Diploma in quantity survey in Kenya (requirements+colleges)
There are Over 55 colleges offering diploma in quantity survey in Kenya. This article explore the entry requirements, career prospects, and colleges to enrol in.
In Kenya, A diploma in quantity survey takes three years to complete and comprehensively covers courses in construction law, building design, statistics, construction economics, management, and regional and urban planning.
With this diploma course, you can project towards a career in either building and engineering construction, quantity surveying, consultancy, or construction management.
In this article, we will explore the entry requirements for the course, schools to enrol in, and career prospects. Let’s get to it.
Entry requirements for the diploma in quantity survey
The entry requirements for the course are as follows.
- A mean grade of C plain in KCSE.
- C plain in mathematics
- C plain in physics
- C plain in either English/kiswahili
Institutions offering quantity survey courses at the diploma level
You can enrol for a diploma in quantity survey in any of the following public colleges/tvet universities when kuccps portal opens for applications.
- Baringo technical college
- Belgut technical and vocational college
- Bomet technical & vocational college
- Bondo technical training institute
- Chuka technical and vocational college
- Kabete national polytechnic
- Kaiboi national polytechnic
- Kajiado west technical and vocational college
- Kandara technical and vocational college
- Kapchepkor technical training institute
- Kenya institute of highways and building technology
- Keroka technical training institute
- Kiambu institute of science and technology
- Kieni technical and vocational college
- Kipkabus technical and vocational college
- Kipsinende technical vocational college
- Kisii national polytechnic
- Kitale national polytechnic
- Kitutu masaba technical and vocational college
- Kongoni technical and vocational college
- Laikipia west technical & vocational college
- Lodwar technical and vocational college
- Machakos technical institute for the blind
- Masai technical training institute
- Mawego technical training institute
- Meru national polytechnic
- Michuki technical training institute
- Mochongoi technical and vocational college
- Mukurweini technical training institute
- Musakasa technical training institute
- Navakholo technical & vocational college
- Nkabune technical training institute
- North eastern national polytechnic
- Nyandarua national polytechnic
- Ol’lessos technical training institute
- Omuga technical and vocational college
- Railway training institute
- Ramogi institute of advance technology
- Rift valley institute of science and technology
- Rift valley technical training institute
- Seme technical and vocational college
- Shamberere technical training institute
- Siaya institute of technology
- Sigalagala national polytechnic
- Sirisia technical and vocational college
- Sot technical training institute
- South eastern kenya university
- Technical university of kenya
- Technical university of mombasa
- The bungoma national polytechnic
- Thika technical training institute
- Total technical and vocational college
- Turbo technical & vocational college
- Uriri technical and vocational college
- Wote technical training institute
Key courses covered
The following are key course modules in quantity survey courses offered at the diploma level.
- Surveying
- Measurement of Building and Civil Engineering Works
- Building Economics
- Construction Law
- Estimating and Costing
- Civil Engineering Construction
- Drawing
- Building Construction
- Construction Management
- Mathematics
Career opportunities after diploma in quantity survey
After your diploma, you can pursue careers in the following fields.
- Building and engineering construction
- Construction cost modelling
- Quantity survey consultancy
- Construction management
Winding Up
The entry requirement for the quantity survey diploma is a KCSE mean grade of C plain with C plain in mathematics, physics and either English/Kiswahili.
The job description for quantity surveyors entails managing construction projects including cost estimation while giving a value for money without compromising on construction quality.