SENTRAL College Penang was established in 15 March 2002 with the aspiration to be a tertiary education platform for youths. Today, SENTRAL is thriving in the hustle and bustle at the heritage enclave of George Town to produce engaging graduates to serve the community. It reaffirms its founding goal and is committed to its Vision: “To be an impactful and significant institution, fostering program relevance, creative thinking and institutional excellence.”

SENTRAL College Penang endeavors to follow a consistent thread through its Vision and Mission down through its strategic plan and processes that coordinate across the College. The strategic objectives are time-bound with measurable result to be achieved in order to move the College along towards its Mission: “To provide excellent education through nurturing, inspiring and creating a conducive learning environment that will prepare students for dynamic careers, meaningful lives and to be compassionate citizens in a global society.” 

As building capacity of an individual is SENTRAL’s utmost priority, it focuses on the active development of its student population and seeding them across the College. The efforts are intended to maximize human capital participation, raising the level of professionalism and inevitability building the capacity of the Nation. SENTRAL’s clear and integrated strategies and committed perseverance will be a critical mass and potent catalyst for seeding and growing of the young generations. 

To all the students, SENTRAL seeks to provide equal opportunities for quality education; accelerate their absorption capacity and support and enhance career progress. Lecturers have to go through a stringent selection process and only the most suitably qualified will be employed. As such, they better understand the needs, demands and challenges of the teaching profession and are passionate in their responsibility to nurture the students in their formative years.