There are major banks situated on campus to enable staff and students to conduct financial transactions with ease. Some of these banks are the GCB Bank, Agricultural Development Bank, Prudential Bank, Zenith Bank and Pro Credit.
The Northern Campus or New Site of the University of Cape Coast popularly referred to, as “Science” is located near Kwaprow and Amamoma communities, just about 1km away from the Old Site. The Northern Campus was established to meet the needs of the growing number of students admitted into to the university, as the University increasingly became the destination of choice for a lot of high school graduates from across the country and beyond. Being a recently developed campus, the new site is home to everything new you would find on campus; good roads, shopping centres, and modern structures, among others.
The University’s only male hall, Casley Hayford Hall, Kwame Nkrumah Hall, Valco all and the Campus Broadcasting Centre are all located here. The area is popularly referred to as “Science” because it is the location of the science building complex. Also located on the new site campus is the University garden, where flowers, ornamentals, shrubs and trees have been planted with a carefully designed plan that creates such a natural atmosphere for the leisure of both residents and visitors.
The University’s Zoo, which houses a wide variety of animals, is also located here, so is the University’s main library which is the biggest repository of documented knowledge that you would find anywhere on this side of the country.
Various structures of tourist value, including Castles, Forts and other relics of Ghana’s colonial masters are located nearby, providing a wide variety of options for entertainment and leisure. The campus is still being developed with new infrastructure springing up on yearly basis. Notable among such developments is the new central administration block which is almost complete.
The University Library System comprises the Main Library, Faculty Libraries, Departmental Libraries and Hall Libraries. These are of varying sizes, content and service and are distributed across the campus.
Staff and students of the University are allowed to use the library for reference and borrowing purposes. The Main Library, Sam Jonah Library, offers a diverse and innovative range of products and services to cater for the need of every user. The library subscribes to electronic resources through the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries of Ghana (CALIGH). These are protected by publishers using a variety of authentication technologies to ensure that only authorised links can gain access to the full-text content.
The library also provides hypertext links to websites which in turn give free access to full-text electronic documents, e journals and other free Internet resources.
The Southern Campus or Old Site is uniquely situated in the heart of the hilly settlements of “Apewosika” and “Kokoado” in the Cape Coast metropolis close to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, providing a daily comfortable sea breeze. The site sits on high ground above sea level providing a beautiful bird’s eye view of the ocean. The setting up of the University campus within these communities has opened them up to a lot of socio-economic activities.
The University’s Central Administration Block, the Adehye Hall only female hall of residence, the Atlantic Hall and the Oguaa Hall are located here.
Various useful university facilities providing service to the population beyond the university community are also situated on this side of campus. One of such facility is the University Hospital, which provides quality health care to members of the university community and the general public.
UCC offers a variety of restaurants and eateries which serve various local and continental dishes. Major items on the menu include rice (plain, fried, jollof, waakye) with chicken or fish as well as fufu, banku, kenkey, red red etc. Prices at the various restaurants range from 8 to 20 Ghana Cedis while cheaper options are available at the various campus markets where one can get a full meal at the cost of GH ¢4.00.
ATL market and Nkrumah Market are some of the major markets on campus where one can buy groceries as well as general household items. Most students however prefer to prepare their own meals in the kitchenettes provided in most of the residential facilities.
Deep Dish in Oguaa Hall serves both local and continental dishes.
VOTEC Restaurant in the Old Assembly Hall building serves both local and continental dishes.
Sasakawa Restaurant in the Sasakawa Guest house serves both local and continental dishes.
SRC Snack Bar around the Large Lecture Theatre serves both local and continental dishes.
Institute of Education Restaurant in the Institute of Education Guest House serves both local and continental dishes.
School of Business Restaurant in the School of Business Guest House
The main means for getting around campus is through the university operated shuttles. These shuttles are stationed at vantage points and ply routes leading to academic and residential facilities.
There are also taxis, which transport people from campus to the Cape Coast township. There are two major taxi stations on campus. One is located at the old site and the other at the new site.
Sporting activities are an integral part of the university’s educational philosophy and policy which many students are encouraged to engage in. There are many sporting competitions held every semester such as the fresher’s games which is a competition held for freshmen to unearth sporting talents for the various teams in the university. The inter-hall sporting competition is another major competition held to engage the various halls in a healthy rivalry for laurels and bragging rights.
These competitions which are usually held in an atmosphere of great fun and excitement, afford a great opportunity for social interactions within the university community. Sporting activities include athletics, football, basketball, volley, handball, tennis etc. Apart from these internal competitions, the university also participates in external sporting activities at the national and international levels.
The university also trains students to become physical education instructors under its Bachelor of Education in Health, Physical Education and Recreation programme. This programme has been very instrumental in producing quality human resource to drive the growth of sports and physical education in Ghana.
The sports facilities at the University are availabel for use by both the public and the University community. However, users must obtain prior permission, and there is no fee charged for usage.
Each semester, students have the opportunity to watch plays staged by students of the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. These plays range from works by world acclaimed writers to experimental works by students. The plays provide invaluable experiences for the students.
