DAILY GUIDE has learnt that, the Bolgatanga Polytechnic at Sumbrungu, in the Upper East Region, is currently faced with low enrollment for the 2017/2018 Academic Year.
The Bolgatanga Polytechnic, established in 2002 is among two Polytechnics in the country that were not elevated to the status of Technical University.
Tamale, Sunyani, Kumasi, Koforidua, Ho, Cape-Coast, Accra and Takoradi Polytechnics were elevated, leaving Wa and Bolgatanga behind.
Checks revealed that, in the 2016/2017 academic year, the Bolgatanga Polytechnic admitted over 600 fresh students to read various Higher National Diploma (HND) Courses at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic.
Unfortunately, the school cannot boast of attracting same number or even higher, as the checks also revealed that, the institution had so far admitted less than 500 fresh students for the 2017/2018 academic year.
This wouldn’t be the first time the Bolgatanga Polytechnic has recorded a decline in its enrolment after its “glorious” days, However, insiders believe that, the 2017/2018 decline would be the most drastic in recent times.
The Registrar of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, Zangu-Rana Ibrahim Yakubu, confirmed the problem in an interview he granted to Tanga Radio’s Morning Show “the Agenda”. He even painted a more gloomy picture about the school’s future admissions,
Zangu-Rana Ibrahim Yakubu called on government to pay special attention to the development at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic to keep it in operation.
Meanwhile, DAILY GUIDE was reliably informed that, the school’s authorities were taking steps to re-brand and position the Bolgatanga Polytechnic to be closer to the youth, and make it attractive and the best choice for any student seeking to read an industry related course.
Source: dailyguideafrica.com