 The school took in many dropouts who lost their seats in government schools and equipped them for higher education and employment.As the student population expanded, the school was renamed Methodist College Kuala Lumpur, under the direction of 1983 by principal Mrs F. R. Bhupalan beginning in 1983,  the focus shifted to pre-university courses.It offered Secondary education (form 1 to form 5), form 6, and A-level.