Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku

Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku is one of the three polytechnics owned by Delta State, Nigeria, alongside the polytechnics at Oghara and Ozoro. It stands on the Ogwashi-Uku/Azagba road in Ogwashi-Uku and works under the motto "Creativity for Development". Its mission is to create an advanced technological and innovative environment for excellence in the acquisition of technology, and to develop entrepreneurial skills that support economic vitality and a better quality of life for individuals and society.

The polytechnic awards National Diplomas (ND) and Higher National Diplomas (HND), with Regular I and Regular II intakes at both levels. Teaching is organised in schools: Applied Sciences, Arts and Design, Business Studies (now styled Business and Management Technology in admission notices), Engineering (Engineering Technology), Information and Communication Technology, General Studies and Environmental Studies. Programmes named in recent admission notices include Accountancy, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Marketing, Public Administration, Co-operative Economics, Mass Communication, Computer Science, Library and Information Science, Office Technology and Management, Mathematics and Statistics, Science Laboratory Technology, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Public Health Technology, Fashion Design and Clothing Technology, Fine and Applied Arts, and engineering technology programmes in Agricultural and Bio-Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical/Electronics, Foundry, Mechanical, Metallurgical, and Welding and Fabrication. The 2026/2027 notices also list ND programmes in Crime Management, Social Development, Estate Management and Valuation, Urban and Regional Planning, Architectural Technology, Building Technology, Surveying and Geo-informatics and Quantity Surveying, and HND programmes in the School of ICT such as Software and Web Development, Networking and Cloud Computing, Cyber Security and Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence and Film and Multimedia Production.

The School of Business Studies is the pioneer school of the polytechnic. The School of Engineering comprises departments of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical Electronics, Foundry, Mechanical, Metallurgical, and Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology. The School of Applied Sciences includes Computer Science, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Library and Information Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Science Laboratory Technology, and the School of Arts and Design has the departments of Fine and Applied Arts and Fashion Design and Clothing Technology.

Student life includes arts and culture events such as carnivals, beauty pageants and shows open to the public, and sport through inter-polytechnic competitions including the National Inter-Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA). A bus shuttle system is the main means of moving around, and cycling is also common. The Entrepreneurship Centre trains students in skills such as baking, bee keeping, carpentry, computer hardware repair, cosmetics, fishery, hairdressing, tie and dye, poultry, soap making and website development. The ICT Centre runs computer-based examinations and offers Cisco certification courses (IT Essentials, CCNA I and CCNA II).

Programmes are offered under accreditation of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Applications are processed online, and the polytechnic's admission notices set out separate requirements for ND and HND candidates.