Edo State College of Education, Igueben

Edo State College of Education (EdoCOE), Igueben is a public teacher-education college owned by Edo State, established under the Edo State College of Education (EdoCOE) Law, 2020. It was founded to support educational reform in the state, and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) approved it on 26 November 2020 to commence Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes. Its theme is the professionalisation of the teaching profession, and its stated vision is to become a top-ranked public College of Education producing quality teaching manpower, research and community services in Nigeria.

The college is a multi-campus system with campuses in the three senatorial districts of Edo State: the Igueben Main Campus (Schools of Sciences and of Vocational and Technical Education), Abudu Campus (Early Childhood Care and Primary Education, Languages, Arts and Social Sciences) and Afuze Campus (Schools of Physical and Health Education and Special Needs Education).

Teaching is organised in seven schools: Arts and Social Sciences; Early Childhood Care and Primary Education; Languages; Sciences; Vocational and Technical Education; Physical and Health Education; and Special Needs Education. NCE students study subject combinations such as English/Social Studies, Integrated Science/Biology, Computer/Mathematics, Christian Religious Studies/Economics, Music/Social Studies and French/Political Science, as well as double-major courses in Agricultural Education, Business Education, Fine and Applied Arts and Home Economics, and single-major courses in Physical Education, Health Education, Primary Education, Early Childhood Care and Education, and Special Needs Education.

Besides the three-year NCE, the college runs a one-year Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) in line with Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and NCCE requirements, open to HND and degree holders, and Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) certificate programmes, including the West African Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate (WA-ABA-Cert), a 60-hour hybrid course aligned with the task lists of the BACB and QABA credentialing bodies. A Dual Mandate pathway lets NCE students progress into a two-year degree in education, giving a five-year route to a degree; degree options listed include B.A.(Ed), B.Ed and B.Sc.(Ed) programmes in fields such as English, French, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Educational Management and Special Needs Education.

The college is led by the Provost, Dr. Victoria Okojie, with a Registrar, Bursar and Librarian. Applications for the NCE are made online through the college portal, and the college states that all its programmes are accredited.