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Established: 1422 AH

Dean's Statement

All praise is due to Allah, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be on His messenger Muhammad, his family, and his companions.

As dean of the Community College in Makkah at Umm Al-Qura University, it gives me great pleasure to present this brief statement about this young college which is only four years old but has taken quantum leaps towards catching up with the comprehensive advancement witnessed by various developmental fields in our beloved country, especially those relevant to the labor market in both public and private sectors.

It is well known that the sector of higher education receives generous support from the government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. This led to the expansion of the higher education services to accommodate the increasing demand on its various institutions and programs. Community colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia represent a major supply for such services. Their programs are noted for their diversity and adaptability to the requirements of the labor market. Graduates of these and similar colleges form the grassroots base of the labor market, the like of which was the springboard of advancement in many developed countries. Attention paid to this base is indeed attention paid to the future of our nation.

All praise is due to Allah the Lord of all worlds.

Professor Dr. Essam bin Hamid Al-Ahdal

Dean, Community College in Makkah

Deputy's Statement

All praise is due to Allah, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be on His messenger Muhammad, his family, and his companions.

Allah has favored us with the service of this magnificent enterprise in the most precious and most beloved spot to Allah and to His Messenger, peace be upon him. It serves the Makkan community as well as neighboring cities and villages in our homeland and other Islamic countries. This obliges us to double our efforts, firstly to gain doubled reward, and also to qualify our students, the future leaders, to help in the construction and development movement according to the developmental plan, and to meet a significant part of the community's need for human resources through the various specializations of the college. We look forward to achieving, Allah willing, continuous advancement by developing the graduates' specific quality through offering programs and specializations that satisfy the needs of the community and the labor market, developing academic plans, and meticulously selecting faculty members and courses that would qualify the students to quickly find a job after graduation or pursue further university studies.

Origin:

Establishing the college started in 1422 AH pursuant to Cabinet Decree no. (3) on 5/2/1422 AH that endorsed the Higher Economic Council Decree no. (4/22) on 4/3/1422 AH regarding increasing admission to higher education institutions. It implied establishing thirteen community colleges in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including the Community College at Makkah, which was inaugurated and started accepting admissions at the beginning of academic year 1425 AH.

The community college is defined as an academic and vocational institution that is subordinate to the university and considered to be one of its colleges. It offers adaptable study programs in various specializations that serve the work environment. Registration, attendance, and evaluation are based on the credit system. Some specialized programs offer training courses before graduation or qualification courses before specialization. The average duration of study is two years. The College also gives excelling students a chance to pursue their studies in the university.

The Community College in Makkah offers a number of study programs and specializations for two academic years as an intermediary level between the secondary and university stages. The college's programs are characterized by comprehensiveness and flexibility so as to match the needs of individuals and the community, and to supply the human resources needed for developmental plans. Studying at the college ends with granting an associate degree that is equivalent in the Kingdom to intermediary college diplomas.

The College qualifies its graduates to enter the labor market after finishing their study, during which they obtain a suitable amount of experience and theoretical and applied knowledge that qualify the graduate for productive work. In addition, they qualify excelling students to pursue their university studies if they wish.

College Mission

Through qualification, training, and research, the college endeavors to provide high-caliber human resources who combine knowledge with practice to satisfy the needs of the community and the labor in accordance with the developmental plans.

College Objectives

There are general objectives shared by almost all community colleges allover the world, and there are particular objectives for each country according to its needs. Here, we will mention only the objectives specific to our college:

• Offering a variety of comprehensive applied educational programs that qualify students for the jobs needed in the labor market
• Accepting students from the high-school stage who could not join bachelor's programs and qualifying them for the labor market or for pursuing their university studies
• Training students on state-of-the-art technologies in the applied specializations
• Providing practical applications to refine acquired and non-acquired skills through field training as part of the study program
• Linking the College with the professional community by holding periodical meetings and visits
• Introducing the available college programs that qualify for rapid employment to the graduates of high schools and other below-bachelor's educational institutions
• Coordination between the graduates and the work environment to provide work opportunities in the field of specialization
• Carrying out studies and research on qualification, training, and development programs and the technical human resources needed in the labor market.
• Introducing studies that meet the needs of the community for solving problems existing therein

General Information about the College

Deans

Deputies

The College's Organizational Structure:

College Library:

The college has a library that contains various scientific resources and references which serve the college's specializations and students.

Clinic:

There is an internal clinic in the college and a pharmacy that provide free medical services to faculty members, officials, and students.

Students' Affairs:

It aims at fulfilling the students' needs through the following services:

1. Internal college services; such as supporting cases of special registration, extracurricular activities, special official documents, etc.
2. Limited services inside the university, basically represented in various competitions, activities, etc.
3. Limited targeted services relevant to study programs outside of the university; such as developing training programs, scientific and cultural visits, etc.

Public Relations and Information

The college seeks to link itself with the local community and directly related international community in both governmental and non-governmental sectors to present the college specializations, activities and outputs, gain support, and promote the concept of applied education among the youth. The unit's main functions are based on the following main themes:

• 1- Introducing and publicizing the college and its activities and programs
• 2- Linking the role of the college with the community inside and outside the environment of the university through specific regulated programs to achieve the objectives
• 3- Studying the community needs of different specialization and how well the college is fulfilling such needs

Enrollment Systems

Method of Study

Studying at the college is on regular basis according to the system of credits over two semesters per academic year. Duration of study ranges from 2 to 2.5 years depending on the specialization and including field training periods.

Official Study Timings:

The academic year is divided into two semesters. The academic day starts at 8 am and ends at 10 pm, depending on the schedule, with breaks given at prayer times. Administrative functions end by the end of the official working hours.

Admission to the College

The College follows the rules of Umm Al-Qura University in admission and registration. They are as follows:

a- Admission Requirements 

• High-school or equivalent certificate
• Achieving the required score in the ability test
• High-school or equivalent certificate should have been obtained no longer than 5 years before application, noting that the university council has the authority to make exceptions to this condition
• No record of disciplinary expulsion from any university
• Employer approval if employed

B- Required Documents for Application

• Original and four copies of the high-school or equivalent certificate
• Original and two copies of the certificate of good conduct
• Non-Saudi students born to Saudi mothers are subject to specific requirements
• 2 color photos size 3x4.

C- Admission Mechanism

Application is made via the university website and admission procedures are fulfilled according to specific times and locations that are announced when due.

D- Transferring to the College

It is possible to transfer to the College according to the following regulations:

• The institution being transferred from must be acceptable according to the university's admission and registration requirements.
•  Transferring is denied in cases of disciplinary expulsion.
•  Equivalent credits must be matched with the college's curricula.

E- Transferring between College Departments and Specializations

Students may move to other department and specialization within the college, taking into consideration whether the previous specialization is scientific or not according to the following regulations:

•  Observing the period of time specified for transfer requests.
•  Taking the GPA into consideration for the transfer.
•  Vacancy in the target department or specialization.

F- Absence Excuse

A student may request an excuse of absence for one semester according to the following regulations:

•  Observing the period of time specified for accepting excuse requests.
• 2Filling in the form of excuses and submitting it to the Admission and Registration Unit.
•  Receiving confirmation from the unit that the request is approved and implemented.

College Diploma Programs

The Community College in Makkah offers seven specialized programs meticulously designed according to the highest standards of quality as follow: 

• Pharmaceutical technical diploma program
• Medical labs technical diploma program
• Optics technical diploma program
• Computer science diploma program
• Architecture technical diploma program
• Applied financial accounting diploma program
• Applied marketing diploma program