Community and engineering colleges have been established due to the increasing demand on diploma degree holders in the labor market of Jordan and the region as whole. Diploma graduates are considered a connecting link between the labor and engineer in the process of production. They have also contributed to meeting the needs of the ministry of education, banks, companies and all other private and public institutions. For example, hundreds of community college graduates have been employed in factories and companies as well as in the private and public sectors. In appreciation to their great roles, they have been given the chance to join private and public universities where they can get their bachelor degrees.

Dean of the Technical community College
Dr. Jehad Jaradin  

Introduction:

Technical community College for Engineering Specializations was established in 1986 to offer intermediate diploma in engineering. In 1997, Balqa Applied University was set up according to a  royal decree and then Tafilah Technical College was affiliated to it.

In 1998, it was transformed into Tafilah Applied University College to offer bachelor degree in engineering. Then non-engineering specializations such as child education were added to the university for the purpose of  serving local community. On January 17, 2005 Tafilah Technical University was established upon the issuance of a royal decree. After that, Technical community College was instituted.

Technical Community College

Technical Community College was established since 2005 to carry out the regulations of intermediate diploma which are issued by Balq’a Applied University. Today, it includes the following departments:
1. department of science and engineering:
A. engineering program (75 credit hours): it offers the following specializations: 
- surveying
- mechanics of vehicles
- production technology
- electrical installations
-  computer technology
- engineering of telecommunications
- cooling, heating and conditioning systems
- B. Science program (71 credit hours)
- Information technology
2. department of humanities
A. program of financial and administrative sciences (69 credit hours)
- Accounting
- Business administration
B. Educational program (72 credit hours ):
- Child Education
3. department of workshop
A. Welding and smithery workshop
B. Car workshop
C. Cooling and conditioning workshop
D. Lathing workshop
E. Plumbing workshop
F. Electricity workshop
G. Mining workshop