 The college gained university status, under its current name, on 1 September 1995, and permanent provision for the university was made by the University of Technology, Jamaica Act 27, which became law on 29 June 1999.From just over 50 students and four programmes in 1958, UTech, Ja has grown to become Jamaica's premier national institution with a student population of over 12,000.It now offers more than 90 programmes at the certificate, diploma and degree levels through its five faculties and three colleges.