Monrovia, Liberia – The Liberian Senate on Thursday February 27, 2025 passed an “Act” repealing the 2012 Act creating the Bomi Community College to establish in lieu the Western region University. Following a report from the joint committee consisting of Education, Public Administration, Judiciary Claims and Petition, Ways, Means, Finance, and Budget that recommended the bill’s adoption, the Senate made the decision during its 12th day of session.
According to the Committees’ expertise, if this measure is passed, it will improve access to higher education, aid in regional development, and support Liberia’s objectives as outlined in the government’s ARREST agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).
The Senate’s Act will further convert the current Bomi Community College into the Western Region University, which will be situated in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, and create a university that can award bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in a variety of academic and professional fields. It will also promote economic growth in the Western region by creating a skilled workforce to meet the demands of mining, agriculture, health, and other important industries.
Additionally, the university will increase educational access for women and youth, as well as other underprivileged groups in Western Liberia. After being renamed the Western Region University by the Liberian Senate, the Bomi Community College will now be a fully recognized university with the ability to provide undergraduate and graduate courses in a wide range of subjects.
Since its founding in 2005 and official enactment in 2012, the Bomi Community College (BCC) has maintained its position as the oldest government-owned community college, successfully graduating students with Associate of Arts (A.A.) degrees in a number of important subjects in as little as two years.
The Western Region is composed of the counties of Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu, and Bomi. These counties, which are among Liberia’s mineral-rich counties, are home to a rising population of about 408,567 people, the bulk of whom are young.
Article 29 of Liberia’s 1986 constitution states that “The legislature has the power to pass on all legislation,” which is consistent with the Senate’s decision to repeal and approve this act.
