After many years of quality higher education in Ghana based on the Colonial European model, which serviced a smaller percentage of the population, demand for greater participation in higher education of the marginalised necessitated that the government re-examined its higher education policy. This quest prompted concerned groups to raise the alarm that unless opportunities are given to more young people to access higher education, the dream of Ghana st becoming a middle level income country by mid-21 Century would be elusive. Critics pointed out that the public Universities were overstretched and cannot expand to absorb more students, therefore the government should allow for private participation in tertiary education. Private participation changed the higher education landscape in Ghana. Private Universities with flexibility and adaptability challenged the inflexible public Universities. Innovative programs were introduced, attracting many foreign students to private Universities. Today, Ghana can boast of more than sixty accredited colleges/Universities which continue to produce students who are contributing to local and global developments.