BEST COURSES TO PURSUE AFTER KCSE BASED ON YOUR GRADE

Introduction

You just did your KCSE exams and now you are thinking on ways to explore your career or enroll further studies. Choosing a course after KCSE can be overwhelming. Many students don’t know which careers suit their grades, strengths, or interests. This guide explains the best courses for every KCSE grade from A to D and the career paths they open. Lets dive into it:

Lets start with grades A– to A (Top Performing Students)

I'm a top student, always scored grades A I'm stuck on which career to take based on my knowledge. These are your worries, but lets make them go away. Lets start by assessing best courses for you.

Best Courses;

Medicine & Surgery

This is a good and a really wonderful course for you if you admire saving lives through surgeries, consultations and nursing. Here you would prefer working in hospital environments. I'm sure from childhood, you dreamed of walking through those corridors with white lab coats and masks on. This one fits you when you are a top student.

Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical)

This one is believed to be among the best, tough and nice course that you would wish to pursue. Here you will need to have a lot of concentrations in your studies to make a good engineer.

Architecture

People build some nice houses with some beautiful designs, have you ever asked yourself who comes up with such designs? This is simply the works of these architects. If you are a top student and you love designing beautiful staffs, why not try this?

 Computer Science

This is a wider area that deals with things like coding, web developments, information and communication technology. If you always dreamed of commanding computers, websites or apps since childhood, then this is the best path for you. Here, as said, you can have variety of choices you can take one from.

Law 

You have seen great people standing behind the bars defending their clients in the courts of law? or rather you have seen judges of the courts? I'm certain you have seen some, if not, then you have heard some. All of these great men once studied law and for sure, I be you, they earn quit some good amount of money. if you had a dream of becoming a lawyer or a judge sometimes back, try this.

Actuarial Science

It is one of the courses that a top performer would also want to try out.

Why these courses

These courses require high cluster points which are calculated basing on your performance from subject break down to your mean grade and these courses offer strong career opportunities.

2. B+ to B Plain

These group is still regarded as a high and top performing group, but slightly below the group A fellows. 

Here are Great Options for these group

Nursing

They are always in hospitals working hand in hand with the doctors, they often perform more tasks at the hospitals than the doctors. 

Pharmacy

Very educated in matters of administering medicine to the sick. They are fully aware of different kinds of medications to be administered to whom? and the period as well.

Dental Technology

Good in dealing with dental problems.

Other courses include:

Quantity Survey

Information Communication and Technology

 Business & Finance

 Education (Science subjects)

3 B– to C+ (University Entry Minimum)\

Here you are a hard working student , but slightly falls under the average group. Most students fall into this gap, here are some Recommended Courses;

Diploma-to-degree transition courses

they include;

Teaching

Agricultural sciences

Social sciences

Journalism

Procurement

Human Resource Management

4.C to C– (Diploma Courses)

This another group of hard working men and women but unfortunately they couldn't make it to get the minimum university Entry grade, this gap as well caries a very huge amount of students. Here are some excellent Choices;

Diploma in Engineering

Diploma in Nursing

Hospitality & Tourism

Diploma in ICT

 Community Development

Film & Media

5. D+ to D Plain

Everyone has their own special capabilities. This group as well, can explore Practical, and High-Employability Courses that includes;

Artisan and craft programs

 Masonry, plumbing, welding

Hairdressing & beauty

Electrical installation

 Catering

Automotive repair

You should note that these courses can be upgraded from one level to the other.

Conclusion

Your KCSE grade does not define your future. Every grade range has marketable courses and career pathways. The key is choosing something that aligns with your passion and strengths.

prepared by KIHUSA HENRY tutor and counselor