Shutdown of Royal Nursing College: GTEC directs management to refund all fees paid

The fate of about 700 Level 100 and 200 students of the Royal Nursing College at Tafo Nhyiaeso, Kumasi has been defined.

They were admitted illegally by the college because, at the time of their admission, the college's accreditation had been revoked and it had been directed to cease accepting new admissions.

Consequently, the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the college to refund all fees paid by its Level 100 and 200 students.

These revelations came out after GTEC, as a regulator, met with representatives of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), which is the affiliate university of the Royal Nursing College.

The meeting was to discuss issues related to the college's affiliation and mentorship, which was shut down on February 19, 2026, due to various regulatory irregularities and anomalies.

During the shutdown, all Level 100 and 200 students were told to go home until further notice due to irregularities in their admissions.

Update

Giving updates on the development, the Corporate Affairs Directorate of the commission said the UCC, which was the affiliate university of the college, had no record of students in Levels 100 and 200, indicating that those students were neither properly admitted nor matriculated.

“Consequently, they are not recognised by the commission, as they were admitted by the college at a time when its accreditation had been revoked and it had been directed to cease fresh admissions,” it said.

According to the directorate, the UCC had actually suspended its affiliation with the college, following the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (N&MC) withdrawal of its license and GTEC’s revocation of its institutional accreditation.

Closure remains enforced

For those in Level 300, it said the UCC would conduct an audit of all students currently in Level 300 and would absorb only those who meet the prescribed entry requirements.

It reiterated that the commission’s earlier directive on the closure of the college remained in force, “as GTEC has revoked its accreditation, N&MC has withdrawn its licence and UCC has suspended its affiliation.”

“Management members of the college who were arrested for breaching regulatory directives during the inspection have been processed for prosecution,” it stated.

The directorate advised the general public to always verify the accreditation status of tertiary institutions and their programmes with GTEC before seeking admission.

Hegave an assurance that the commission remained committed to ensuring quality, integrity and order within the tertiary education sector.