St. Monica’s College of Education, Mampong-Ashanti, was established following a request by Nana Agyemang Prempeh I, the then Asantehene, for the establishment of an institution of higher learning for women in Ashanti. This vision was supported by Rt. Rev. John Offeur Anglionby, the then Anglican Bishop of Accra, who invited the Sisters of the Order of the Holy Paraclete (OHP) from Whitby in the United Kingdom to Ghana for this noble mission.
In 1926, Sister Lillian, Sister Dorothy, Sister Gertrude, and Mother Margaret arrived in Ghana and established the St. Monica’s Teacher Training College in Cape Coast in 1930. In 1936, the institution was transferred to Mampong-Ashanti with an initial student population of fifty (50). The College was named after St. Monica, a renowned African saint celebrated for her faithful Christian motherhood and devotion.
The departure of Sister Nancy in 1975 marked the beginning of Ghanaian administration of the College. Mrs. Lucy Peprah Tawiah became the first Ghanaian Principal and served from 1975 to 1982. She was succeeded by several distinguished educational leaders who contributed immensely to the growth and transformation of the institution over the years.
Since its establishment, the College has undergone significant academic transformation. It initially offered the four-year Certificate ‘A’ Post-Middle programme and later introduced Certificate ‘B’, two-year Post-Secondary, Specialist, and Diploma in Basic Education programmes. In line with educational reforms in Ghana, the College currently offers the four-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) programme affiliated with the University of Cape Coast.
Today, St. Monica’s College of Education operates through various academic departments and offers programmes in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, JHS Education (Home Economics Education, Languages Education, Social Studies & Religion Education, Math & ICT, Science & ICT and Visual & ICT). The College continues to train highly qualified female teachers who contribute meaningfully to national development and educational transformation in Ghana.
As the only female Anglican College of Education in Ghana, St. Monica’s College remains committed to its mission of producing God-fearing, honest, hardworking, and responsible teachers equipped with academic excellence, professional competence, and strong moral values.