Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi

Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi (ATAPOLY) is a state-owned tertiary institution in Bauchi State, north-eastern Nigeria, established by Edict No. 1 of 1988. Its mission is to provide quality teaching for the middle-level manpower needs of the state, the North East sub-region and the nation, and to engage in adaptive research. Its objectives include full-time courses, instruction and in-service training and promotion in technology, science, commerce and humanities.

The polytechnic has seven unit schools spread over two campuses: the Bauchi campus at Wuntin Dada along Jos Road, and the Azare campus at Azare. The main administrative address is Wuntin Dada, along Jos Road, Bauchi.

Academic work is organised in schools and departments:

• School of Engineering: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Welding & Fabrication.
• School of Environmental Technology: Architectural Technology, Building Technology, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Survey & Geo-Informatics, and Urban and Rural Planning.
• School of Management Studies: Accountancy, Business Administration & Management, Public Administration, Marketing, Office Technology Management, and Banking and Finance.
• School of Science and Technology: Computer Science, Science Laboratory Technology, Geology Technology, Leisure and Tourism, and Statistics.
• School of General Studies: General Studies, Mass Communication, Social Development, and Crime Management & Control.
• School of Vocational and Technical Education: Technical Education, Vocational Education, Science Education, Arts and Social Science, and Library and Information Science.

Programmes run from certificate and diploma level through National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and NCE courses, with Pre-ND and Pre-HND courses, remedial studies run by the Directorate for Preliminary Studies, and a small set of B.Tech degree programmes in technology and business education (automobile, building, electrical/electronics, metalwork, woodwork, computer science and business education).

A library, an institutional e-mail service and an online admissions portal support students. The polytechnic links to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), the NUC and TETFund among its regulatory and funding bodies.