Kaduna Polytechnic

Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located at Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, North-Western Nigeria.[2] It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna and Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission.[3] The polytechnic offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at the undergraduate level. In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020.[4]

Kaduna Polytechnic
TypePublic
Established1956 (1956)
RectorProf. Idris M. Bugaje[1]
Students15,000 (2011)
Location
Kaduna South LGA
,
Kaduna State
,
Nigeria
CampusUrban
Websitewww.kadunapolytechnic.edu.ng

Colleges
  • College of Business & Management Studies (CBMS)
  • College of Environmental Studies (CES)
  • College of Engineering (COE)
  • College of Science and Technology (CST)
  • College of Administrative Studies and Social Sciences (CASSS)

College of Technology Education (CTE)

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Management". Kaduna Polytechnic. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. "THE SACKING OF KADPOLY RECTOR:". The Nigerian Voice. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. "About the Polytechnic". Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  4. Yaba, Mohammed Ibrahim; Kaduna (2020-02-03). "Kadpoly begins National Diploma in railway engineering technology". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-02-05.


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