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] The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governments, universities, rectors. the board is responsible for the supervision and control of the school. they are called the Governing Council.[5]

Kaduna Polytechnic
TypePublic
Established1956 (1956)
RectorDr. Suleiman Umar[1]
Students15,000 (2011)
Location
Kaduna South LGA
,
Kaduna State
,
Nigeria Nigeria

CampusUrban
Websitewww.kadunapoly.edu.ng

Isa Kaita Library

The Polytechnic library is known as Isa Kaita Library is equipped with information resources for the support of research, learning of both students and staff. it is located at the main campus in tudun wada Kaduna.[6]

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 Technical and Vocational Education (CTVE)

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.
  5. "Kadpoly | History". www.kadunapoly.edu.ng. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
  6. Ibrahimjarida (2020-03-06). "All You Need to Know About Isa Kaita Library of Kaduna Polytechnic". Hausa Tradition. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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