Top c minus courses in KMTC 2024 (Diploma + certificate)

First of all, congratulations on scoring a C minus in your KCSE. Although It might feel discouraging, it’s not the end of your educational journey.

If you have a passion for medicine, there are numerous C minus courses in KMTC that you can enrol in at both the diploma and certificate levels of study.

This article will help you explore these courses and their minimum requirements besides the KCSE mean grade. Let’s get to it.

All c minus courses in KMTC offered at the Diploma and certificate level

The following are all C minus courses in KMTC. Note that besides the aggregate grade, some courses have minimum subject requirements to be met.

C minus Certificate courses offer foundational knowledge while diploma courses offer advanced skills required to work in the medical field.

1. Certificate in medical engineering.
2. Certificate in enrolled community health nursing.
3. Certificate in Public Health.
4. Certificate in orthopedic and trauma medicine.
5. Certificate in community health.
6. Certificate in health records and information technology.
7. Certificate in medical emergency technician
8. Diploma in mortuary science
9. Diploma in nutrition and dietetics

Now let’s look at each of the above C – courses in KMTC minimum subject requirements.

Besides an aggregate grade of C-, There are requirements you are required to fulfil to secure admission to KMTC.  

Certificate in medical engineering

To get admission in this course, you should have scored at least c- in English or Kiswahili, at least a D plain in maths, physical sciences, or physics plus a D plain in biology, biological sciences, or chemistry.

The course takes 2 years.

Certificate in Community Health Nursing

A certificate in nursing is the most preferred among c minus courses in KMTC. Besides the c minus aggregate grade, you need at least c minus in the following subjects.

1. Languages (Kiswahili or English), biology, or biological sciences.
2. At least a D plus in chemistry, physics, physical sciences, or mathematics. The course takes two years to complete.

Certificate in Public Health

To pursue this course, you need the following grades in the following subjects.

• C minus in either English or Kiswahili.
• D plus in biology or biological science.
• D plain in physics, chemistry, mathematics, physical sciences, and agriculture.

Certificate in orthopaedic and trauma medicine

To enrol for this certificate course, you should have scored c minus in either Kiswahili or English, D plus in biology or biological science, and the same grade in either mathematics, physics, or chemistry.

Certificate in Community Health

With this course, you will work as a community health assistant. To qualify, you will need the following minimum subject requirements.

1. D plus in either English or Kiswahili, the same grade in biology or biological sciences.
2. D plain in either mathematics, physics, or chemistry in physical sciences.

Certificate in health records and Information technology

Health records officers maintain hospital records and work as IT officers in the medical field. To study this course at KMTC, you will need the following minimum subject requirements.

1. c- in English or Kiswahili.
2. D plain in biology or biological sciences.
3. D minus in mathematics.
4. D plus in physics, mathematics, chemistry or physical sciences.

Certificate in medical emergency technician

The course does not have minimum subject requirements and takes one year to complete.

Diploma in mortuary science

The course has no minimum subject requirements and takes 3 years to complete.

Diploma in nutrition and dietetics

To enrol for the course Mean Grade C- and the following subject requirements:

1. D+ in English or Kiswahili.
2. D+ in Biology/Biological Sciences
3. D+ in Chemistry/Physical Science
4. D in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, Physics, Physical Sciences, General Science

Frequently asked questions

Conclusion

There you go. Those are the C minus courses in KMTC and their minimum subject requirements. Note that certificate courses take two years to complete while diploma courses take three years.

If you have any questions, kindly ask in the comments box below, we will be happy to answer.