Kenyan Universities Where Students Complete Degree Courses in 2 and a Half Years

Several private Kenyan universities have adopted a trimester-based program, allowing students to complete their degrees in 2.5 years.

Kenyan public universities offer a standard four-year program for completion of a degree, depending on the program studied. 

According to the Commission for University Education (CUE), for the completion of a degree, eight semesters are to be covered in Kenyan universities.

Under the trimester program, students study for the whole year and have no long holiday; three semesters are completed in one year, each lasting 14 to 16 weeks.

This enables students to complete the 8 semesters as guided by the Commission for University Education in about 3 years.

Public universities allow students to go for a long holiday and two semesters covered in a year.

Universities that offer Trimester Programs

Most private universities offer a trimester program, allowing students to complete their degrees faster. The semesters are:

January to April – first semester 

May to August – second semester

September to December – third semester

The institutions include:

• Mount Kenya University (MKU)

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• Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

• Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK)

• Daystar University 

• United States International University (USIU‑Africa) 

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There are also private universities that offer both trimester and semester, depending with the course and choice of study method.

• Zetech University

• KCA University 

• Strathmore University 

• Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) 

• Africa Nazarene University 

• St. Paul’s University

• University of East Africa, Baraton

Public universities also offer trimesters depending on the program studied, such as medicine-related, law, and IT.

They include. 

• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
• Kenyatta University (KU) 
• Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT) 
• Chuka University
• Kisii university
• South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) 
• Laikipia University

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Semesters for Most Public Universities 

The semesters are:

January to April – first semester

September to December – second semester

The universities include:

University of Nairobi
Moi University
Kenyatta University
Egerton University
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Maseno University
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
Chuka University
Technical University of Kenya (TUK)
Technical University of Mombasa (TUM)
Pwani University
Kisii University
University of Eldoret
Maasai Mara University
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST)
Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST)
Multimedia University of Kenya
University of Kabianga
Karatina University
Kibabii University
Rongo University
Taita Taveta University
Murang’a University of Technology
University of Embu
Machakos University
Kirinyaga University
Garissa University
Alupe University
Kaimosi Friends University
Tom Mboya University
Tharaka Nithi University

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