Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse

Jigawa State Polytechnic (JigPoly), Dutse is a state-owned polytechnic in Dutse, Jigawa State, north-western Nigeria. It was established under a Jigawa State law after the Federal Government took over the former Kazaure campus in 2007, and its academic programmes are accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).

Its stated vision is a first-class institution pursuing excellence in teaching and research, and its mission is to produce technically oriented, self-reliant graduates who contribute to the development of Jigawa State and Nigeria. The curriculum emphasises hands-on technical training and entrepreneurship.

Academic work is organised in colleges. The original three are the College of Business and Management Studies (CBMS), the College of Engineering and Environmental Studies (CEES) and the College of Science and Technology (CST). Four more were added in 2021: the College of Engineering Technology (CET), the College of Health Sciences (CHS), the College of Social and General Studies (CSGS) and the College of Technical and Vocational Education (CTVE).

Programmes lead to Higher National Diploma (HND), National Diploma (ND), NCE (Technical), Ordinary Diploma and certificate awards. Higher Diploma and Advanced Diploma programmes are run in the afternoon, including Social Development and Local Government Studies at higher diploma level, and Public Accounting and Auditing, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration, Environmental Biology, Industrial Chemistry, Computer Science, Statistics and Office Technology and Management at advanced diploma level.

HND programmes include Accounting, Business Administration and Management, Public Administration, Computer Science, Statistics, Biochemistry, Environmental Biology, Microbiology and Physics/Electronics. ND programmes include Accountancy, Architecture, Building Technology, Quantity Surveying, Electrical and Electronics, Welding and Fabrication, Science Laboratory Technology, Environmental Health Technology, Computer Science, Statistics and Social Development. Technical and vocational education options cover automobile, building, woodwork, electrical/electronics and metalwork technology, agricultural education and entrepreneurship education.

The polytechnic's social objectives include promoting moral values, social responsibility, and sporting activity to produce healthy graduates, with sporting links to other tertiary institutions.