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Learn • Grow • Serve

Building Tomorrow's Healthcare Professionals

Life Link College of Health Sciences provides quality, competency-based medical education that prepares students to excel in healthcare.

Programmes
10+Programmes
Graduates
3,500+Graduates
Partner Hospitals
40+Partner Hospitals
Employability
92%Employability

Why Life Link

Why Choose Life Link College

Everything you need to qualify, practise and thrive in Kenya's health sector.

Accredited Medical Programmes

Programmes aligned to national regulator curricula and examinations.

Experienced Lecturers

Taught by practising clinicians, nurses and laboratory specialists.

Modern Skills Laboratories

Simulation wards and fully equipped diagnostic laboratories.

Clinical Attachments

Structured placements in county and mission hospitals countrywide.

Affordable Tuition

Flexible per-semester payment plans and HELB support guidance.

High Employability

Strong graduate placement through our hospital partner network.

The Life Link College campus with students walking between buildings

About Us

A College Built Around Practice

Founded to close the skills gap in Kenya's health workforce, Life Link College trains nurses, clinical officers, pharmaceutical technologists and laboratory scientists in an environment that mirrors the wards and laboratories they will serve in.

Our Mission

To deliver competency-based health education that produces ethical, skilled and compassionate practitioners.

Our Vision

To be East Africa's most trusted college for practical, community-focused healthcare training.

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Programmes

Featured Courses

Accredited diplomas and certificates with structured clinical attachments.

Diploma in Nursing
Diploma

Diploma in Nursing

  • 3 Years
  • January · May · September
  • KCSE mean grade C (plain) with C in Biology/Chemistry, English/Kiswahili and Mathematics.
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Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery
Diploma

Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery

  • 3 Years
  • January · September
  • KCSE mean grade C (plain) with C in Biology, Chemistry and English/Kiswahili.
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Diploma in Community Health
Diploma

Diploma in Community Health

  • 2 Years
  • January · May · September
  • KCSE mean grade C- with a pass in Biology and English/Kiswahili.
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Diploma in Health Records & Information
Diploma

Diploma in Health Records & Information

  • 2 Years
  • January · September
  • KCSE mean grade C- with C- in Mathematics and English.
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Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Diploma

Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences

  • 3 Years
  • January · September
  • KCSE mean grade C with C in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics.
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Diploma in Pharmacy
Diploma

Diploma in Pharmacy

  • 3 Years
  • January · September
  • KCSE mean grade C with C in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics.
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Admissions

Four Steps to Joining Life Link

  1. 1

    Apply Online

    Complete the online application form and select your preferred programme.

  2. 2

    Submit Documents

    Upload your KCSE result slip, national ID or birth certificate and passport photo.

  3. 3

    Receive Admission Letter

    Our admissions board reviews your application and issues an admission letter.

  4. 4

    Join Life Link

    Report on the intake date, complete registration and begin your training.

Testimonials

What Our Students Say

"The skills lab made the difference. By the time I went for my clinical attachment I could handle a ward round with confidence."

AAchieng' OtienoDiploma in Nursing, Class of 2024

"Lecturers here are practising clinicians. They teach from real cases, which made my examinations far easier to approach."

BBrian KiptooDiploma in Clinical Medicine

"I was employed at a county hospital two months after graduating. The laboratory training was thorough and practical."

FFaith WanjiruDiploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences

"Affordable, flexible and respected. The caregiving certificate opened the door to my current job abroad."

SSamuel MwangiCertificate in Caregiving

Campus

Life at Life Link

Students attending a lecture in a Life Link classroom
Student examining a specimen under a microscope in the skills laboratory
Graduates celebrating at the Life Link graduation ceremony
Nursing students practising patient care on a training mannequin
Students and lecturers running a community medical camp
Students studying in the college library
Pharmacy students working in the training dispensary
The Life Link College campus grounds

Newsroom

Latest News & Events

September Intake Now Open for All Programmes
Admissions
12 July 2026

September Intake Now Open for All Programmes

Applications are open for diploma and certificate programmes starting September. Early applicants receive priority hostel allocation.

Life Link Celebrates 412 Graduates at 2026 Ceremony
Graduations
28 June 2026

Life Link Celebrates 412 Graduates at 2026 Ceremony

Our largest graduating class yet crossed the stage, with nursing and clinical medicine leading in distinction awards.

New Clinical Placement Partnership with County Hospitals
Announcements
3 June 2026

New Clinical Placement Partnership with County Hospitals

Three additional county referral hospitals have joined our clinical attachment network, expanding placement capacity.

Accredited & Partnered With

Ministry of HealthTVETAKUCCPSNursing Council of KenyaCounty Hospitals NetworkClinical Officers Council

Become the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Applications are open for the next intake. Speak to our admissions team or start your application online.