55 List of Colleges in Nigeria

Many students are searching for Colleges in Nigeria for different reasons and from what I found out, most students are searching for Colleges in Nigeria in other to fill their JAMB form. Whatever your reasons may be, Fatherprada has compiled all Colleges in Nigeria for you to choose wisely.

On this list, you will find both Federal Colleges, State Colleges and Private Colleges in Nigeria. When some students hear “Colleges”, they think it’s all about Colleges of Education, but that’s far from the truth. There are College of Theology, College of Technology (Technical), and Bible Colleges.

What is the difference between Colleges and Universities? Colleges in Nigeria especially Colleges of Education where establish to train teachers who will teach pupils in the secondary and primary schools across the country while the university is an institution that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across all disciplines including educational courses. Universities also offer graduate programs leading to a master’s degree or a PhD.

Colleges of Education programmes normally extend over a period of three or four academic years. 3-year NCE programme if you were admitted through Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and 4 years for students admitted into the preliminary programme. The first year will be spent in the College to prepare you for UTME examination which you must pass to qualify you for three years regular programme.

Note, not all colleges of education offer a preliminary programme. College student obtains NCE Certificate at the end of the college programme while university student who also studied education-related courses obtain a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) at the end of their university programme.
Here is the List of Colleges in Nigeria

1. Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education
2. Adeyemi College of Education
3. Alvan Ikoku College of Education,
4. Archbishop Vining College of Technology, Akure
5. Augustine’s College of Education, Akoka, Lagos
6. Baptist College of Theology, Obinze, Owerri
7. Calvary College of Theology, Port Harcourt
8. College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies, Ilorin
9. College of Education, Agbor
11. College of Education, Akwanga
12. College of Education, Ankpa,
13. College of Education, Azare  
14. College of Education, IkereEkiti
15. College of Education, KatsinaAla, Benue State
16. College of Education, Nsugbe
17. College of Education, Zing
18. Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo
19. Enugu State College ofEducation, (Technical), Enugu
20. Essien Ukpabia Presbyterian Theological College
22. Fed College of Educ. (Tech.), Omoku
23. Fed College of Educ.(Tech.) Umunze
24. Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos
25. Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba
26. Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Oyo State
27. Federal College of Education (Tech.), Bichi
28. Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe
29. Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau
30. Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State
31. Federal College of Education, Katsina
33. Federal College of Education, Kontagora
34. Federal College of Education, Zaria
35. Federal College of Education, Kano
36. Federal College of Education, Obudu, Cross River State
37. Federal College of Education, Okene, Kogi State
38. Federal College of Education, Pankshin
39. Federal College of Education, Yola, Adamawa State
40. Federal College of Education, (Technical), Potiskum
41. Immanuel College of Technology and Christian Samonda, Ibadan
42. Isa Kaita College of Education
44. Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel
45. Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri
46. Kwara State College of Education, (Technical), Lafiagi
47. Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija, Epe, Lago
48. Niger State College of Education, Minna
49. Nigerian Christian Bible College, Akwa Ibom State
50. Nigerian College of Aviation Technology
51. Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun
52. Osun State College of Education, Ilesa
53. Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Kambotso
55. Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto
56. The Samuel Bill Theological College, Abak
57. Trinity Theological College, Umuahia
58. Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Science and Technology
59. Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua
60. Yaba College of Technology