University in Nigeria
Akwanga, Nasarawa State
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The College of Education, Akwanga is a tertiary institution in Akwanga town, Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, in central Nigeria. It was established as the Advanced Teachers College, Akwanga (ATCA) in September 1976 and is owned by the Nasarawa State government. Its mandate is to train teachers for careers in education and classroom management.
The college offers Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes and degree programmes in education, and runs Pre-NCE, part-time (long vacation) and Higher Diploma admissions in some sessions. Degree candidates are screened through the Post UTME/Direct Entry exercise for admission into the degree programme run in affiliation with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Academic work is organised in schools: the School of Adults, Non-Formal and Special Education; the School of Early Childhood Care and Primary Education; the School of General Education; and the School of Secondary Education, which has Arts and Social Science, Language, Science and Vocational Education divisions. Programmes include Early Childhood Care Education, Primary Education, Special Needs Education, Guidance and Counselling, Business Education, Educational Administration and Planning, Social Studies, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Linguistics, English, Hausa, Arabic, Igbo, Yoruba, French, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Integrated Science, Statistics, Physical and Health Education, Agricultural Science, Home Economics, Technical Education, Fine and Applied Art, Music and Theatre Arts, at NCE level, degree level or both.
Support units include a library, a health unit, an ICT and Management Information Systems unit, a works unit and a Directorate of Linkages, which began full operations in May 2021 to build partnerships with national and international organisations, donors and alumni for staff and student development. The college has an alumni page, a Journal of Educational Studies and online portals for applications, student login, results and fee invoices. Its stakeholder links include TETFund, the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
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View scholarships for College of Education Akwanga →Degree applicants are screened through a Post UTME/Direct Entry exercise. Candidates must have their O-Level results (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) uploaded to their JAMB profile, since JAMB will not clear a candidate without them. A maximum of two different O-Level results may be supplied, and false information leads to disqualification.
The 2021 Part-Time (LVT) application form was sold online at N5,000 through the college application portal; applicants select Part-Time (LVT) as the programme, generate an invoice, pay, create a profile and then generate a school fees invoice.
The permanent campus is in Akwanga town, Nasarawa State, where all schools and programmes are taught. Academic and administrative units on campus include the library, health unit, ICT and MIS unit and works unit.
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