University in Nigeria
FCT Abuja
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Sam-Ale College of Education (SACOE), also styled Sam Ale College of Advanced Studies, is a private college owned by its proprietor and chancellor, Prof. Sam O. Ale, a mathematics professor and graduate of Ahmadu Bello University. Its motto is Educate, Empower, Excel.
The college is located at km 70 on the Abuja-Lokoja Highway, Kwali, Abuja, about 2 km from Kwali town, on a 15-hectare campus shared with the Victory International Institute of Theology and Education (VIITE).
The college trains NCE teachers to teach basic subjects in Nigerian primary and junior secondary schools. Its stated mission is to give teachers high-quality knowledge and skills and to develop them as guardians of children and promoters of peace and social stability. The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) approved the NCE programme in March 2017.
NCE courses are organised under departments including English, Economics, Computer, Biological, Chemistry, Political, Geographical, Integrated Science, Mathematics, Physical and Primary Education studies, mostly as double-subject combinations such as English/Economics, Biology/Chemistry and Mathematics/Physics, with Primary Education and Integrated Science also offered as single programmes.
Alongside the college, a College of Advanced Studies runs IJMB and JUPEB advanced-level programmes that lead to direct entry into 200 level at universities without a JAMB score. Applications for both are made online.
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View scholarships for Sam Ale College of Education →Candidates need one of the following: four credit passes at SSCE, NECO or GCE O-Level including English Language, in not more than two sittings (three credits at one sitting, or four across two sittings); a Grade Two Teachers Certificate (TC II) with credit or merit in four subjects, two of them relevant to the chosen course; or a pass in the college's Pre-NCE final examination, which itself requires five O-Level credits including English.
All NCE candidates must register for, sit and pass the JAMB selection examination, pass any entry tests and interviews the college organises, and meet NCCE departmental requirements.
An advanced-level examination administered by the Institute of Basic Education of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, giving entry to 200 level. It is open to candidates in Science, Arts and Social Science. Requirements: O-Level result (maximum two sittings), four passport photographs and a birth certificate; a certificate of state of origin is optional. No JAMB/UTME score is needed and candidates awaiting results may apply.
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board programme is an NUC-recognised advanced-level route to direct entry into 200 level. Candidates choose three subjects matching their intended course (for example Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Government, History, Literature-in-English, Physics or Sociology), attend lectures for the stipulated period and sit a final examination. Only O-Level results are required, and candidates awaiting results can enrol.
NCE tuition is N50,000 per semester or N100,000 per session. Applications are made online through the college application portal.
Kwali campus, km 70 Abuja-Lokoja Highway, Kwali, Abuja: NCE programmes and the IJMB/JUPEB advanced-level programmes, on a 15-hectare site shared with the Victory International Institute of Theology and Education. Accommodation and learning facilities are provided for students.
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