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Bachelors of Dental Surgery and Medicine are the most expensive courses to pursue, with the highest amount being Sh612,000 in the first year alone in some institutions.

A report of the courses declared revelas that Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenyatta University  and Moi University have the highest fees for Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) respectively at Sh612,000 in the first year, with the amount expected to change as they progress.

It will cost a student Sh592,500 to pursue MBCHB at Uzima University, Sh559,000 at Kenya Methodist, Sh539,750 at University of Nairobi, Sh510,000 at Mount Kenya University while the lowest amount the students will pay in the first year is Sh306,000 at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.

For Bachelor Dental Surgery, a student will be required to pay Sh612,000 at Moi University and Sh521,050 at the University of Nairobi in the first year alone. It takes about five years to pursue these courses.

For Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, the programme cost for universities offering the course ranges from Sh396,000 at MultiMedia University and the lowest is Sh300,000 at Technical University of Kenya in the first year alone.

Students who will be pursuing Bachelor of Commerce in the over 40 public and private universities will be required to pay between Sh130,000 and Sh227,500.

For Bachelor of Law, at least 14 universities are offering this programme with Daystar University being the highest at Sh335,000 and lowest at Mount Kenya University with Sh170,000.

Bachelor of Arts is among the cheapest programmes in all 18 universities offering it, the cost ranging from Sh122, 400 and Sh160,000. Other costly courses are Bachelors of Actuarial Science, Architecture, Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Geology among other STEM courses.

Education Cabinet Secretary, Ezekiel Machogu launched 2023/24 placements of students to universities and Tvet institutions, which will be done by Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).  The 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates have until June 7 to either apply for placement or revise their courses.

“KUCCPS will place all qualified candidates to various programmes based on merit and choice to universities, colleges, National Polytechnics and other TVET institutions,” said the CS when he launched the exercise yesterday at University of Nairobi. “KUCCPS will publish the total fees details of all programmes in universities, colleges, National Polytechnics and other TVET institutions to guide students in making choices based on the income levels of their households, programme of study and institution they wish to join,” the CS added. Upon being selected, Machogu said students will be given the option to apply for Government scholarships from the Universities Fund.

He also said that placed students will also have the opportunity to apply for loans from the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), which will be allocated upon using a foolproof method, Means Testing Instrument (MTI). The tool will also be used in assessing students to be awarded scholarships.

“In line with the Presidential directive, I have asked KUCCPS to open its portal today (Wednesday) to allow all KCSE candidates to start applying for courses they wish to study in universities and TVET institutions. I have made this directive after getting satisfied that the placement Service has met the conditions of the new model, having verified and published all the fees details of all programmes in their website,” he said.