University in Nigeria
Bauchi
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Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare is a Bauchi State Government teacher-training institution at PMB 44, Maiduguri Road, Azare, in Katagum Local Government Area. It is accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCE) to run Nigeria Certificate in Education programmes, and since the 2009/2010 session it has also run degree programmes in affiliation with the University of Maiduguri. Its mission is to produce high-quality professional teachers able to teach and lead effectively in basic education, and its vision is to be ranked among the best Colleges of Education in Nigeria.
Academic work is organised in schools: Secondary Education (Arts and Social Science), Early Childhood Care and Primary Education, Secondary Education (Languages), Secondary Education (Science) and Secondary Education (Vocational and Technical Education), alongside the School of General Studies, the School of Education, the School of Educational Services and the School of Undergraduate Studies. NCE courses include Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Islamic Studies, Social Studies, Early Childhood Care and Education, Primary Education Studies, Arabic, English, Hausa, Biology, Chemistry, Computer, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physics, Physical and Health Education, Agricultural Education, Business Education, Fine and Applied Arts, Home Economics and Technical Education.
The School of Undergraduate Studies offers thirteen degree courses in affiliation with the University of Maiduguri: B.Sc.(Ed) Agricultural Science, Business Education, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Health Education, Mathematics, Physical Education and Physics, and B.A.(Ed) Arabic, English, Hausa and Islamic Studies. The college also runs a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Policy, a Diploma in Health Education and Promotion and certificates in Health Education and Promotion in affiliation with the University of Maiduguri, and Postgraduate Diplomas in Criminology and Environmental Management and a Diploma in Criminology in affiliation with the Federal University Dutse.
The Main Campus houses the administrative block, lecture theatre, the Abu Ali Library, students' hostels, the College Hall complex, sports fields, the college clinic and staff quarters. Students are advised to live on campus, and rooms are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The college is governed by a Governing Council whose members are appointed by the State Governor as Visitor, and an Academic Board presided over by the Provost. Students register each semester, pay fees and view results through an online portal, and a Blackboard learning management system is in use.
State students' unions liaise with their respective state scholarship boards, and the Students' Affairs Division assists students with scholarship problems by communicating with scholarship boards on their behalf and guides students on Federal scholarships.
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View scholarships for Aminu Sale College of Education, Azare →Candidates need a Senior School Certificate (WAEC, NECO, GCE O-Level, NABTEB or equivalent) with four credits at one or two sittings, two of which must be relevant to the chosen course; English and/or Mathematics may be required for some courses. A Grade II Teacher's Certificate (TC II) with credit or merit in five subjects, two relevant to the course, is also accepted. For Vocational and Technical Education, R.S.A., City and Guilds/Intermediate Certificate or the Federal Craft Training Certificate (Nigeria or abroad) is also acceptable. Successful Pre-NCE candidates who pass a selection examination by an accredited matriculation body qualify. All candidates must sit and pass the selection examination of an accredited body such as JAMB, and the college may add its own tests or interviews for some courses.
UTME candidates need the JAMB cut-off set for the programme and five O-Level credits including English, Mathematics and a subject in the candidate's field; holders of the Grade II certificate are eligible. Direct Entry candidates need eight points in an NCE or Diploma in addition to the O-Level requirements; applicants for Health Education need an additional credit in Biology or Health. Any further regulations from JAMB and the University of Maiduguri's Directorate of Affiliated Colleges also apply.
NCE is a minimum of three academic sessions of two semesters each, with 118 to 126 credits required for graduation, a compulsory supervised project, at least one semester of Teaching Practice and General Studies courses. Vocational and Technical Education courses and Computer Science require at least 16 weeks of industrial attachment (SIWES).
Applications are made through the college's online application portal; admitted students register courses and pay fees on the NCE portal (ascoea_nce.safsrms.com) or the undergraduate portal (ascoea_degree.safsrms.com).
The Abu Ali Library is a two-storey building with seating for 580 readers and a collection of 42,898 books and journals. It has readers' services, serial, technical and e-library sections and is open Monday to Friday 8:00am to 10:00pm and Saturday 8:00am to 9:00pm. The college clinic, staffed by medical doctors and nurses, offers 24-hour services to students and staff; serious cases are referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Azare. A guidance and counselling unit and a sports directorate serve students.
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