The Polytechnic, Igbo-Owu

The Polytechnic, Igbo-Owu is a private polytechnic in Ilorin, Kwara State, located off Asa Dam, Osere Road. It awards National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) qualifications, and its programmes are accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), which carried out an accreditation visitation at the institution.

Programmes cover engineering and science, health, and business and administration. Engineering and science: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics and Science Laboratory Technology. Health: Community Health Technology, Public Health Technology, Environmental Health Technology, Health Information Management, Pharmacy Technician and Medical Laboratory Technology. Business, media and administration: Accountancy, Business Administration, Public Administration, Office Technology and Management, Mass Communication, and Library and Information Science.

Courses are offered in three study modes: full-time on campus with laboratory and workshop training, part-time with weekend and evening lectures for working students, and online distance learning through a digital e-learning portal. Students undertake industrial attachment as part of their training, and the polytechnic runs a skills centre offering ICT training, technical and vocational training and entrepreneurship development. It operates a live television studio, TPI TV, and an online e-library portal.

The polytechnic reports more than 3,800 active students, more than 5,000 graduated alumni and over 18 accredited courses. A student portal handles applications, enrolment, school fee payment, course registration and result checking.