List of colleges of education in Nigeria

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There are 205 accredited colleges of education and other NCE Certificate-Awarding institutions in Nigeria, consisting of 27 [1] federal, 82 private, and 54 state colleges of education. [2] [3]

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Federal colleges

This is a list of approved federal colleges of education in Nigeria.

InstitutionLocationTypeHost stateYear of establishmentNotes
Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo [4] Oyo Federal Oyo State 1977
Adeyemi College of Education Ondo Federal Ondo State 1964
Federal College of Education, Iwo [1] Iwo Federal Osun State 2020
Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba [5] Asaba Federal Delta State 1987
Federal College of Education, Abeokuta Osiele-Abeokuta [6] Federal Ogun State 1976
Federal College of Education, Kano [7] [8] Kano CityFederal Kano State 1961
Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu [9] [10] Eha-AmufuFederal Enugu State 1981
Federal College of Education, Okene [11] Okene Federal Kogi State 1974
Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe [12] Gombe Federal Gombe State 1977
Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku [13] [14] Omoku Federal Rivers State 1989
Federal College of Education, Kontagora [15] [16] Kontagora Federal Niger State 1958
Federal College of Education, Zaria [17] Zaria Federal Kaduna State 1962
Federal College of Education, Pankshin [18] Pankshin Federal Plateau State 1974
Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education [19] Owerri Federal Imo State 1963
Federal College of Education, Yola [20] Yola Federal Adamawa State 1974
Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum [21] Potiskum Federal Yobe State 1976
Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau [22] Gusau Federal Zamfara State 1990
Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka [23] [24] Akoka Federa Lagos State 1967
Federal College of Education, Katsina [25] Katsina Federal Katsina State 1976
Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi [26] Bichi Federal Kano State 1987
Federal College of Education, Obudu. [27] [28] Obudu Federal Cross River State 1983
Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze [29] Umunze Federal Anambra State 1989

Private colleges

This is a list of approved private colleges of education in Nigeria.

InstitutionLocationTypeHost stateYear of establishmentNotes
Piaget College of Education. [30] Abeokuta Private Ogun State 2015
St. Augustine College of Education [31] Akoka Private Lagos State 1971
Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology Enugu Private Enugu State 1989
Delar College of Education [32] Ibadan Private Oyo State 1990
Yewa Central College of Education [33] AyetoroPrivate Ogun State 2004
Institute of Ecumenical Education, (Thinkers Corner), Enugu [34] Enugu Private Enugu State 190
Ansar-Ud-Deen College of Education Isolo [35] [36] Private Lagos State 1953
African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education. [37] Enugu Private Enugu State 1990
City College of Education, Mararaba [38] Mararaba GurkuPrivate Nasarawa State
Muftau Olanihun College of Education [39] Ibadan Private Oyo State 2003
Havard Wilson College of Education [40] Aba Private Abia State 2001
College of Education Ilemona. [41] IlemonaPrivate Kwara State 1987
Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Ilorin [42] Ilorin Federal Kwara State 1970
Nana Aishat Memorial College of Education. [43] Ilorin Private Kwara State 2009
AJETUNMOBI College of Education Irra. [44] IRAA Private Kwara State 2022

State colleges

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