Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Bangi

About Us

Founded in 1983, Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM) is a centre of educational excellence for academic, professional and continuous learning programmes. KPTM has groomed and developed approximately 25,000 graduates for a wide choice of career opportunities in the government and industrial sectors; and equipped them with a foundation for further studies.

Formerly known as Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran MARA (KYPM), the premier community college in Malaysia was incorporated as a private higher educational institution under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 (Act 555) in September 2003. Managed by Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), KPTM embodies and delivers reputable education in information technology, computer science, accounting, business management, health sciences, build environment and professional courses.

Our proud history and solid foundation will drive continuous educational growth into the future. In recent times, we have extended our quality programmes to all individuals. Our absolute commitment is to provide opportunities for individuals to gain easy access to holistic education and training towards the establishment of a knowledge-based society.

Vision
A National and Regional Higher Institution of Choice

Mission
KPTM is a higher education institution of choice which provides holistic, quality and affordable education towards producing knowledge workers

Our History
The College originated in September 1983 with the establishment of Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran MARA Kuantan. It is a premier community college that started off by offering bachelor twinning degree programmes, namely, American Associate Degree (AAD). The programme was recognised by more than 75 universities in the United States and New Zealand. The remarkable achievements of AAD then generated other international strategic collaborations with the Northern Consortium of United Kingdom (1988), Australian Consortium of Higher Education in Malaysia (1992) and British Consortium for Higher Education in Malaysia (1994). These success stories led to the College’s first professional programme in collaboration with the Accountancy and Business College, Dublin (now known as Dublin Business School) in 1993.

The commencement of these twinning programmes led to the opening of the College’s new campuses i.e. Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran MARA Bangi (1988), Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran MARA Kuala Lumpur (1992), and Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran MARA Kota Bharu (1994).

Besides international collaborations, the College has also established local affiliation programmes with first-rate public and private universities such as Universiti Teknologi MARA (1994), Universiti Putra Malaysia (1995), Universiti Malaya (1995), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1996), Universiti Sains Malaysia (1996), Universiti Multimedia (1998), Universiti Utara Malaysia (1999) and Pusat Matrikulasi Kementerian Pendidikan (1999).

In its pursuit for excellence, KPTM acknowledges the importance of developing its own programmes or homegrown programmes. The College therefore took the lead in initiating its homegrown programmes in the fields of Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Health Sciences, and Business Management at degree, diploma and certificate level.

Our Strategic Alliances
Local Universities
Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia

International Universities
Coventry University, United Kingdom

Professional Bodies

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
• Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA)

Kptm Programmes

• Diploma in Accountancy
• Diploma in Business Management
• Diploma in Information Technology
• Diploma in Multimedia
• Diploma in Computer Systems and Networking
• Diploma in Nursing
• Diploma in Business Information Technology
• Diploma in Computer Science
• Matriculation Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)

Collaboration Programmes With Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

• Diploma in Business Studies
• Diploma in Accountancy
• Diploma in Banking
• Diploma in Investment Analysis
• Diploma in Business Studies (Transportation)
• Diploma in Business Studies (Insurance)
• Diploma in Civil Engineering
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Electronic)
• Diploma in Tourism Managment
• Diploma in Hotel Management
• Pre Diploma Commerce
• Pre Diploma Science

Collaboration Programmes With Coventry University, United Kingdom

• BSc (Hons) in Computer Science (3 + 0)
• BSc (Hons) in Business Information Technology with International Business (3+ 0)
• BSc (Hons) in Business Information Technology with Accounting (3+ 0)

Professional Programmes

• Professional Accountancy - Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
• ACCA Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

Others

• Malaysian Vocational Certificates (Level 2 & 3) – Computer Systems
• Malaysian Vocational Diploma (Level 4) – Computer Systems

Facilities

Academic Facilities and Services KPTM provides comprehensive academic facilities and services at each of its colleges which include classrooms, laboratories (nursing, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering and computer labs), lecture theatres, recreational rooms, examination halls and multimedia meeting rooms.

Library
An extensive library at all colleges cater to the students’ needs, with a collection of approximately 100,000 books, journals, periodicals, lecture notes, newspaper cuttings, audio-visual materials and archives in various subject areas. Each library has hundreds of study spaces, including rooms for group study, video viewing and photocopying facilities. The library is also well-equipped with online access to the library catalogue via the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).

Computer Laboratories More than 1,300 computers are available for class or independent work. All computers are networked, with access to the internet, web applications and electronic mail. The network provides access to a broad range of industry-standard software, together with advanced teaching applications. Printer and scanner facilities are also available.

Accommodation
KPTM is able to provide accommodation for more than 5,000 students at its seven colleges, and guarantees that all first year undergraduates will be offered a place. Each student’s residence has a dedicated warden and office to help students in their daily routine as well as security guards to ensure their safety. The campus on the other hand provides a lively atmosphere with a cosy café, musolla and cyber café. Most importantly, KPTM will always ensure that its campuses are safe, clean, comfortable and affordable.

Sports Facilities
Sports facilities include sports fields, swimming pool, gymnasium; as well as tennis, badminton, sepak takraw and basketball courts.

Student Support Services
Its services include counselling, preliminary medical service, student welfare, and career guidance.

Student’s Union
KPTM runs a Students Representative Council at all campuses, supporting over 83 student clubs and societies for all kinds of interests such as academic, cultural, religious, sport, entrepreneurial, performing arts and outdoor recreational activities.

Future Planning
Establishment of University College
KPTM is planning to upgrade the campuses to University College which designates KPTM Kuala Lumpur as its main campus. The implementation of the university college is expected in 2010. The official name for the university college is MARA International University College (MIUC).

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