Plateau State College of Health Technology, Pankshin

The Plateau State College of Health Technology, Pankshin, is a state-owned health technology institution in Pankshin, Plateau State, in north-central Nigeria. It was founded in 1976 as the first School of Health Technology in Nigeria and later became a college. Its guiding philosophy is "Your Health is our Concern", and its mission is to produce health manpower able to provide promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care using technology the community and country can afford and accept at all levels, leading to self-reliance and self-determination.

The college trains middle-level health workers at diploma and Higher National Diploma level. NBTE-accredited programmes for the 2026/2027 session are diplomas in Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Laboratory Technician, Public Health, Community Health, Epidemiology and Disease Control, Environmental Health, Health Information and Biostatistics, Medical Image and Radiotherapy Technician and Pharmacy Technician, with Higher National Diploma programmes in Health Information and Biostatistics and in Environmental Health. Training areas include community health (community health extension work and primary health care management), environmental health (environmental health technology, public health inspection and waste management), medical laboratory work (diagnostic techniques and pathology) and health information (health records management, health information systems and biostatistics).

Facilities include a CBT-ready mini ICT laboratory used for computer-based testing of national examinations and digital skills training, classrooms and lecture halls with audio-visual teaching aids, a college library holding medical textbooks, journals and research materials, a standard medical laboratory for practical diagnostic training, and an on-campus school clinic staffed by health professionals for students and staff. Two college buses carry students to clinical postings and educational trips.

Student life centres on a female hostel with round-the-clock security, student common rooms, a cafeteria and sports facilities. Applicants must hold five credit passes in SSCE examinations (WAEC, NECO or NABTEB) including Mathematics, English Language, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Applications are made through the college's online admissions portal, with an application invoice paid by card and a printed acknowledgement after submission.