UCC History
We have seven physical campuses across Jamaica in Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Mandeville and May Pen, which are accompanied by our growing student population on our online programmes.
To date, approximately 70,000 people have successfully graduated from our programmes, which are taught by our 250 experienced members of academic staff.


Our accreditations
The UCC is accredited by the UK-based Accreditation Services for International Colleges & Universities (ASIC), and is an ASIC Premier Institution. This accreditation confirms that we meet high standards for education, welfare, and good practice.
We are also accredited by UCJ, and are one of only four universities in Jamaica to achieve this.
Online teaching excellence
UCC are experts in online learning, and have created many successful graduates through delivering degree programmes online. Our flexible online degrees are designed to fit into your life and around your current commitments, meaning you can study at a time and place that suits you.

Learning by doing
Apply your learning to your current role to fast-track career progression.

Networking
Connect with peers across the world and grow your global network.

Flexibility
Study materials are available on a range of devices at a time to suit you.

Earn while you learn
Degrees are taught part-time so you don't need to take a study break.

Ongoing support
A Student Success Coordinator will support you from enrolment to graduation.

Affordable
Our online degrees are affordable, and you have the option to pay per module.
OUR LEADERS
Ensuring that the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean maintains its hallmark of excellence is an executive management team headed by the Group Executive Chairman, Dr. Winston Adams.
UCC employs and continuously develops a system of management by objectives, to ensure that the quality of its deliverables is improved as the institution grows. This ensures the highest standards for our students and stakeholders.

Dr. Donald Roomes - Chairman, UCC Board
Professor, Dept. of International Business; Co-Chair, IB Major Committee @ FIU

Dr Winston Adams
Board Member Founder & Group Executive Chairman, UCC Group

Ms Geraldine Adams
Board Member Deputy Group Executive Chairperson

Prof. Dennis Gayle
Board Member President

Miss Shannon Adams
Board Member Manager, MM Market Development, DS Canada

I.E "Yvonne" Rignall
Board Member Retired, Former VP NCU, Bussines Consultant Life Coach

Mr. Mervyn Eyre
Sub-Committee Chair Head of Caribbean & Latin America Fujitsu Americas

Dr. Guna S. Muppuri
Board Member President and CEO, Bioprist

Dr. Isaac Newton
UCCG Deputy Chairman Higher Education Leadersip Advisor & Change Management Expert, USA

Ms. Indera Persaud
Board Member Attorney-at-Law

Mr. Hugh Reid
Sub-Committee Chair General Manager - JN Life Insurance Company Limited

Dr. Oswald Thomas
Board Member Higher Education Leader, Clinical Psychologist New Jersey, USA

Dr. Sylvan Lashley
UCC Global Chairman Minister of Religion, President Emeritus, University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) & Business Entrepreneur

Dr. Isaac Newton
UCCG Deputy Chair Higher Education Leadership Advisor & Change Management Expert, USA

Dr. Winston Adams
Board Member Founder Group Executive Chairman

Mrs. Geraldine Adams
Board Member Deputy Group Executive Chairperson

Dr. Denzil L. Douglas
Board Member Former Prime Minister - St. Kitts & Nevis Leader of the Opposition

Dr. Martin Yousef
Sub-Committee Chair Director, UCC Global, Director, International Recruitment & Enrollment, UCCG

Miss Shannon Adams
Board Member Manager, MM Market Development, DS Canada

Dr. Taneisha Ingleton
Board Member Vice President of Administration/ University Registrar Caribbean Maritime University

Prof. Nabeel Jurdi
Board Member President Emeritus, Emirates University, UAE

Mr. Jim Fitt
Sub-Committee Chair CEO, Velsoft, Canada

Prof. Bernadette Warner
Board Member Senior Advisor for Institutional Effectiveness, UCC

Dr. Jacob Spegiel
Sub-Committee Chair Director, Global Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives, UCC/UCC Global