Delight College of Health Sciences and Technology Minna

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About Delight College of Health Sciences and Technology Minna, Niger State

Delight College of Health Sciences and Technology, Minna is a private tertiary health training institution in Maitumbi, Minna, Niger State. It was incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2020 (RC-1658931) and works under the motto “Health, Character & Academic Excellence”. It trains community and public health workers, laboratory technicians and health records and education personnel through professional diploma and certificate programmes.

The college is an approved private monotechnic under the Federal Ministry of Education, accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and listed on the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) system. It is also recognised by the Federal Ministry of Health, the Niger State Ministry of Tertiary Education and the Niger State Ministry of Health, and its programmes are accredited by the relevant professional regulatory bodies.

Teaching is organised into five departments: Public Health, Community Health, Environmental Health, Health Information Management, and Health Education and Promotion, together with a Remedial Studies programme. Programmes include the Diploma in Public Health Technician, Public Health Assistant, Professional Diploma in Community Health (CHEW), Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEW), Medical Laboratory Technician, Health Information Management, and Health Education and Promotion. Students complete a SIWES (industrial training) period in the academic calendar, coordinated by a SIWES coordinator.

The college reports 725 registered students, 45 professional lecturers and 85 qualified staff. Student affairs are led by a Dean of Student Affairs, and the college holds orientation for new students and a matriculation ceremony each session. It also keeps a book library and store of medical books for health-professional fields.

The college runs a registered foundation that sponsors tuition-free, fully funded places for deserving candidates, and operates a primary health facility in its host community, named after the late Hajiya Zainab Yakubu Garba, which is used for community medical outreach.

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Delight College foundation scholarships

The college operates a registered foundation that provides tuition-free, fully funded scholarships to deserving candidates from underprivileged backgrounds in Niger State and across Nigeria. Between 2020 and 2025 the foundation sponsored 350 candidates, including ten places allocated to victims of the Mokwa flood through the Chairman of Mokwa Local Government.

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Programmes and O-Level requirements

Diploma in Public Health Technician (6 semesters): five credit passes at SSCE (WAEC, NECO or GCE O/L) in no more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics and Biology or Health Science, plus two credits from Chemistry, Physics or Geography.
Professional Diploma in Community Health, CHEW (6 semesters): the same five-credit requirement as Public Health Technician.
Public Health Assistant (4 semesters): at least three credit passes at SSCE in no more than two sittings, including Mathematics, English Language and Biology or Health Science, with two further passes in any other subjects.
Junior Community Health Extension Workers, JCHEW (4 semesters): the same three-credit requirement as Public Health Assistant.
Medical Laboratory Technician (4 semesters): a minimum of five passes in SSCE or GCE O-Level in no more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Health Information Management (6 semesters): a minimum of five credits at SSCE (WAEC, NECO or GCE O/L) in no more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics, Biology or Health Science, Physics and Chemistry.
Health Education and Promotion (6 semesters): five credits at SSCE (WAEC, NECO or GCE O/L) in no more than two sittings, including English Language, Mathematics, Biology or Health Science, Physics and Chemistry.

Remedial Studies (9 months)

Candidates who have attempted GCE, WASSCE or NECO (or equivalent) but have O-Level deficiencies may enter through the remedial programme. Admission into the college is automatic once the student obtains a minimum CGPA of 2.0 in the subjects taken at the college and has remedied all necessary O-Level deficiencies. English Language, Biology and General Mathematics are compulsory for all students.

Placement into departments

Admitted students are placed into one of the departments according to their intended career and the O-Level credits obtained.

How to apply

Applications are made through the online application form at delightcollegeminna.com/apply_admission.php, which collects personal details, department choice, O-Level results, experience and document uploads. Admission enquiries: [email protected].

Maitumbi, Minna, Niger State (main campus): along the Minna-Gwada Road, off Crystal FM 91.3, where all diploma, certificate and remedial programmes are taught. Facilities include a library and book store for medical and health-professional books.
Host-community primary health facility, Maitumbi: a primary health centre named after the late Hajiya Zainab Yakubu Garba, used for community outreach.

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