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Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) was established on 24 February 1969 under the leadership of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). The College takes its name from the late YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Father of Malaysian Independence. The College is unique in that the Government subsidizes 50% of all the recurrent and capital expenditure of the College with the other 50% borne by the Trustee. The vision of MCA was to establish an institution of higher learning for young Malaysians who have, for one reasons or another, been deprived for the opportunity to seek education, as well as to meet the urgent demand from the private sector for trained professional, sub-professional and technical personnel in the task of nation building. The College started with the commencement of classes in the School of Pre-University Studies followed by School of Business Studies in 1971. In 1972, School of Technology, School of Arts and Science and Extra-Mural Studies Department were established. The earlier classes was conducted in the Technical Institute, Cheras and Day Training College, Jalan Kuantan .Due to its rapid expansion, new centres were set up in the six secondary schools and Catholic High Schools, Petaling Jaya. On 19 July 1976, with the completion of the First Phase of the College Campus in Kuala Lumpur, classes were moved to our own campus premises in Jalan Genting Kelang, Setapak. From an initial intake of 764 students with classes conducted in various centers in the Klang valley in 1969, The college today has a main campus and four branch campuses with its total student population reaching 13,500 in 1998. The College is one of the country’s major tertiary educational institution with many modern teaching and supports facilities. It has a strong tradition of professional and sub-professional education and has established an international reputation for the high quality and the wide range of courses it offers. Under the Seventh Malaysian Plan, the college will be setting up a Center for Continuing Professional Education. Construction work for the Center has begun and is scheduled for the completion by the end of 1999.
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