University in Nigeria
Akure South, Ondo
University profile
The Federal College of Agriculture, Akure (FECA) is a federal agricultural training institution in Akure, Ondo State, with a mandate to train middle-level manpower in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship, crop production, crop protection and agricultural engineering at National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) level, together with certificate and vocational training. Its stated vision is to be a world-class agricultural training institution contributing to youth employment, food security and improved livelihoods for farmers. Its core values are diligence, excellence, accountability and responsibility.
Academic work is organised in three schools: the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, the School of Livestock and Aquacultural Technology, and the School of Science and Engineering. Departments include Agricultural Technology, Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology, Agricultural Extension and Management, Animal Health and Production Technology, Computer Science, Crop Production Technology, Fisheries Technology, Forestry Technology and Horticultural Technology, with Pasture and Range Management also offered at HND level.
Programmes run from the Pre-ND remedial course through ND (full-time two years, part-time three years) and HND (full-time two years, part-time three years) to one-year certificate courses, two-year advanced certificates and three-year advanced diplomas. Short courses cover poultry and pig production, fish cage culture, horticulture and landscape design, organic vegetable production, farm mechanisation, tractor operation and maintenance, and irrigation technology. Some courses are designed for Ministry of Natural Resources produce and quality control staff, extension officers, women in agriculture, agricultural development programme staff and degree holders outside agriculture.
Practical training is central. The Entrepreneurship Development Unit is the college research farm, set on a large area of farmland growing arable and cash crops, with a cassava processing facility. The Computer Resource Centre, supervised by the Department of Computer Science, houses hundreds of personal computers, and the library is in the West campus. Students are accommodated in halls of residence named Deji, Deko and Reed, each under a hall warden, and a Dean of Students Affairs oversees student welfare.
The college is regulated by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which accredits its ND programmes, and is led by Provost Dr. Olayode Rasheed Folorunso.
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View scholarships for Federal College of Agriculture, Akure →Minimum of five credit passes in WASC, GCE O-Level, SSCE, NECO or NABTEB obtained in not more than two sittings, in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science or Biology, and any other relevant subject.
Programmes: Agricultural Technology, Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology, Animal Health and Production Technology, Computer Science, Fisheries Technology, Forestry Technology and Horticultural Technology. Applicants need five credit passes at not more than two sittings, which must include Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, plus three subjects from Economics, English Language, Geography, Mathematics, Physics or Statistics, and must not score below the institution's UTME cut-off mark. Alternatively, five credit passes in an NBTE-recognised Pre-ND course from a polytechnic or similar institution (in the subjects above) with a UTME score not below the cut-off. Duration: two academic years full-time or three part-time.
Programmes: Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering (Farm Option), Agricultural Extension and Management, Animal Health and Production Technology, Crop Production Technology, Horticulture and Landscape Design, Pasture and Range Management. Applicants need at least a Lower Credit in a cognate ND, five relevant O-Level credits (WASC, GCE, NECO or NABTEB) and one year of post-ND industrial training. NCE holders (Agric double major) are also eligible. Duration: two academic years full-time or three part-time.
Poultry Production and Management, Pig Production and Management, Fish Cage Culture, Horticulture and Landscape Design, Landscaping, Flower Nursery Establishment and Ornamental Plant Identification, Organic Vegetable Production, Horticultural Plant Propagation, Farm Mechanization, Tractor Operation and Maintenance and Irrigation Technology. Entry: JSS/SSS certificate (Primary Six holders may be considered). Duration: one academic year.
Agroclimatology, Climate Change and Bio-diversity; Statistics and Economic Planning; General Agriculture. Entry: certificate in any agricultural science course (Primary Six holders may be considered). Duration: two academic years.
Crop Production and Statistics; Statistics. Entry: advanced certificate in any agricultural science course (Primary Six or JSS/SSS certificate holders may be considered). Duration: three academic years.
Applications are submitted through the online applicant portal at fecaakure.edu.ng/admission.
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