{{Short description|College based in Arusha City Council of Arusha Region in Tanzania}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Arusha Technical College}} {{Infobox university | name = Arusha Technical College | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | motto = Skills make the difference | type = Public Career College | established = 1978 | founder = | parent = | affiliation = | academic_affiliation = | rector = Musa N. Chacha | free_label1 = Deputy Rector Academics | free1 = Yusuph B. Mhando | free_label2 = Deputy Rector Admin | free2 = Florence A. Mamboya | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = | region = Arusha Region & Kilimanjaro Region | country = {{flag|Tanzania}} | language = Swahili & English | colors = Dark blue & light green | website = {{URL|https://www.atc.ac.tz/}} | coordinates = {{Coord|03|21|52|S|36|40|43|E|region:TZ-01-type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | logo = File:Atc logo.jpg | logo_size = 266x266px | logo_alt = Arusha Technical College | pushpin_map = Tanzania | footnotes = }}
'''Arusha Technical College (ATC)''' is a Tanzanian college, with its main campus located inside Ngarenaro ward, in the city of Arusha, Arusha Region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atc.ac.tz/|title=Establishment of the Arusha Technical College (ATC)|website=Arusha Technical College|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref> ATC is one of the largest and well established public coeducational post-secondary tertiary education institutions in Arusha Region. The college has three campuses: Main Campus in Arusha City, the second campus in located in Oljoro ward in Arumeru District, Arusha Region. The third campus is located in the small town Kikuletwa in Hai District, Kilimanjaro.
== History == ATC was established in 1978 by the Governments of the United Republic of Tanzania and Germany (then the Federal Republic of Germany), as the Technical College Arusha (TCA).
In March 2007, the name changed to the Arusha Technical College (ATC) through the Arusha Technical College Establishment Order No. 78 as enabled by the NACTE Act No. 9 of 1997.
== Accreditation == The National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) has granted ATC accreditation to teach technicians and engineers (NTAs 4-8). The Vocational Education Training Authority (VETA) has also approved the College to educate craftsmen (NVAs 1-3).<ref>{{Cite web|title=ATC Accreditation|url=https://www.atc.ac.tz/index.php/about-atc/atc-history|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313135408/http://atc.ac.tz:80/index.php/about-atc/atc-history |archive-date=2018-03-13 }}</ref>
== Campuses ==
=== ATC, Oljoro Campus === In 2011, ATC developed the Oljoro irrigation training farm in Oljoro ward in Arumeru District in south Arusha Region. The campus farm is designed to provide Civil and Irrigation Engineering students with practical skills. The campus is 150 acres (60 ha) and is mostly a demonstration irrigation farm. The Oljoro campus farm is roughly 15 kilometers south of Arusha city. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Oljoro Campus|url=https://www.atc.ac.tz/index.php/about-atc/oljoro|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710165630/https://atc.ac.tz/index.php/about-atc/oljoro |archive-date=2017-07-10 }}</ref>
=== ATC, Kikuletwa Campus === Officially known as the Kikuletwa Renewable Energy Training and Research Center (KRETRC) was created in 2012 to train students on building and operating renewable energy projects. The campus has rehabilitated the Kikuletwa Hydro Power Plant and is the main feature on the campus. the campus is located in the town of Kikuletwa in Hai district Kilimanjaro region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kikuletwa Campus|url=https://www.kretrc.ac.tz/history-of-kretc/|url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307120741/https://www.kretrc.ac.tz/history-of-kretc/ |archive-date=2021-03-07 }}</ref>
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=== Further reading ===
* {{cite web |title=Arusha Technical College (ATC) |url=https://unevoc.unesco.org/home/Explore+the+UNEVOC+Network/centre=3053 |website=UNESCO-UNEVOC |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=1 July 2022 |location=Arusha, Tanzania |language=en}}
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