This took place with the merger of Uitenhage Technical College, KwaNobuhle Technical College and the satellite campus of Bethelsdorp Technical College in Graaff- Reniet and was officially launched in October 2003. EMC believes in hands on training and equipping students with useful knowledge and skills that would ensure employment in the labour market. The college serves a highly industrialised urban area, part of the Nelson Mandela Metropole as well as the rural western part of the province.