobi
32. Uzima university

Diploma in Kenya Registered Nursing

The course takes three years to complete with one year of mandatory internship. The entry requirements are at least C plain in KCSE with the same grade in either English/Kiswahili, Biology, and C minus in either Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.

KMTC colleges offering Diploma in enrolled community health Nursing

1. Kenya medical training college – bondo campus
2. Kenya medical training college – busia campus
3. Kenya medical training college – eldoret campus
4. Kenya medical training college – garissa campus
5. Kenya medical training college – homa bay campus
6. Kenya medical training college – iten campus
7. Kenya medical training college – kabarnet campus
8. Kenya medical training college – kapkatet campus
9. Kenya medical training college – kaptumo campus
10. Kenya medical training college – kitale campus
11. Kenya medical training college – kitui campus
12. Kenya medical training college – lodwar campus
13. Kenya medical training college – machakos campus
14. Kenya medical training college – migori campus
15. Kenya medical training college – mosoriot campus
16. Kenya medical training college – msambweni campus
17. Kenya medical training college – mwingi campus
18. Kenya medical training college – nairobi campus
19. Kenya medical training college – nakuru campus
20. Kenya medical training college – nyahururu campus
21. Kenya medical training college – nyamira campus
22. Kenya medical training college – nyandarua campus
23. Kenya medical training college – nyeri campus
24. Kenya medical training college – port reitz campus
25. Kenya medical training college – siaya campus
26. Kenya medical training college – sigowet campus
27. Kenya medical training college – thika campus
28. Kenya medical training college – voi campus
29. Kenya medical training college – webuye campus

Certificate in Nursing

A certificate in nursing takes at least two years to complete and one year of mandatory internship. The entry requirements for the course are at least C minus in KCSE and the same grade in biology, English/Kiswahili, and D plus in either Mathematics, Physics, or chemistry.

KMTC colleges offering the course

1. Kenya medical training college – bomet campus
2. Kenya medical training college – garissa campus
3. Kenya medical training college – isiolo campus
4. Kenya medical training college – kabarnet campus
5. Kenya medical training college – kapenguria campus
6. Kenya medical training college – kilifi campus
7. Kenya medical training college – kitui campus
8. Kenya medical training college – lodwar campus
9. Kenya medical training college – loitokitok campus
10. Kenya medical training college – msambweni campus
11. Kenya medical training college – wajir campus

Cluster points for Nursing

A Certificate and diploma in nursing courses don’t have cluster requirements. However, A bachelor’s degree requires a cluster point of between 25 and 42 depending on the institution.