Buxton Building

Mico Buxton refers to Buxton Building, a key landmark at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica. It is the oldest teacher training institution in the Western Hemisphere and has a long history, dating back to its founding by Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton in 1834. The Buxton Building is a significant part of this history and is currently undergoing restoration efforts.

Future Leaders

The Mico University College has the distinction of producing highly qualified and sought-after professionals. Our programmes are designed to produce both undergraduate and graduate level nation-builders who demonstrate a range of personal characteristics, academic qualities and professional competencies.

Generations Of Excellence

Beginning in 1836, four teacher training institutions and hundreds of elementary schools were established in the British Colonies, in the West Indies, Mauritius and Seychelles by the Lady Mico Charity. This followed the successful efforts of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton to direct the resources of the Charity to the education of the children of the ex-slaves in these British Colonies (in the West Indies, Mauritius and Seychelles) where slavery was being abolished. In an era where denominational education was the norm, the defining feature of the Mico institutions was that they were of Christian influence but non-denominational.