# Pharma College

> A private college headquartered in Hawassa with branch campuses in Shashemene, Wolaita Sodo, Bule Hora and Adola. It teaches pharmacy, nursing and public health degrees, MPH programmes and health TVET diplomas, alongside business courses.

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

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Private health science college · Hawassa, Sidama · details checked November 4, 2026

## Contact

- Phone: +251 901 44 99 11 (Hawassa campus)
- Phone: +251 901 44 88 11 (Hawassa campus)
- Phone: +251 46 220 7079 (Hawassa campus)
- Phone: +251 46 110 4737 (Shashemene campus)
- Phone: +251 46 211 0419 (Shashemene campus)
- Phone: +251 913 90 14 76 (Wolaita Sodo campus)
- Phone: +251 943 44 55 99 (Wolaita Sodo campus)
- Phone: +251 46 180 1212 (Wolaita Sodo campus)
- Phone: +251 46 180 4740 (Wolaita Sodo campus)
- Phone: +251 911 90 38 24 (Bule Hora and Adola Woyu campuses)
- Email: college@libenpharmaplc.com (General)
- Address: Hawassa campus: Kebele 05, next to Comboni School, Hawassa. Shashemene campus: Kebele 010, just below the stadium, Shashemene. Wolaita Sodo campus: next to Wolaita Sodo Polytechnic College
- P.O. Box: P.O. Box 67, Hawassa
- Telegram: https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmacollegeplc
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@pharma.college
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/pharmacollegeplc
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@pharmacollege1187

## Health programmes

- BSc Pharmacy
- BSc Nursing
- BSc Public Health
- MPH (General)
- MPH in Epidemiology
- MPH in Reproductive Health
- Diploma (TVET) in Nursing and Pharmacy (Hawassa, Shashemene, Bule Hora and Adola campuses)

## Health and medical education

Pharma College is a private college based in **Hawassa** that grew out of health training, as its name suggests. It now also teaches business and vocational courses. It has campuses in several towns in southern and central Ethiopia, and its health programmes run from TVET diplomas to master's degrees.

### Health programmes

The college's official Telegram channel advertised these for the 2019 Ethiopian-calendar year (2026/27):

| Level | Health programmes advertised |
| --- | --- |
| Master's | General MPH, MPH in Epidemiology, MPH in Reproductive Health |
| Bachelor's | Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health |
| TVET diploma | Nursing and Pharmacy (Bule Hora and Adola Woyu campuses); nursing diploma also advertised at Hawassa and Shashemene |

**Where each programme runs:**
- **Hawassa:** the full list above.
- **Shashemene:** nursing degree and diploma. Pharmacy is also taught there: in 2026 the college reported that graduating pharmacy students at Shashemene had defended their research projects.
- **Wolaita Sodo:** BSc Nursing and BSc Pharmacy, plus a TVET course listed as "HNS".
- **Bule Hora and Adola Woyu:** nursing and pharmacy diplomas.

Programmes and campuses change from year to year, so confirm what your campus offers. The college also runs remedial (pre-university) classes, plus accounting, management, IT, hospitality and short computer courses.

### Do graduates find jobs?

A 2022 study in the *Ethiopian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences* traced **246 graduates** of the Hawassa campus who finished between 2017 and 2020. **73.2%** were employed. Graduates with lower grades were less likely to be working. Graduates of the health officer (public health) field had lower odds of employment than others, and the authors suggested looking at whether that job market was saturated. The study covered all the campus's health programmes, not only pharmacy.

### Accreditation

- **The college's claim:** we found no licence or accreditation document from the college, whose own website was down when we checked.
- **ETA register:** on 4 November 2026 none of its programmes were on the Education and Training Authority's online register. That register is new and lists only 13 certificates, all at public institutions.
- **Directory listing:** Scholaro says the college is accredited by the Ministry of Education, without giving details.
- **Recent closures:** in March 2026 the authority revoked the licences of 52 private colleges. *The Reporter* named six of them; Pharma College was not among those named, but the full list was not in the article.

We found no published licensing-exam or exit-exam results for Pharma College.

## The institution

**Founding year:** the main campus is in Hawassa, where the management offices are. Directory profiles such as Scholaro give **1996** as the founding year, but we could not confirm this on an official page, and it is not clear whether that is a Gregorian or Ethiopian date.

**Campuses:**

| Campus | Location |
| --- | --- |
| Hawassa (main) | Kebele 05, next to Comboni School |
| Shashemene | Kebele 010, just below the stadium |
| Wolaita Sodo | Next to Wolaita Sodo Polytechnic College |
| Bule Hora | (registration announced for 2026/27) |
| Adola Woyu | (registration announced for 2026/27) |

An older version of the college's "About" page, quoted in search results, said it was preparing campuses in Addis Ababa and several other towns. We found no evidence of an Addis Ababa campus taking students.

**Website and online presence:**
- **Website:** the college's websites (pharmacollege.et and pharma.epua.online) were not working when we checked on 4 November 2026.
- **Telegram:** the channel (@pharmacollegeplc, about 5,500 subscribers) posts announcements and contact numbers.
- **Facebook:** in a September 2026 post the college said it had 80,000 followers there.
- **E-learning:** students use a portal at epua.online.

**How to apply:** directly to the college, in person at the campus. Fees are not published.

## Before you apply

- Ask for the Education and Training Authority's licence for your exact programme, level (diploma, degree or MPH), **campus** and modality. Licences are issued per campus.
- Check that your campus offers the programme for your intake year. Programme lists differ between Hawassa, Shashemene, Sodo, Bule Hora and Adola.
- Ask which hospitals and health centres are used for clinical and pharmacy practice, and how far they are from your campus.
- Ask for recent exit-exam and licensing-exam pass rates by programme.
- Get fees and the refund policy in writing. The college does not publish them.

## Sources

- [Pharma College official Telegram channel (description and contact details)](https://t.me/s/pharmacollegeplc)
- [Pharma College Telegram: 2019 E.C. programme list and Hawassa address (2 November 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3964)
- [Pharma College Telegram: Hawassa and Shashemene campus addresses and phones (21 October 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3909)
- [Pharma College Telegram: Wolaita Sodo campus programmes and phones (18 September 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3759)
- [Pharma College Telegram: Wolaita Sodo campus address and phones (13 October 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3867)
- [Pharma College Telegram: Bule Hora and Adola Woyu campuses registration (29 October 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3952)
- [Pharma College Telegram: Shashemene campus pharmacy students defend research projects (6 October 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3832)
- [Pharma College Telegram: 80,000 Facebook followers (21 September 2026)](https://t.me/pharmacollegeplc/3762)
- [Pharma College link page (Linktree)](https://linktr.ee/pharmacollege)
- [Mesele A, Fikrie A, Melese Y, Seyoum W, Kebede S. Employment status and associated factors of Pharma College Hawassa Campus graduates of 2017 to 2020. Ethiopian Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 2(1), 2022](https://journals.hu.edu.et/hu-journals/index.php/ejmhs/article/view/692)
- [Pharma College e-learning portal](https://epua.online/)
- [Scholaro: Pharma College profile](https://www.scholaro.com/u/Pharma-College-31316)
- [The Reporter: Education Authority revokes licenses of 52 private colleges (31 March 2026)](https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/49999/)
- [Bloom Medicine: Top pharmacy schools in Ethiopia (Pharma College graduate study)](/blog/top-pharmacy-schools-in-ethiopia)
- [FDRE Education and Training Authority: Accredited Institutions & Programs register](https://accreditation.neta.gov.et)