Garden City University (GCU) is a private university located in Kenyase, a suburb of Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was established in 2001 as the College of Information Technology and Management Systems. The institution was granted accreditation as a tertiary education provider in 2005 and renamed Garden City University College (GCUC). In December 2024, it was granted a Presidential Charter by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), making it an autonomous university with the authority to award its own degrees.
Garden City University was founded in 2001 as the College of Information Technology and Management Systems, initially operating as an ICT training center. In 2004, the name was changed to Garden City University College. The institution received its first institutional accreditation from the National Accreditation Board (now part of GTEC) in 2005.
The university began its degree programs in October 2005 with an initial cohort of 27 students. Over the years, the student population has grown to over 6,000 across various academic disciplines.
On 19 December 2024, GCUC was awarded a Presidential Charter by GTEC, which was formally presented in January 2025. The charter transitioned the university from a college to a fully-fledged degree-awarding university, now operating as Garden City University (GCU).
The university has three Schools at present. The current Schools are:
1. School of Business and Applied Sciences (SBAS)
2. School of Health and Allied Sciences (SHAS)
3. School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR)
Garden City University has academic and professional affiliations with the following institutions and regulatory bodies: