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Meeting Tunku Abdul Rahman College ex-students and students

Books inside Tunku Abdul Rahman College's library

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Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) was established on 24 February 1969 under the leadership of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). The College was named after the late YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Father of Malaysian Independence.

The College is 50% subsidized by the Government for all its recurrent and capital expenditure. The other 50% is borne by the Trustees.

The vision of MCA was to establish an institution of higher learning for young Malaysians who have, for one reason or another, been deprived of the opportunity to seek education, as well as to meet the rising demand from the private sector for trained professional, sub-professional and technical personnel in the task of nation building.

The College started with the commencement of classes in the School of Pre-University Studies in 1969 and followed by the School of Business Studies in 1971. In 1972, School of Technology, School of Arts and Science and Extra-Mural Studies Department were established. The School of Social Science and Humanities was established in 1999.

The earlier classes were conducted in the Technical Institute, Cheras and Day Training College, Jalan Kuantan. Due to its rapid expansion, new centres were set up in six secondary schools and Catholic High School, Petaling Jaya. On 19 July 1976, with the completion of the first phase of the College Campus in Kuala Lumpur, classes were moved to its own campus premises in Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak.

From an initial intake of 764 students with classes conducted in various centres in the Klang valley in 1969, the College today has a Main Campus and five Branch Campuses in Penang, Perak, Johor, Pahang and Sabah with its total student population of 30,000 in year 2003.

Under the Seventh Malaysia Plan, the College has established the Centre for Continuing Professional Education (CPE). This Centre is registered as a Training Provider under the PROLUS Scheme, Human Resource D

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