Muslim Community College of Health Technology, Funtua, Katsina State

The Muslim Community College of Health Science and Technology (MCCHST) Funtua is a health training institution in Funtua, Katsina State, located behind the General Hospital on Sokoto Road. Its motto is "My College My Pride" and its stated theme is human capital development for community service.

The college was founded in 1999 by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Funtua Area Council, as an affiliate of the Islamic Foundation School of Health Technology, Kaduna. It grew out of a Nursing Auxiliary Training Programme earlier started and run by the MSSN.

Programmes are three years long and cover Community Health, Health Information Management, Environmental Health, Pharmacy Technology, Medical Laboratory and Dental Therapy. Community Health trains community health extension workers for primary healthcare services; Health Information Management covers health records, statistics and information systems; Environmental Health studies the environmental factors affecting health; Pharmacy Technology covers pharmaceutical sciences and medication dispensing under supervision; Medical Laboratory covers laboratory diagnostics and testing; Dental Therapy develops practical skills for oral health services.

The college's mission is to contribute to primary and secondary healthcare through the development of manpower that is qualitative, God-conscious and responsive to community health needs. Its objectives include producing disciplined, hardworking and God-conscious health workers, encouraging research in health and social welfare, encouraging community self-help projects, preparing students for further study in other tertiary institutions, and fostering national unity by bringing together students from different parts of the country regardless of tribe, place of origin or religion.

Core values are moral discipline and academic excellence, competence and quality, integrity and honesty, loyalty and sincerity, accountability and transparency, and initiative and creativity. Applications are made online: create an account on the portal, fill in the application form, upload documents, pay the application fee and track admission status.