College of Education is a professional training college for teachers. However, college of education became part of Nigerian school system after her independence in 1960.
They
were established to train teachers of primary and secondary schools to give
Nigerian students the best teachers that are well rounded for the teaching
profession. After so many question and request online from our readers seeking
to know the best colleges in Nigeria we had to go on a research then come up
with our 10 best colleges in Nigeria.
In
this article, it will help you select the Best College of Education in Nigeria
just in case you are planning to go into any.
College
of Education is primarily designed to train primary and secondary school
teachers. College of Education along with Nigerian Teachers Training Institute is
solely responsible in training of teachers for Primary and secondary school
level.
In
Nigeria, there are 152 colleges of education, including 21 federal, 82 private,
and 49 state institutions.
List of 10 best College of Education
1.
Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo
2.
Federal College of Education, Zaria
3.
Niger State College of education, Mina
4.
Federal College of Education, Kano
5.
Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo
6.
Federal College of Education, Abeokuta
7.
College of Education, Warri
8.
College of Education, Ikere
9.
College of Education, Agbor
10.
Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit
1. ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO
This
is unarguable the best college of Education in Nigeria for the past few years
now. According to statistics, it is the most sought after college of education
in Nigeria. Located along OreOndo road, Ondostate, the college is in
affiliation with Obafemi Awolowo University. This institution was established
and named after Canon M. C. Adeyemi owing to his sole contribution in Education
development (1963).
2. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA
In
Zaria, you’ll find the Federal College of Education. In 1959, the Federal
Ministry of Education recommended it as one of four advanced teaching
institutions. In May 1963, the company was awarded permission to begin
operations. The College, however, was formally inaugurated on November 1, 1962,
with an initial enrollment of 150 students. The Federal College of Education in
Zaria is currently Nigeria’s secondbest educational institution.
3. NIGER STATE COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION, MINA
Owned
and managed by the Niger state government, the Niger state college of education
was initially founded as an advance teachers college by the then North Western
state government to meet the hugely demanded need for primary and secondary
school teachers as at that time. The college has grown from strength to
strength ever since and now boast a massive six schools which include
Education, Art and Science, Languages, Science, Technical and Vocational
education.
4. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KANO
The
College is committed to being the recognized leader for competitive,
innovative, and market-responsive education. Through this commitment coupled
with aligning strategically with the college mission to promote educational
advancement by providing a conducive environment for research, teaching, and
learning which engenders the development of products that are self-reliant and
relevant to society. Moreover, the college was established in 1961 as Kano
Men’s Training College, through the joint efforts of the United State Agency for International Aid
(USAID) and the Ministry of Education of Nigeria. Kindly visit their website
for more information http://fcekano.edu.ng/
5. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL), OYO
Built
by Church Missionary Society in 1896 and known as St Andrew’s College, the naming
was later changed. Emmanuel Alanyande College of Education, Oyo is one of the
oldest colleges in the country. Originally established as Grade 11 teachers
training college the institution was later upgraded to college of Education.
The institutions currently boost massive schools which include Art and Science,
Education, Languages, Vocational, Science and Technical Education.
6. FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ABEOKUTA
The
Federal College of Education in Abeokuta is a public college that grants
successful graduates a National Certificate in Education. It was created in
1976 in Osiele, Ogun State, Nigeria’s south west. Dr. Ajayi is the current
provost. The institution, on the other hand, offers three year fulltime and
fiveyear sandwich programmes that culminate to the achievement of the Nigeria
Certificate of Education (NCE).
7. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
WARRI
There
was a considerable number of first school leaving certificate holders following
the adoption of free primary education in the old Western Region of Nigeria, of
which Bendel State was a part, which began in 1955. Due to a lack of secondary
schools and the high school fees imposed, only a small number of these primary
school grads were able to continue their education beyond that level at the time.
The former Bendel State Government, on the other hand, established free
education and free books in 1979. As a result, secondary school education with
skilled instructors is in great demand.
As
a result of this demand, the government established a large number of secondary
schools, which necessitated the hiring of more competent instructors to staff
them. As a result, the Warri College of Education was formed to help satisfy
the need for competent instructors for the new secondary schools. On the 2nd of
October, 1979, the erstwhile Bendel State Government founded the college as an
Advanced Teachers’ College in Ihogbe, Benin City. It was based in the Institute
of Continuing Education (ICE) in Benin City, and its first Provost was Dr.
H.S.A Aluyi. His Excellency, Late Professor Ambrose Alli, the Executive
Governor of the State, however, officially launched the College on May 5, 1980.
8. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE
College
of Education, Ikere Ekiti was established initially as the defunct Ondo State
College of Education, Ikere Ekiti with an Edict on December 5, 1977, and as the
premier institution of the State. The College was primarily conceived as a
training centre for teachers of Technical Education. It was also to be unique
in the sense that it would principally train Technical and Vocational Education
teachers without neglecting academic areas of study. To give respectability and
acceptability to its program, the College was affiliated to the then University of Ife. However, it got
government approval for the running of the NCE (Primary) Sandwich Programme in
1987, the B.Ed Sandwich, and B.Ed Regular Programmes (in affiliation Programme in 1987,
the B.Ed Sandwich, and B.Ed Regular Programmes (in affiliation with the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka) in 1992 and 2004 respectively. Please visit their website
for more info https://www.coeikere.edu.ng/
9. College of Education, Agbor
The
College was established in October, 1979 by the former Bendel State Government,
to engage in the training of professional teachers; a training that shall lead
to the award of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE). On Tuesday, 18th August 1981,
the Late Professor Ambrose F. Alli, the then Governor of former Bendel State,
performed the official
opening of the College. With the creation of Edo and Delta States on August,
27th 1991, the College is now owned by the Delta State Government. However, it
was this advent of new States’ creation that led to the new Delta State owning
her own University a few years after her creation. The said University is
located in Abraka. In the year 2006, the College became listed as one of the
institutions in the State to function as an External campus to the Delta State
University, Abraka. Please kindly visit their website for more info http://www.mycoeagbor.com/
10. AKWA IBOM STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AFAHA
NSIT
This
is one of the few old colleges in the Akwa Cross region of Nigeria. Located in
Afaha Nsit, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the college
boosts a high number of students on yearly basis. The institution is not
equally doing badly in terms of education standards as they produce quality
teachers for the state primary and secondary schools.
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