Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe

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Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe
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Type Public
Established1977
Provost Dr Ali Adamu (Boderi)
Location
Gombe
,
Gombe State
,
Nigeria

Campus Urban
Affiliations Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Website Official website
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The Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe was formerly known as National Technical Teachers College. Its a federal government higher education institution located in Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. The mandate of the college since its inception was producing technical, vocational and science teachers for primary and secondary schools in the Country. It is affiliated with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and the University of Maiduguri [1] for its degree programmes. The provost is Dr. Ali Adamu (Boderi). [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

College library

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Main library

The College Library was established in 1977 with a collection of 500 volume of books. It started on a temporary site in the former Gombe Crafts School, under the leadership of a Principal, and started moving to its permanent site in 1989 and finally relocated to the permanent site in 1996. [5] [6] Presently, the College library is made up of a main library and a virtual library. The library's primary goals are to enhance teaching and learning by developing and organizing the information resources that are available there. [7] The library currently has more than 40 thousand volumes of textbooks and 45 staff strength that manage the library. The current college librarian is Yusuf Shehu Aliyu. [7]

Structure of the library

The college library has four sections for effective information services to the college students, researchers, and lecturers which are:

History

The college was established in 1977. It was originally known as National Technical Teachers College but was later named Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe. [6] [8] [9]

Schools

Courses

The institution offers the following courses; [10]

Affiliation

The institution is affiliated with the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University to offer programmes leading to Bachelor of Education, (B.Ed.) in; [10]

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