Anambra State Polytechnic, Mgbakwu

Anambra State Polytechnic, Mgbakwu (ANSPOLY) is a state government polytechnic in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local Government Area, Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria. It grew out of the Anambra State College of Agriculture, Mgbakwu, which had been accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) since 2007, and became a polytechnic in January 2017 under the Anambra State Polytechnic Law of 2017.

Its vision is to be a leading polytechnic of great reputation, with high academic standards that produce technically skilled, morally sound and entrepreneurial graduates. The mission is to develop technological and academic competencies in a conducive learning environment, using qualified staff and disciplined students to promote technology for development and skill acquisition for self-reliance.

Academic work is organised in four schools: Agriculture and Related Disciplines, Engineering Technology, Management Sciences and Science and Technology. National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes run across them, with Preliminary National Diploma, Continuing Education Programme (CEP), EDIP and CES as ancillary entry routes.

The polytechnic also runs short, practical full-time and part-time courses for school leavers, retirees and unemployed people, intended to help participants start income-generating ventures. Certificate courses include Agricultural Field Attendance, Tractor Driving and Operation, Computer Operation, Environmental Conservation and Land Management, Forestry and Landscaping, Rabbit and Grasscutter Production, Cosmetology, and Tailoring and Garment Production.

The institution is led by the Rector, Dr. Njideka Rita Chiekezie, who became Deputy Rector in 2017 and Acting Rector in July 2022. Recent activities include the WATEA (Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship) project, a Skill Empowerment and Development Centre flagged off in June 2025, entrepreneurship and EDI training workshops, a tech-driven greenhouse, and the hosting of international agricultural and multi-disciplinary conferences.