Uganda Technical College Elgon
Uganda Technical College Elgon (UTC Elgon) is a Government Tertiary Institution, located in Eastern Uganda, providing Technical Education and training at Diploma and Certificate level to the community from North-eastern and Eastern, in addition to the population from the rest of Uganda and in the East and Central African Region. It is about 14 kms on Mbale – Budadiri road, at the foot of Mt. Elgon. The college was opened in 1931 and is the technical college with the largest student population, currently at 922 students.
The institute has over 30 courses at both certificate and diploma levels, administered under the following departments;
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Civil and Building Engineering
Department of Electronics and Electrical
Department of ICT