Nasarawa State College of Health Science and Technology, Keffi campus

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Nasarawa State College of Health Science and Technology, Keffi

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About Nasarawa State College of Health Science and Technology, Keffi

Nasarawa State College of Health Sciences and Technology (NASCOHST), Keffi is a government-owned institution of Nasarawa State that trains health professionals for primary and secondary healthcare facilities. Its programmes lead to Professional Diplomas, National Diplomas (ND) and Higher National Diplomas (HND), and are accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and relevant professional bodies.

The College has a Main Campus along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway and a City Campus along Old Nasarawa Road, both in Keffi, Nasarawa State. It offers 13 accredited programmes: 2 Professional Diplomas, 8 National Diplomas and 3 Higher National Diplomas.

Teaching is organised in five schools:

  • School of Public Health Sciences: Public Health, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Environmental Health Technology (ND, HND) and Nutrition and Dietetics (ND, HND).
  • School of Family Health Sciences: Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW) and Dispensing Opticianry.
  • School of Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Imaging / X-Ray Technology and Pharmacy Technician (PD).
  • School of Health Information and Biomedical Engineering Technology: Biomedical Engineering Technician and Health Information Management (ND, HND).
  • School of Health Sciences: Professional Diploma in Public Health.

The College has worked with the Universal Basic Education Commission, which built a Girls' Child Community Centre now used as an Entrepreneurship Centre; the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, which supplied ICT and e-learning equipment through the National Bureau for Technical Incubation; and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, which donated 72 clinical items for teaching and operations. NASENI / NBTI trained 50 staff in Health Information ICT Management at no cost to the College.

The College is led by a Provost, Dr. S. A. Muhammad, with a Deputy Provost and a Registrar.

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Professional Diploma (PD)

Applicants need relevant secondary school qualifications or professional certificates as specified by the department. Applications are made online through the College admissions portal: create a profile with a valid email address and phone number, complete the form, select a programme, upload academic credentials and identification, submit and print the acknowledgement slip. Applicants are then invited for an aptitude test or screening.

National Diploma (ND)

Candidates need a minimum of five credit passes in relevant subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, obtained at not more than two sittings in SSCE, WAEC, NECO or equivalent examinations. Relevant science subjects apply depending on the programme; for most science-based programmes these are English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry.

Application is through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB): select the College as your institution of choice and upload O-Level results to the JAMB portal. JAMB registration is mandatory for ND programmes. Candidates are then invited to an aptitude test or screening exercise. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission; places are competitive and depend on available slots and aptitude test performance.

Higher National Diploma (HND)

Applicants need a National Diploma in a related discipline with at least a Lower Credit, plus evidence of one year of industrial training where applicable.

  • Main Campus: along the Keffi-Abuja Expressway, Keffi, Nasarawa State.
  • City Campus: along Old Nasarawa Road, Keffi, Nasarawa State.

Facilities include an Entrepreneurship Centre, ICT and e-learning equipment, and clinical teaching items donated by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency.

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Study programmes offered at Nasarawa State College of Health Science and Technology, Keffi.

HND Environmental Health Technology
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
HND Health Information Management Technology
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
HND Nutrition and Dietetics
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Biomedical Engineering Technician
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW)
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Dispensing Opticianry
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Environmental Health
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Epidemiology and Disease Control
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Health Information Management
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Medical Imaging / X-Ray Technology
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Medical Laboratory Technician
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 
ND Nutrition and Dietetics
DiplomaNigeriaIntake : Admission into National Diploma programmes is through JAMB only; candidates who did not choose the C
 

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