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FABOTAS College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ado-Ekiti (FCHST) is a privately owned college in Ekiti State, south-west Nigeria, founded on 28 February 2011 and incorporated under a perpetual Act on 26 June 2012. It is described as the only privately owned college of its kind in Ekiti State and specialises in health sciences and information technology programmes, with the aim of training middle-level health personnel for primary health care institutions across Nigeria.
Programmes are offered at four levels: Professional Diploma, National Diploma (ND), Higher National Diploma (HND) and Certificate. Health Information Management is available at Professional Diploma, ND, HND and Certificate levels. The National Diploma programmes are Environmental Health Technology, Health Information Management, Medical Laboratory Technology, Dental Surgery Technology and Pharmacy Technician. Certificate programmes are Health Information Management, Pharmacy Technician, Community Health Extension Worker (CHEW), Junior CHEW, Return CHEW, Health Assistant Medical, Health Technician and Medical Laboratory Technology.
The college emphasises hands-on training, small class sizes and lecturers who are also practising professionals, and has a medical laboratory used for student practicals. Its stated vision is to become a leading college of health sciences and technology in Nigeria and internationally; its mission includes providing facilities and equipment suited to student training, cooperating with other colleges of health sciences and technology at home and abroad, and assisting government in supplying middle-level manpower for primary health care. Its core values include transparency, excellence, reliability, integrity and partnership.
Accreditation is programme-specific. The Health Information Management ND is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria, and the HND by the Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria. The Community Health Extension Worker department became fully functional in 2015 and is accredited by the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN), which approved annual admission quotas of 75 for CHEW, 30 for Return CHEW and 50 for Junior CHEW. The college is also described as approved by the State and Federal Government.
The Health Information Management department is organised in units for coding and indexing, statistics, central library, appointments, admission and discharge, monitoring and evaluation, and waiting list. Applications for 2026/2027 are made through the college eCampus portal.
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View scholarships for Fabotas College of Health Science and Technology, Ado Ekiti →Five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology in SSCE, NECO, WAEC or NABTEB at not more than two sittings. The Professional Diploma runs for 3 years.
Same O-Level requirements as the Professional Diploma and ND, plus a Professional Diploma or National Diploma licence and board result.
A minimum JAMB score of 100 and five O-Level credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (GCE, SSCE, NECO or WAEC) at not more than two sittings.
Five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry in GCE, SSCE or NECO and a minimum JAMB score of 100. Duration is 3 years (6 semesters).
At least five O-Level credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in not more than two sittings, within 10 years of the examination. Candidates follow the college admission process and sit its entrance exam. Duration is 3 years (6 semesters).
At least five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in GCE, WASC, SSCE, WAEC, NECO or NABTEB at not more than two sittings. Duration is 3 years (6 semesters).
Five credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in WASSCE, SSCE, NECO or GCE O-Level. Return CHEW applicants must be Junior CHEWs with two years post-qualification experience, registered with the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN) and holding a valid practice licence. Another route requires credits in English, Mathematics, Biology and two other subjects at not more than two sittings. CHEW takes 3 years (six semesters); Return CHEW and Junior CHEW take 2 years (four semesters), combining classroom work and practical placement.
Health Assistant Medical: a JAMB score of at least 100 and five O-Level credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at not more than two sittings; one academic session part time. Health Technician: a Health Assistant Medical certificate, or five O-Level credits without it; one session full time for holders of the certificate, two sessions part time, and two sessions for candidates without it.
Applications for the 2026/2027 session are made online through the college eCampus portal for Professional Diploma, National Diploma, Certificate and Higher National Diploma categories. The application fee is N15,000 per category. Applicants create a profile with a valid phone number and email address, nationality, religion, date of birth, passport photograph and O-Level results from at least two sittings with the matching WAEC/NECO scratch card details, receive an application number, pay online through the portal (payments outside the college portal are not accepted), then upload the required documents and print the registration slip. Applicants sit the college screening or entrance examination.
The college is located on Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, where all programmes are taught. Training facilities include a medical laboratory used for practical instruction in the health programmes.
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