From a very humble beginning, the Midwifery Training College, Tumu has become one of the most well-structured, organized and resourced Health Training Institutions in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

Established by the Government of Ghana under the auspices of the Ministry of Health, the college became operational in the last quarter of the year 2011 and admitted its first batch of fifteen (15) students for the 2011/2012 academic year. The college at its inception ran only the Post Basic Midwifery Programme which is now the Post NAC/NAP Midwifery Programme.

The school operated for the first two years at multiple locations due to lack of a well-established infrastructure. The first batch was accommodated in a three bedroom self-contain house belonging to the District Health Administration and the students had lectures and other academic activities in the living room of the same structure.

The District Hospital offered a single-room office from which all the administrative staff including the Principal operated from.

In September 2013, the school relocated to its permanent site after the Sissala East District Assembly constructed a one-storey 12 unit lecture room block for the College. There has since been several additions to the infrastructural base of the college giving rise to a beautiful college campus which provides a very conducive learning environment for our students

2011/12 Academic Year

• School administration operated from a single office located in the Tumu District Hospital which accommodated Principal and tutors as well as administrative staff.
• A 3 bedroom self-contain house belonging to the District Health Adminstration served as Residential accommodation and Lecture room for first batch.

2012/2013 Academic Year

• One storey 12 unit classroom block for the school under construction but uncompleted (Source of funding: Sissala East District Assembly).
• A house belonging to the IMCC who were just leaving the district was temporarily allocated to the school which was used to accommodate the second batch of students.
• The District Assembly released the hall of the Children’s PlayLand to the school which was used as a lecture hall for the second batch of students.

2013/2014 Academic Year

• School moved to its permanent site following the completion of the one storey 12 unit block

Currently

• The college has several lecture rooms, an administrative block, a well-equipped computer and skills acquisition laboratories, library, recreational and other facilities. Apart from academic services, the college provides catering services to students as well as social services such as guidance and counseling among others.