Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education is a teacher education college in Abetifi-Kwahu (Kwahu East, Eastern, Ghana). The college is located in Eastern / Greater Accra zone. It is one of about 40 public colleges of education in Ghana. The college participated in the DFID-funded T-TEL programme. History The college was established with a higher intake of male students on 7 February 1952. The pioneer intake was 30 male students. The Presbyterian Church was then in control of management with the late Rev. H. T. Dako serving as the appointed principal. On 9 November 1953, the name of the college was changed to Techiman Training College – Abetifi, because it was initially planned to be sited at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region. Attempts were made to relocate the college, but in 1962, a final decision was made to retain the college at Abetifi. The college was therefore renamed Abetifi Training College. In 1995, the name of the college was changed to Abetifi Presby Training College, but retained its Acronym ABETICO, and its motto “GO FORTH AND SHINE”. The college was originally started as men's training college and its emplacement was in the Abetifi town in rented buildings. Two elders Opanin Addo Bruce and Yaw Tawiah (both deceased) gave out their buildings to house the college. A new site was acquired for the college through Nana Adontenhene of Kwahu and indigenes of the Abetifi township. Later, a six-unit classroom was constructed for the college. From that commencement, the college has risen to its present position in terms of infrastructure. The college initially offered the two-year Teacher's Cert ‘B’ course until 1963, when it was replaced with the Certificate ‘A’ – 4-year course. The phasing out of some teacher-training colleges in the country during 1973/74 academic year necessitated the re-location of students from Anum and Wiawso Training Colleges to Abetifi Presbyterian College of Education (ABETICO) During 1974/75 academic year, seventy men were admitted for the first time to the college's two-year post-secondary teacher-training course. Among this batch of students was Rev. Herbert Anim Oppong (former Clerk of General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana). Following a decision to turn the college into a Teachers’ Resource Centre, no more students were admitted into the college during 1975 through to 1976 and 1976 through to 1977 academic years. Abetifi College of Education later became a co-educational institution during the 1977/78 academic year when