KUCCPS approved 34 KMTC medical programs for the September 2026 intake, including 24 diploma and 10 certificate options. That headline number does not mean every course is offered at every campus. You still have to match the program, campus, and intake shown in the live application system.
KMTC runs two main intakes each year, in March and September. The courses attached to those intakes can differ, and an option available in March may not appear again in September. The same course can also appear at several campuses in one intake and fewer campuses in another.
This is why a general KMTC course list should be treated as background rather than an application map. A brochure can tell you that the college teaches a program, while the KUCCPS portal tells you whether that program has an active pre-service placement option for your intake.
KUCCPS also maintains a public KMTC programmes view that pairs programme names with campuses, which is useful when you are comparing possibilities before logging in. Treat it as a discovery tool, then verify the same choice inside the active application flow before submission. The application screen is where your intake-specific choice has to survive.
Do not start with a preferred campus and assume your course will be there. KMTC states that no campus offers every course, which makes live campus and programme availability more important than a static list of college locations. Search for the course first, then inspect every campus attached to that exact programme.
The difference can be substantial. During the March 2026 intake, KUCCPS reported 36 diploma and certificate programs across 98 KMTC campuses, while the September 2026 announcement listed 34 programs. Those totals describe separate placement exercises, not a permanent catalogue that applicants can reuse unchanged.
First confirm that the intake itself is open to you, then inspect the active programme list. If your course is missing, do not copy a programme code from an old article, social post, or previous intake notice and assume the portal will accept it. An old code cannot create a vacancy that is not being offered.
The same caution applies when a course appears, but your preferred campus does not. KMTC placement windows through KUCCPS are intake-specific, so campus choices must be read in the context of the application window you are using. A course taught elsewhere in the college may still be unavailable at the location you wanted for that cycle.
This order protects you from a common planning error. You might find a campus close to home on an older KMTC list, then discover that it does not offer your course in the current placement exercise. Starting from the active program prevents you from building an application around a campus-course combination that does not exist.
It also helps to compare multiple available campuses before submitting. Look at travel distance, accommodation, climate, personal support, and any practical cost differences you can verify independently, but do not confuse those preferences with placement availability. KUCCPS can only consider choices that actually exist in the active application system.
If the portal changes during an application period, work from what the official system displays when you are making or revising your choices. KMTC advises applicants to read the current advertisement and application guidance carefully because courses close when the advertised opportunities are filled, or the intake no longer offers them.
Before paying or submitting, make one final campus-level check against the exact programme entry shown in KUCCPS. Confirm the course name, campus, programme code, and entry requirements together. That last comparison is more dependable than any saved screenshot or copied course list from a different intake.
KMTC runs two main intakes each year, in March and September. The courses attached to those intakes can differ, and an option available in March may not appear again in September. The same course can also appear at several campuses in one intake and fewer campuses in another.
This is why a general KMTC course list should be treated as background rather than an application map. A brochure can tell you that the college teaches a program, while the KUCCPS portal tells you whether that program has an active pre-service placement option for your intake.
KUCCPS also maintains a public KMTC programmes view that pairs programme names with campuses, which is useful when you are comparing possibilities before logging in. Treat it as a discovery tool, then verify the same choice inside the active application flow before submission. The application screen is where your intake-specific choice has to survive.
The live KUCCPS programme page is the decisive check
For pre-service certificate and diploma applications, open the KMTC programmes section inside the KUCCPS Student Portal. The official programme page pairs each available course with the campuses currently attached to it. That is the combination you need before choosing a programme code.Do not start with a preferred campus and assume your course will be there. KMTC states that no campus offers every course, which makes live campus and programme availability more important than a static list of college locations. Search for the course first, then inspect every campus attached to that exact programme.
The difference can be substantial. During the March 2026 intake, KUCCPS reported 36 diploma and certificate programs across 98 KMTC campuses, while the September 2026 announcement listed 34 programs. Those totals describe separate placement exercises, not a permanent catalogue that applicants can reuse unchanged.
A missing course does not always mean you are unqualified
When a course does not appear on the KMTC or KUCCPS portal, KMTC says it is either full or not being offered in that particular intake. That is an important distinction because absence from the list does not automatically say anything about your KCSE grades. Availability and academic eligibility are separate checks.First confirm that the intake itself is open to you, then inspect the active programme list. If your course is missing, do not copy a programme code from an old article, social post, or previous intake notice and assume the portal will accept it. An old code cannot create a vacancy that is not being offered.
The same caution applies when a course appears, but your preferred campus does not. KMTC placement windows through KUCCPS are intake-specific, so campus choices must be read in the context of the application window you are using. A course taught elsewhere in the college may still be unavailable at the location you wanted for that cycle.
Campus choice should follow eligibility and current vacancies
A practical check begins with the programme name, not the campus name. Open the active KMTC list, confirm that you meet the minimum mean grade and subject requirements, then note the campuses attached to that programme. Only after those checks should location become the deciding factor.This order protects you from a common planning error. You might find a campus close to home on an older KMTC list, then discover that it does not offer your course in the current placement exercise. Starting from the active program prevents you from building an application around a campus-course combination that does not exist.
It also helps to compare multiple available campuses before submitting. Look at travel distance, accommodation, climate, personal support, and any practical cost differences you can verify independently, but do not confuse those preferences with placement availability. KUCCPS can only consider choices that actually exist in the active application system.
If the portal changes during an application period, work from what the official system displays when you are making or revising your choices. KMTC advises applicants to read the current advertisement and application guidance carefully because courses close when the advertised opportunities are filled, or the intake no longer offers them.
Before paying or submitting, make one final campus-level check against the exact programme entry shown in KUCCPS. Confirm the course name, campus, programme code, and entry requirements together. That last comparison is more dependable than any saved screenshot or copied course list from a different intake.
