Tunku Abdul Rahman College
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Tunku Abdul Rahman College |
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| Motto | Quality & Affordable Education |
| Established | 1969 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Website | www.tarc.edu.my |
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) is a college in Malaysia. The college is 50% subsidized by the Government for all its recurrent and capital expenditure. The other 50% is borne by the Trustees. It has 6 different campuses located in 6 different states. While having close links to University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), the college is under separate management. Being an institution founded by the Malaysian Chinese Association, a majority of students in the college are of Chinese descent. However, as there are no admission quotas, there exists a significant proportion of students from other ethnic backgrounds as well.
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[edit] History
Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) was established on the 24th of February 1969 under by 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.
[edit] College Branches
[edit] Faculties
- School of Business Studies (SBS)
- School of Technology (SOT)
- School of Arts and Science (SAS)
- School of Social Science and Humanities (SSH)
- School of Pre-University Studies (Pre-U)
- Extra-Mural Studies Department (EMSD)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- TARC is still not recognized by the Malaysia Government under Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awan (JPA).[1]
- TARC offers various facilities including laboratory, computer laboratory, swimming pool, gymnasium, football field, basketball courts, tennis courts, badminton courts, sports center, bus services and etc.
- TARC are well know for their good quality of education, most of the graduate student are highly employed in private sector.
- The Advanced Diploma in Science is recognized as suitable for progression to a Sheffield Hallam University UK degree with prior credit. Advanced Diploma graduates can obtain an Honours Degree by attending a one-semester top-up program at the universities.
- Current and former students of TAR College are informally known as Tarcians.
[edit] External links
- TARC Official Site
- Tarcian Forum
- University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Official Site
- Sheffield Hallam Univeristy ( TARC top-up program )
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