List of universities in Liberia
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This is a list of universities in Liberia. Liberia
had a total of nine government recognized universities and colleges that confer baccalaureate
degrees or higher as of 2010. In addition, there were 14 community colleges at that time that recognized by the National Commission on Higher Education that conferred associates degrees.
Both public and private universities and colleges are attended by university students. Private universities are popular among Liberian students and families who can afford tuition. Private universities often provide better quality education, access to technology, well staffed libraries and on campus transportation for students and university staff. As with the rest of Liberian educational institutions after civil war, Liberian universities are currently being reconstructed and funded to provide all students with equal access to classes, studies, technology and education.
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
had a total of nine government recognized universities and colleges that confer baccalaureate
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
degrees or higher as of 2010. In addition, there were 14 community colleges at that time that recognized by the National Commission on Higher Education that conferred associates degrees.
Both public and private universities and colleges are attended by university students. Private universities are popular among Liberian students and families who can afford tuition. Private universities often provide better quality education, access to technology, well staffed libraries and on campus transportation for students and university staff. As with the rest of Liberian educational institutions after civil war, Liberian universities are currently being reconstructed and funded to provide all students with equal access to classes, studies, technology and education.
Public
- University of LiberiaUniversity of LiberiaThe University of Liberia is a publicly funded institution of higher learning located in Monrovia, Liberia. Authorized by the national government in 1851, the school opened in 1863 as Liberia College and became a university in 1951. The school is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning...
, MonroviaMonroviaMonrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, it lies geographically within Montserrado County, but is administered separately...
, Montserrado County, Africa's oldest non-European institute of higher learning (17,620 students as of 2009) - William V. S. Tubman University, Cape PalmasCape PalmasCape Palmas is a headland on the extreme southeast end of the coast of Liberia, West Africa, at the extreme southwest corner of the northern half of the continent. The Cape itself consists of a small, rocky peninsula connected to the mainland by a sandy isthmus. Immediately to the west of the...
, Maryland County, formerly William V.S. Tubman College of Technology (288 students as of 2009)
Private
- African Bible College University, YekepaYekepaYekepa is a town in northern Liberia, lying near the Guinean border. It was the base for Lamco's iron ore mining operation until it was destroyed in the First Liberian Civil War. Nearby Guesthouse Hill is one of the highest points in the nation...
, Nimba County (65 students as of 2009) - African Methodist Episcopal UniversityAfrican Methodist Episcopal UniversityThe African Methodist Episcopal University is a private institution of higher learning located in Monrovia in the West African nation of Liberia. Located on Camp Johnson Road, the school is the second largest college in Liberia with nearly 3,500 students...
, Montserrado County (3,432 students as of 2009) - African Methodist Episcopal Zion University, Montserrado County (2,325 students as of 2009)
- Cuttington UniversityCuttington UniversityCuttington University is a private university in Suacoco, Liberia. Founded in 1889 as Cuttington College by Episcopal Church of the United States , it is the oldest private, coeducational, four-year, degree-granting institution in sub-Saharan Africa.-History:In 1887, Robert Fulton Cutting,...
, Suacoco, Bong County oldest private and coeducation university in Africa (2,287 students as of 2009) - Stella Maris PolytechnicStella Maris PolytechnicStella Maris Polytechnic is a post-secondary, private institution of higher learning in Monrovia in the West African nation of Liberia. Founded in 1988, the school is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia. Located on Capitol Hill, the school has approximately 2,000...
, MonroviaMonroviaMonrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, it lies geographically within Montserrado County, but is administered separately...
, Montserrado County (2,090 students as of 2009) - United Methodist University, MonroviaMonroviaMonrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, it lies geographically within Montserrado County, but is administered separately...
, Montserrado County (3,118 students as of 2009)
Community colleges
- Grand Bassa Community College, Grand Bassa County
- Trinity Bible Community College, Margibi County
Others
- Booker T. Washington Institute, KakataKakataKakata is the capital city of Liberia's Margibi County and is located in Kakata District.As of the 2008 census, Kakata has a population of 33945. Of this, 16501 were male and 17444 female; it is the fifth most populous urban area in Liberia....
- Brewerville Institute of Technology
- Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary
- Smythe Institute of Management and Technology