Colleges Of Education In Nigeria : Everything You Need To Know
Are you interested or in need to know more about Colleges of Education in Nigeria, or in search of colleges of education you can attend in Nigeria? If yes know you are on the right page because on this page we shall focus on listing out many, if not all the Federal, State and the private colleges of Education that is in Nigeria.
WHAT IS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Let’s dive into knowing what college of education is, or rather an explanation.
Simply know that they institutions responsible for training teachers, or professionals in education.
HOW MANY COLLEGES OF EDUCATION CAN BE FOUND IN NIGERIA?
In Nigeria there are various Colleges Of Education:
As of recent this are the list numbers of colleges of education in Nigeria.
Total : 189 colleges of education.
Federal : 27 colleges of education.
State : 54 colleges of education.
Private : 108 colleges of education.
There are also other NCE awarding institutions in Nigeria.
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) are the ones that regulated all the NCE awarding institutions, they are also an agency of the (FME) Federal Ministry of Education.
WHAT IS THE FULL MEANING OF NCE
(NCE) : which stands for NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION. let’s dive deep into knowing about NCE, let’s begin with knowing that graduates of colleges of education are given certificate or more like an award after studying for three good years and that certificate/award is called NCE.
For those that are admitted through (JAMB) UTME into a college, they will have to spend 3 years in other to complete their NCE which they can use in other to further their studies into an institution using/through (DE) Direct ENTRY.
Colleges of Education In Nigeria
The colleges of Education approved by the (NCCE) National Commission for Colleges of Education are listed below.
| 1 | Federal College of Education, Kano | Federal College of Education |
| 2 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba | Federal College of Education |
| 3 | Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo | Federal College of Education |
| 4 | Federal College of Education, Abeokuta | Federal College of Education |
| 5 | Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu | Federal College of Education |
| 6 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe | Federal College of Education |
| 7 | Federal College of Education, Kontagora | Federal College of Education |
| 8 | Federal College of Education, Okene | Federal College of Education |
| 9 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku | Federal College of Education |
| 10 | Federal College of Education (Tech), Potiskum | Federal College of Education |
| 11 | Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri | Federal College of Education |
| 12 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka | Federal College of Education |
| 13 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi | Federal College of Education |
| 14 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau | Federal College of Education |
| 15 | Federal College of Education, Katsina | Federal College of Education |
| 16 | Federal College of Education, Obudu | Federal College of Education |
| 17 | Federal College of Education, Pankshin | Federal College of Education |
| 18 | Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo | Federal College of Education |
| 19 | Federal College of Education, Yola | Federal College of Education |
| 20 | Federal College of Education, Zaria | Federal College of Education |
| 21 | Federal College of Education (T), Umunze | Federal College of Education |
| 22 | Federal College of Education Sokoto | Federal College of Education |
| 23 | Federal College of Education Bauchi | Federal College of Education |
| 24 | Federal College of Education (T), ISU Ebonyi State | Federal College of Education |
| 25 | Federal College of Education, Odugbo, Benue State | Federal College of Education |
| 26 | Federal College of Education Osun | Federal College of Education |
| 27 | Federal College of Education Edo | Federal College of Education |
| 28 | College of Education, Hong | State College of Education |
| 29 | College of Education, Gindiri | State College of Education |
| 30 | Tai Solarin College of Education, Ijebu-Ode | State College of Education |
| 31 | College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti | State College of Education |
| 32 | Ebonyi State College of Education, (T) Ikwo | State College of Education |
| 33 | College of Education, Warri | State College of Education |
| 34 | FCT College of Education, Zuba | State College of Education |
| 35 | Nasarrawa State College of Education, Akwanga | State College of Education |
| 36 | Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsin-Ma | State College of Education |
| 37 | College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin | State College of Education |
| 38 | College of Education, Gashua, Damaturu | State College of Education |
| 39 | Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan | State College of Education |
| 40 | Osun State College of Education, Ilesa | State College of Education |
| 41 | College of Education Oro | State College of Education |
| 42 | College of Education, katsina-Ala | State College of Education |
| 43 | Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano | State College of Education |
| 44 | College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi | State College of Education |
| 45 | Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe | State College of Education |
| 46 | Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto/Ijanikin | State College of Education |
| 47 | Emmanuel Alayande College of Education (EACOED), Oyo | State College of Education |
| 48 | College of Education, Waka BIU | State College of Education |
| 49 | Delta State College of Education, Agbor | State College of Education |
| 50 | Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afahansit | State College of Education |
| 51 | Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa | State College of Education |
| 52 | Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu | State College of Education |
| 53 | Aminu Sale College of Education, Azare | State College of Education |
| 54 | Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama | State College of Education |
| 55 | Zamfara State College of Education, Maru | State College of Education |
| 56 | Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel | State College of Education |
| 57 | Niger State College of Education, Minna | State College of Education |
| 58 | Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto | State College of Education |
| 59 | College of Education, Arochukwu, Abia | State College of Education |
| 60 | College of Education, Ila-Orangun, Osun State | State College of Education |
| 61 | Michael Otedola Coll. of Prim. Education, Lagos | State College of Education |
| 62 | Kashim Ibrahim College of Education | State College of Education |
| 63 | Delta State Coll. of Physical Education, Mosogar | State College of Education |
| 64 | Enugu State Coll. of Education (T), Enugu | State College of Education |
| 65 | Cross River State Coll. of Education, Akampa | State College of Education |
| 66 | Edo State College of Education, Igueben | State College of Education |
| 67 | Isaac Jasper Boro COE, Sagbama | State College of Education |
| 68 | Kogi State College of Education, Kabba | State College of Education |
| 69 | College of Education, Billiri | State College of Education |
| 70 | College of Education, Zing | State College of Education |
| 71 | College of Education Oju | State College of Education |
| 72 | JIGAWA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND LEGAL STUDIES, RINGIM | State College of Education |
| 73 | Kano State College of Education and Remedial Studies, Kano | State College of Education |
| 74 | College of Education, Lanlate, Oyo State | State College of Education |
| 75 | College of Education and Legal Studies | State College of Education |
| 76 | Imo State College of Education, Ihitte/Uboma | State College of Education |
| 77 | Delar College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 78 | City College of Education, Mararaba | Private College of Education |
| 79 | Ansar-Ud-Deen College of Education, Isolo | Private College of Education |
| 80 | Yewa Central College of Education, Ayetoro, Abeokuta | Private College of Education |
| 81 | Osisa Tech. College of Education, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 82 | St. Augustine College of Education Akoka, Lagos | Private College of Education |
| 83 | African Thinkers Community of Inquiry COE, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 84 | Muftau Olanihun College of Education, Ibadan | Private College of Education |
| 85 | Havard Wilson College of Education, Aba | Private College of Education |
| 86 | Muhyideen College of Education, Ilorin | Private College of Education |
| 87 | Corner Stone College of Education, Ikeja | Private College of Education |
| 88 | Peaceland College of Education, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 89 | The College of Education, Nsukka | Private College of Education |
| 90 | Unity College of Education, Aukpa Adoka, Benue | Private College of Education |
| 91 | DIAMOND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ABA | Private College of Education |
| 92 | Kingsey College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State | Private College of Education |
| 93 | ECWA College of Education, Jos (ECOEJ) | Private College of Education |
| 94 | FESTMED COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ONDO STATE | Private College of Education |
| 95 | BETHEL COE IJARE, ONDO | Private College of Education |
| 96 | STEADY FLOW COE, IKOM | Private College of Education |
| 97 | AL HIKMA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ANKPA | Private College of Education |
| 98 | Global COE, Bukuru | Private College of Education |
| 99 | Kwararafa COE, Otukpo | Private College of Education |
| 100 | Lessel COE Gboko | Private College of Education |
| 101 | Bayo Tijani COE, Lagos | Private College of Education |
| 102 | Upland COE Badagry | Private College of Education |
| 103 | ECWA COE Igbaja | Private College of Education |
| 104 | PAN African COE Offa | Private College of Education |
| 105 | Corona COE Lekki | Private College of Education |
| 106 | EEICOE Otukpo | Private College of Education |
| 107 | Sinai COE & Ent. Studies Gboko, Benue | Private College of Education |
| 108 | MCF COE Agbarha-Otor, Delta | Private College of Education |
| 109 | Assanusiya COE, Odeomu, Osun | Private College of Education |
| 110 | COE, Ero, Akure | Private College of Education |
| 111 | Calvin Foundation COE | Private College of Education |
| 112 | Best Legacy COE Ogbomoso | Private College of Education |
| 113 | Angel Crown COE | Private College of Education |
| 114 | Elder Oyama Memorial COE, Ofat | Private College of Education |
| 115 | COE, Moro, Ife-North | Private College of Education |
| 116 | Royal City COE, Iyesi-Ota | Private College of Education |
| 117 | ONIT COE, Abagana | Private College of Education |
| 118 | Nana Aishat Memorial COE | Private College of Education |
| 119 | Top-Most COE, Ipaja-Agbado | Private College of Education |
| 120 | Apa COE, Aido | Private College of Education |
| 121 | Awori District COE | Private College of Education |
| 122 | Hill COE, Gwanje, Akwanga | Private College of Education |
| 123 | Aminu Kano College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 124 | Murtadha COE, Olodo | Private College of Education |
| 125 | Islamic COE, Potiskum | Private College of Education |
| 126 | Royal COE, Ikeja, Lagos State | Private College of Education |
| 127 | Ipere COE, Agyaragu | Private College of Education |
| 128 | Piaget College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 129 | Biga College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 130 | Al-Ibadan COE | Private College of Education |
| 131 | College of Education Kura | Private College of Education |
| 132 | Sunnah College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 133 | Oswald Waller COE Shendam | Private College of Education |
| 134 | Imam Saidu COE, Funtua | Private College of Education |
| 135 | Bilyaminu Othman COE Dass | Private College of Education |
| 136 | Bogoro College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 137 | Adesina College of Education, Share, Kwara State | Private College of Education |
| 138 | Covenant College of Education (CCOE) | Private College of Education |
| 139 | CRESTFIELD COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | Private College of Education |
| 140 | GRACE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | Private College of Education |
| 141 | AFRICAN CHURCH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | Private College of Education |
| 142 | Climax College of Education, Bauchi | Private College of Education |
| 143 | Annur College of Education Kano | Private College of Education |
| 144 | College of Education Ilemona | Private College of Education |
| 145 | Ebenezer College of Education Amangwu | Private College of Education |
| 146 | JIBWIS College of Education Gombe | Private College of Education |
| 147 | Kogi East College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 148 | Gboko College of Education Benue State | Private College of Education |
| 149 | Hope and Anchor College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 150 | Elizabeth Memorial College of Education Nsukka | Private College of Education |
| 151 | Ilori College of Education , Ede | Private College of Education |
| 152 | Sarkin Yama Community College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 153 | Umar Bun Khatab College of Education, Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna | Private College of Education |
| 154 | Peacock College of Education Jalingo | Private College of Education |
| 155 | Peace College Of Education Ankpa | Private College of Education |
| 156 | Moje College of Education, Erin-Ile | Private College of Education |
| 157 | Uli College of Education, Uli | Private College of Education |
| 158 | Lifegate College of Education, Asa | Private College of Education |
| 159 | JIBWIS COE, Jamare | Private College of Education |
| 160 | Dala College of Education, Kano | Private College of Education |
| 161 | Hamzainab College of Education, Oshogbo | Private College of Education |
| 162 | College of Education, Darazo | Private College of Education |
| 167 | Abubakar Garba Zagada- Zagada College of Education, Bajoga | Private College of Education |
| 168 | Imam Hamzat COE, Ilorin | Private College of Education |
| 169 | Metro COE, Adogi-Lafia | Private College of Education |
| 170 | College of Sharia and Arabic Studies | Private College of Education |
| 171 | Abdullahi Maikano College of Education, Wase | Private College of Education |
| 172 | Nosakhare COE, Benin City | Private College of Education |
| 173 | Turath COE, Kano | Private College of Education |
| 174 | Good Shepperd COE | Private College of Education |
| 175 | Meadow Hall COE | Private College of Education |
| 176 | Raphat COE | Private College of Education |
| 177 | Kazaure College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 178 | JIBWIS College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 179 | Adamu Garkuwa COE, Toro | Private College of Education |
| 180 | Folrac Fortified COE, Ondo | Private College of Education |
| 181 | Al-Iman College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 182 | Danyaya College of Education, Ningi | Private College of Education |
| 183 | Innovative College of Education, Karu | Private College of Education |
| 184 | Sam Ale College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 185 | Gombe State COE, NAFADA | Private College of Education |
| 186 | Gand-Plus College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 187 | Olekamba College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 188 | Emamo College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 189 | Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Ilorin | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 190 | National Teachers Institute(NTI) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 191 | Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 192 | Muhammad Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies (MOGOLIS) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 193 | A.D. Rufai College for Islamic and Legal Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 194 | Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies, Daura | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 195 | Bauchi Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 196 | Institute of Ecumenical Education (Thinkers Corner) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 197 | Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Studies, Zaria | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 198 | National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 199 | Plateau State Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 200 | Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 201 | Kano State Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 202 | Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 203 | Kaduna Polytechnics | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 204 | Ramat Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 205 | Abubakar Tatari Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 206 | Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
| 207 | The Polytechnic Iree, Osun State | Polytechnics offering NCE Programmes |
Always remember that the table above only contain the colleges of institution that is approved by (NCCE) National Commission for Colleges of Education of Nigeria.