Sentral College Penang

SENTRAL College Penang

Kolej Sentral Pulau Pinang
Sentral Building (Menara Sentral) host the Sentral College Penang
Former names	Sentral Technology College
Type	Private College
Established	2002
Principal	Dr Chiang Geok Lian
Students	More than 1,000
Location	George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Colours	Green, White
Affiliations	UNITAR, University of Salford UK
Website	sentral.edu.my

SENTRAL College Penang is a private college situated in George Town, Penang.^[1] The campus is located at Lebuh Penang, and it is the tallest building in the core zone of UNESCO World Heritage Site. Previously, it was known as Sentral Technology College until the end of 2013. Its courses cover Business, Accounting and Finance, Computing,Tourism, and Early Childhood Education. The college also offers programmes affiliated to UNITAR and the University of Salford.

History

Sentral Technology College was first established as an Institute for tertiary education on 1 January 2002. In 2006, the Ministry of Education Malaysia upgraded the status of SENTRAL to that of a College. SENTRAL College Penang, with the ideals that inspired its founders, continues its commitment to the pursuit of education excellence within the context of respect, caring, and justice, marked by The National Ideology and intellectual vigour as in the National Education Philosophy. In December 2013, Sentral Technology College changed its name to SENTRAL College Penang and expanded its operation in new building located at Lebuh Penang.^[2]

Location

The college is located at intersection between Lebuh Penang and Lebuh Bishop. It is the tallest building in the core zone of UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Campus life

References

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