Excelsior Community College

Excelsior Community College (ECC) is a private community college founded by the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas, with its main campus at 137 Mountain View Avenue, Kingston 3, and additional campuses including one in St.

Thomas. Founded by the late A.

Wesley Powell, it describes itself as Jamaica's first and largest community college, holding ISO 9001:2015 certification and registration with Jamaica's Tertiary Education Commission. ECC is listed by the University Council of Jamaica as a candidate for full institutional accreditation (Step 7 of 8) and holds UCJ-accredited programmes spanning Associate and Bachelor of Science degrees in Management Information Systems, Business Administration, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Social Work, Psychology, Library Technical Studies and Architectural and Construction Technology.

Beyond its UCJ-listed catalogue, the college offers degrees in Nursing and Computer Science, certificate programmes in Practical Nursing, Electrical Technology and Construction Technology, and postgraduate diplomas in Applied Statistical Techniques, Banking and Finance, and Project Management.

ECC states a mission of “transforming lives, nurturing global citizens” through career-focused education, serving an estimated 5,000-plus students across its five campuses with counselling, career placement, financial aid and student-life support, and maintaining international academic partnerships to prepare graduates for employment.