History of the College

Enchi College of Education was established in 1965 as a male institution and became co-educational a decade later with the admission of 35 women in 1975. It relocated to its present site in 1978. The college's original campus, at the southern end of Enchi township, is now used by the Nana Brentu Secondary Technical School.

The college started with a four-year post-middle Teacher's Certificate 'A' programme. The first Principal of the college was Mr. Djeo Addison. The college was converted into a three-year post-secondary teacher training college in 1988.

In the 2002/2003 academic year, the University of Education, Winneba chose the college as the Western Regional Centre for its Distance Education Programme, preparing Certificate 'A' teachers for the Diploma in Basic Education. In October 2019, the college started the Bachelor of Education programmes. It also runs distance programmes with the University of Cape Coast, the University of Education, Winneba and Jackson College of Education alongside its regular programmes.

From an initial enrolment of 70 students and 9 academic staff, the college had produced over 8,814 teachers by the 2022/2023 academic year, many of whom now hold enviable positions across the country.

Despite a busy teaching and practice schedule, there are many ways for students to get involved in extracurricular activities, and the college proudly counts sports personalities who have excelled at regional, national and international level among its alumni.