Auchi Polytechnic

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Auchi Polytechnic
Auchi Polytechnic Logo.jpeg
Auchi Polytechnic official Logo
Other name
AuchiPoly
MottoHands & Brain for Development
TypePublic
Established1963
Rector Dr. S. S. Umar
Location
Auchi
,
Edo State
,
Nigeria

7°04′54″N6°16′41″E / 7.08175°N 6.27817°E / 7.08175; 6.27817
CampusAuchi
Colors     Yellow, red, green
Website www.auchipoly.edu.ng
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Auchi Polytechnic gate, Auchi, Edo state 6

Auchi Polytechnic is a Federal Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. It is one of the first four Polytechnics established in Nigeria. [1] It has over 10,000 students enrolled in business, technology, environmental and arts courses. [2]

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Auchi Polytechnic Central Library

History


Auchi Polytechnic was founded in 1963, first as a technical college which was a gift of the British government to the then Midwestern Region. It offered courses only up to the Ordinary Diploma level in limited areas of engineering and business. By the seventies, there was a need for skilled manpower at a higher level and in many more disciplines. Thus in 1973, the Bendel State Government upgraded the technical college to a full-fledged polytechnic with the mandate to train skilled manpower up to the Higher National Diploma level in a broad range of engineering, science, environmental studies, business studies and art and design. [3]

The extant law establishing it assigned to the institution the task of producing well trained and highly skilled middle level manpower for the national economy in the areas of engineering, applied sciences and technology, environmental studies, management studies, and art and industrial design. In 1994, the Federal Government took over the polytechnic from the Edo State Government. [4]

Library

The polytechnic library is stock with information resources in books format and online resources which are located in two campuses to support the learning process in the institutions. The library is managed by the polytechnic Librarian. [5]

Schools

Source: [6]

  1. Department of Business Administration & Management
  2. Department of Cooperative Economics & Management
  3. Department of Human Resources Management
  4. Department of Marketing
  5. Department of Procurement & Supply Chain Management
  6. Department of Public Administration
  7. Department of Social Development
  1. Department of Agricultural Technology
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Administrative Building
  1. Department of Ceramics Technology
  2. Department of Food Technology
  3. Department of Geological Technology
  4. Department of Hospitality Management
  5. Department of Science Laboratory Technology
  6. Department of Tourism Management Technology
  1. Department of Ceramics
  2. Department of Fashion Design & Clothing Technology
  3. Department of General Arts & Industrial Design
  4. Department of Graphics & Textile
  5. Department of Painting
  6. Department of Photography
  7. Department of Printing Technology
  8. Department of Sculpture
  1. Department of Agricultural & Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering Technology
  3. Department of Civil Engineering
  4. Department of Computer Engineering Technology
  5. Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering
  7. Department of Minerals & Petroleum Resources Engineering Technology
  8. Department of Polymer Technology
  1. Department of Architectural Technology
  2. Department of Building Technology
  3. Department of Estate Management
  4. Department of Quantity Surveying
  5. Department of Survey & Geo-informatics
  6. Department of Urban & Regional Planning
  1. Department of Accountancy
  2. Department of Banking & Finance
  3. Department of Taxation
  1. Department of Computer Science
  2. Department of Library Information Science
  3. Department of Mass Communication
  4. Department of Office Technology & Management
  5. Department of Statistics

Notable alumni

Academic excellence

The school has high academic standard recognized nationally and internationally. Since 2009, Auchi Polytechnic has consistently been rated amongst the top universities in Nigeria by Webometrics. It came number eleven in 2009 and in 2010 it moved up one point to the 10th position. By 2011 it became number two. Amongst the polytechnics, it has consistently remained the first in Nigeria, in West Africa, and the second in the whole of Africa. [9]

The graduates of the school have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields, including business, finance, engineering, science, art and design.

In competitions amongst peers, the high standards show glaringly. The polytechnic holds:

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References

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  2. ↑ "Auchi Polytechnic, matriculates 9,050 students". ThisNigeria. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ↑ "About the School". Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
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  5. ↑ "Library". Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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  7. ↑ "Chief Tom Ikimi". www.edoworld.net. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  8. ↑ Oke, Odunmorayo (2023-11-22). "Nigerian Singer Shallipopi Graduates from Auchi Polytechnic". The Gurdian. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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