Abstract
Due to the increase in the number of students applying for access to higher education institutions in Africa, there have been tendencies to increase the number of students being allowed into programs. This has led to increased pressure on the Universities as they have had to demonstrate academic excellence in terms of the quality of education being provided. The paper set to examine higher education literature in order to explore the impact of massification on Bunda College of Agriculture in Malawi and the University of Cape Coast in Ghana (UCC). The findings point out that there are several challenges, which have risen as most universities do not have adequate resources to meet the demands brought about by the increased student numbers. However, it was also noted that there have been great strides to improve the quality of education being offered by the use of different other forms of learning such as e-learning.
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