University in Nigeria
Nigeria
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The Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu (FCAI) is a federal government institution in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its motto is "Labour with Dignity". It operates under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and the Agricultural Council of Nigeria, and holds a national mandate to organise practically oriented training with dynamic curricula that produces self-reliant technicians and technologists at National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels.
The college began in 1955 as the School of Agriculture at Umudike near Umuahia, was granted administrative autonomy in 1991 and moved to Ishiagu in 1993, settling on its permanent site in October 1995. Its mission is to advance agricultural training, production and research in Nigeria.
Programmes are offered at ND and HND level. ND courses include Computer Science Technology, Science Laboratory Technology, Fisheries Technology, Home and Rural Economics, Agricultural Technology, Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology, Business Administration and Management, Accountancy, Marketing, Public Administration, Horticultural Technology, Statistics, Animal Health and Production Technology, Cooperative Economics and Management, and Environmental Management Technology. HND courses include Animal Production Technology, Crop Production Technology, Agricultural Extension and Management, Pest Management Technology, Horticulture and Landscape Technology, Fisheries Technology, Computer Science Technology, Home and Rural Economics, Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology (Farm Power and Machinery option) and Cooperative Economics and Management.
Academic and service units include a School of Engineering with workshops, fabrication and tractor sections and a woodwork unit, departments of Computer Science, Animal Health and Science Laboratory Technology, General Studies, a College Clinic and a College Veterinary Doctor overseeing livestock units (cattle, sheep, goats and piggery). The college admits students through JAMB UTME with a minimum score of 160 for ND programmes, and the matriculation ceremony is held annually; the 38th took place on 22 May 2026.
The college is led by a Provost, Prof. Agwu Ekwe Agwu, supported by a Deputy Provost, Registrar, Bursar and Librarian. Its stated priorities include ICT and e-learning infrastructure, library expansion, accreditation of programmes, entrepreneurial hands-on training for employability, and new hostel blocks.
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View scholarships for Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu →Every ND programme requires a JAMB UTME score of 160 and above together with the O-Level credits below.
Credit in English, Mathematics and Physics with any other two subjects such as Chemistry, Biology/Agric, Economics or Geography.
Credit in English, Mathematics and Biology with any other two subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Geography or Agricultural Science.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology/Agric. Science, Geography, Economics and similar subjects.
Credit in English, Mathematics and any other three subjects such as Biology/Agric Science, Chemistry, Government, Business Method, Economics/Commerce, Christian Religious Studies, Geography, Principles of Account, History or a Nigerian language.
Credit in English, Biology/Agric. Science, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Physics, Food and Nutrition, with a credit or pass in Mathematics.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Geography and Biology/Agric. Science.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Economics/Commerce, Government, Literature in English, Principles of Account, Biology/Agric. Science, Geography and similar subjects.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any other two subjects such as Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Geography, Biology/Agricultural Science or Government.
Credit in English, Biology/Agricultural Science/Animal Husbandry, Chemistry and one other subject such as Geography, Economics, Physics, Commerce or Government.
Candidates need an ND result, one year of industrial training (IT) report, or two years of IT for students who graduated with a pass in ND, and a transcript of the ND result for candidates whose ND was obtained elsewhere.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Biology/Agric. Science, Economics and Geography, with a credit or pass in Chemistry and Physics.
Credit in English, Mathematics and Physics with any other two subjects such as Chemistry, Biology/Agric, Economics or Geography.
Credit in English, Mathematics and any other three subjects such as Chemistry, Biology/Agric, Economics/Commerce, Christian Religious Studies, Geography, Accounts, History or a Nigerian language.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Geography and Biology/Agric. Science.
Credit in English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any other two subjects such as Principles of Accounts, Commerce, Geography, Biology/Agricultural Science or Government.
Main campus, Ishiagu (Ivo LGA, Ebonyi State): the permanent site since October 1995, hosting all ND and HND programmes.
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