University in Nigeria
Ikeja, Lagos State
University profile
Lagos City Polytechnic (LCP) is a private polytechnic in Ikeja, Lagos State, and the first private polytechnic in Nigeria. It is accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and is in affiliation with Southwestern University, Nigeria. The institution's stated mission is the advancement of learning, the sharing of knowledge through education for a diverse community, and the application of that knowledge for the benefit of Nigeria.
Programmes are organised in two schools. The School of Management and Business Studies offers Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, and Office Technology and Management. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering and, at National Diploma level, Statistics with Computer Science. National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) courses run full-time (two years) and part-time on weekends (two years, three semesters a year); Computer Engineering at HND is full-time only.
The Ikeja campus is non-residential. Students live in privately owned hostels close to the polytechnic, mostly in shared study-bedrooms, and the Corporate Affairs Division helps students, especially those from outside Lagos State, to find a place. The Registry's Students' Affairs Division handles student welfare and counselling, and students are also attached to departmental advisers for academic guidance.
Campus services include a library open Monday to Friday 8.00am to 7.00pm and Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm in semester time, free medical care for minor illnesses and injuries with first aid and non-prescription medication, and health promotion and counselling services. Registered clubs and societies include the Lagos City Christian Fellowship, the Muslim Students' Society, the Rotaract Club, and departmental associations for business administration, accountancy, secretarial studies and computer science students.
Students in science-based ND programmes complete a four-month Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) after their first year, which is required for the award of the National Diploma. Full-time HND graduates take part in the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
The polytechnic may award scholarships to students on the basis of academic performance and/or indigence. Information on Federal Government scholarships is available from the Students' Affairs Division or the Federal Ministry of Education. State bursary awards and scholarships are usually advertised in national dailies, with details from the relevant State Ministry of Education or the Students' Affairs Division. Companies also offer awards to students with good academic performance, with information available from the organisations or the Students' Affairs Division. The Bursary Department collects scholarship and Industrial Training Fund allowance payments from governments or corporate bodies on behalf of deserving students.
Instalment payment of tuition is available: see Tuition Fees. Further details: Administrative Information.
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View scholarships for Lagos City Polytechnic, Ikeja →Admission to full-time ND programmes is through JAMB (UTME), and final admission depends on meeting the minimum NBTE entry requirements. Candidates who sat the UTME but did not choose LCP can contact the admissions officer with their UTME details. ND runs for two years full-time or part-time on weekends (three semesters a year).
Five credit passes (WASC/GCE/SSCE/NECO/NABTEB) in English Language, Mathematics and three of: Economics, Business Methods, Principles of Accounts, Literature in English, Commerce, History, Statistics, Geography, Government, or one science subject. Applies to Accountancy, Business Administration and Management, and Office Technology and Management.
Five credit passes in Mathematics, English Language, Physics and two of: Chemistry, Statistics, Geography, Further Mathematics, Economics, Commerce, Government, History, Biology, Agricultural Science, Food and Nutrition. For Electrical/Electronics Engineering, one of the two must be a basic science subject. Applies to Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering and Statistics with Computer Science.
A National Diploma in the relevant NBTE-accredited programme, the O-Level qualifications above, and at least one year of post-ND working experience. HND runs for two years full-time or part-time on weekends. Applicants for HND and other non-JAMB programmes apply directly to the polytechnic.
The one-year Pre-National Diploma requires four O-Level passes in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings.
Application forms for ND and HND programmes are bought at the admission office, 6/9 Bashiru Oweh Street, off Medical Road, Ikeja, at a non-refundable N10,000, and completed forms are submitted to the same office. After an admission letter is issued, a non-refundable acceptance fee of N20,000 is payable. Admission is provisional in the first instance. Online application, status checking and payment portals are available from the admissions pages.
Full-time ND and HND: N170,400 per semester. Part-time ND and HND: N120,400 per semester. Bachelor's degree: N250,000 per semester. HND to Bachelor's degree: N135,400 per semester. Instalments are allowed: two payments of N95,400 (full-time ND/HND) or two of N65,400 (part-time ND/HND).
Ikeja campus, Lagos. The polytechnic is based at Bashiru Oweh Street, off Medical Road, Ikeja, where the administration, admissions office, schools and library are located. The campus is non-residential; accommodation is in private hostels nearby.
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