University in Nigeria
Lanlate, Oyo State
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Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate (OYSCOEL) is a state-owned college of education in Lanlate town, along the Lanlate-Maya/Iseyin road in Ibarapa East Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. It was a campus of the Oyo State College of Education, Oyo (now Emmanuel Alayande University of Education) from 2003 to 2015 and became an autonomous institution, opening for academic activities in December 2015. Its motto is "Total Education for Morality and Excellence".
The college's vision is to be a leading centre of excellence in teacher education. Its mission is to distinguish the college through excellent service delivery in a conducive environment for teaching and learning, to encourage the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for acquiring and advancing knowledge, and to maintain staff who are responsive to the needs of society. Its core values are excellence, discipline, fear of God, quality, virtue, culture, pace setting, accountability, professionalism and integrity.
The college admits to Regular NCE, Part-Time NCE and Pre-NCE programmes. Courses are mostly double-major combinations in arts and social sciences (for example Social Studies, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, History, English, Arabic, Yoruba, Economics, Geography and Political Science), integrated science, computer studies, mathematics, plus Early Childhood Care Education, Primary Education Studies, Adult and Non-Formal Education, Agricultural Science Education, Fine and Applied Arts and Technical Education.
Academic work is organised in schools. The School of Secondary Education (Arts and Social Sciences Programme) has departments of Christian Religious Studies, Economics, Geography, History, Islamic Studies, Political Science and Social Studies, and is led by a Dean (Dr. Olatunde John Ogundiran since October 2023) supported by an administrative officer and a School Officer who handles student registration and complaints. The college is led by an Acting Provost, Mr. Adegboyega Johnson Oladipupo, with an Acting Registrar, Librarian and Bursar.
The college is on two sites in Lanlate, Site A next to Obasanjo Farms and Site B slightly opposite it. Admission into the NCE programmes is through JAMB CAPS followed by post-UTME screening.
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View scholarships for Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate →Candidates must apply through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) and hold four credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings, three of which must be relevant to the proposed course. Accepted qualifications are SSCE/WASC/NECO/GCE O-Level, NABTEB, the Grade II Teachers' Certificate, and the JEBAIS, SAISC and NBAIS Arabic and Islamic studies certificates.
Candidates who applied through JAMB CAPS but are deficient in one O-Level subject may be admitted conditionally. After clearing the deficiency they proceed to 200 level, having offered the relevant 100-level courses.
Applicants with deficiencies in more than one O-Level subject apply through JAMB CAPS for Pre-NCE admission. Besides clearing their deficiencies, they must sit and pass preliminary courses to qualify for 100 level.
Screening covered the Regular NCE, Part-Time NCE and Pre-NCE programmes. Eligible candidates must be sixteen years old by 30 September 2025; must have sat the 2025 UTME and scored 100 or above, or applied to the college through JAMB if they did not sit the 2025 UTME; must have chosen the college as their most preferred institution (or changed their choice to it); and must have printed the UTME result slip, or the JAMB indemnity form where no UTME was taken.
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