Transit College was established by a Sierra Leone-led ministry, Transit Mission, with a vision to be a transformative force in education, research, innovation, sports & entertainment, and entrepreneurship. Officially registered on May 27, 2020, and launched on September 27, 2020, the college emerged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating resilience and a strong commitment to academic excellence.
Our mission is to inspire students to create, discover, and apply knowledge that drives sustainable development across Sierra Leone, Africa, and the world. By fostering entrepreneurial thinking, leadership, and cutting-edge research, Transit College aims to be a hub for transformative education.
Transit College is fully accredited by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and the National Council for Technical and Vocational Awards (NCTVA), reinforcing its commitment to providing high-quality education and skills training that meet national and international standards.
The belief that education is a preparation for life and not just acquired to make a living is the edifice on which Transit College has been established. The core essence of our pedagogy and training is the preparation and empowerment of the students by imparting a holistic education encompassing the intellectual, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual facets and attributes. Lateral thinking and the ability to process knowledge and information critically and analytically are very essential in today’s competitive world. The skills to be imbibed to interpret and apply the knowledge and to provide solutions to complex problems and the ability to make informed decisions are essential qualities much sought after in the corporate environment. Hence, we ensure that these skills are developed by benchmarking our teaching and training to the best global practices and research. The true goal of education is not to be self-serving but to serve and contribute to society with empathy and benevolence. We aspire to make every student in our care blossom into a responsible and thinking individual who would be a lifelong learner, an agent of transformation, and a trustworthy citizen.
At the time Sierra Leone gained independence, the country had one of the best educational systems in Africa. But after independence, the long period of wars got its effect on the system.
Interacting with some employers and other stakeholders, it is evid ent that the
educational programs are not delivering as expected. Employers cited a lack of skills among new graduates. For this reason, Transit College was established to fill the gap.
Establishing Transit College aims to help students acquire technical skills in their fields of interest and prepare for careers in professional practices, civic impact, and leadership anchored on fairness, merit, and commitment to active life-long learning. Transit College strives to:
- Provide the students with the required skills and expertise to meet the challenges of today’s diverse and ever-changing job market.
- Give sound academic achievement with innovative and problem-solving skills
- Empower students with analytical and conceptual skills
- Produce a highly motivated, flexible, and adaptable workforce with a ‘can do’ attitude Centre of excellence.
Transit College is repositioning itself to be a center of excellence for producing a lower-level, ready- to-work workforce. To this end, Transit College has established an Entrepreneurship Incubation Centre in the School of Business and Management.
To be a leading institution of excellence in research, innovation, sports & entertainment, and entrepreneurship, serving as a transformative resource for Sierra Leone, Africa, and the world.
Transit College is dedicated to inspiring students to create, discover, and apply cutting-edge knowledge through academic inquiry, fostering sustainable development and societal progress.
Transit College is committed to empowering talented students with technical and vocational skills across diverse fields, including agriculture and climate change, engineering, science and technology, business management, education, languages and cultural diversity, theology, public health, social sciences, and humanities.
Our goal is to prepare students for impactful careers in professional practice, civic engagement, and leadership rooted in fairness, merit, and a lifelong commitment to learning and innovation.
The values that guide the decision, behaviour and administration of Transit College are:
- Transformation Transit College values transformation that delivers socio-economic development of a society.
- Excellence Transit College inculcates excellence in word and action to the College community, the nation and the world.
- Career-readiness Transit College inculcates, by example, readiness to the students and it is an expectation of the students after graduation to be academically, skills and professionally ready
- Gospel empowerment Transit College believes in the Grace of God in all its endeavour.
- Transparency Transit College values open discussion on issues that affect it, the society and the world.
- Dynamic leadership with clear vision and mission
- State-of-the-art infrastructural facilities
- Excellent academic ambience
- Dedicated and highly motivated team of the academia
- Value-added training programming
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centres established within the schools in the College
- Strong knowledge base in the discipline
- In-depth knowledge in the field of specialization
- Problem-solving skills
- Professionalism
- Inter-personal communication skills
- Protection of the environment and safeguarding the society
- Ethical values
- Life-long learning
Transit College educates talented students in technical skills, engineering, science & technology, management, education, theology and humanities in preparation for careers of professional practice, civic impact, and leadership; anchored by fairness, merit and a commitment to active lifelong learning.