The Mico University College is an institution of higher education in Kingston, Jamaica.
[1] Jane Mico had died in 1670 in England and she left £1,000 to relieve slavery and it accrued interest until it was worth over £100,000.
Thomas Fowell Buxton and abolitionist judge Stephen Lushington took an interest in the bequest that had been stuck for 200 years.
The Mico University College was established as a non-denominational Christian institution that caters both to male and female students.
[1] Over the years the institution has undergone expansion and development both physically and in its academic programmes.
The primary and secondary programmes offered at the Mico University College result in a BEd (specialization) after successful completion of four-year study.
The students are assisted on halls by resident advisors most of whom are alumni who volunteer their services to the university college.
They operate from The Mico Health Centre, located centrally on the main campus.
There is a museum located on the main campus which boasts The Mico INAFCA collection donated by a past student Aston Taylor.
Governor General Of Jamaica (1991–2006) Governor General Of Jamaica (1962–1973) Educator, Composer of Guyana's National Anthem and Namesake of the Cyril Potter College of Education Angolan-Jamaican Moravian missionary and educator on the Gold Coast, now Ghana The following have served as principals of the institution:[6] 1898–1919[6] Four of the institutions buildings have been declared as National Heritage Sites by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust:[7][8] The Buxton House contains the President's Office, Human Resources Department, the Vice President's Office and classrooms.