Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Studies, Zaria

Ameer Shehu Idris College of Education, Zaria (ASICEZ) is a community-based college in Zaria, Kaduna State, that offers Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes. Its programmes are presented as accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).

The idea of the college was initiated by the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS), Institute of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, before it became a community-based institution. NBAIS was established in 1959/60 under the Northern Nigeria Ministry of Education by Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, and now serves the whole of Nigeria with over 200 affiliated institutions for accreditation and certification.

The college's mission is to be a model college that produces a middle-class workforce for the labour market and promotes academic excellence by preparing qualified candidates for university education. Its vision is socio-cultural enrichment. Its stated values are academic excellence through quality education, carefully selected academicians, modesty, integrity and transparency.

Its aims are to promote Federal Government policy on integrated education, assist secondary school leavers who were unsuccessful in their school certificate examinations, support successful candidates who could not secure university admission, provide qualified and mature candidates for universities and higher institutions, and provide manpower for states, local governments and private organisations.

Administration is organised through the Office of the Provost (Prof. Musa Abdullahi), Academic Affairs (curriculum, NCCE accreditation, examinations), Student Affairs (counselling, accommodation, welfare) and ICT and E-Learning (online portal, registration, results). Applications, course registration, results and fee payment are handled through an online student portal.