Federal College of Education Yola

Federal College of Education, Yola is one of the post secondary institution in Adamawa State. It is located in Jimeta, Yola and the current provost is Dr. Mohammed Usman Degereji.^[1][2][3][4]

Federal College of Education Yola

Type	Public
Established	1974 (1974)
Affiliation	University of Maiduguri
Provost	Dr. Mohammed Usman Degereji
Location	Yola , Adamawa State , Nigeria
Website	www.fceyola.edu.ng

History

Federal College of Education Yola (formerly known as Federal Advanced Teachers’ College FATC) was established as a teacher training institution in 1974 and it was not opened until 1975 with one hundred and fifty students.^[5] In 1984, it was renamed as Federal College of Education and in 1989, it became autonomous in line with the Degree No, 4 of 1989 that founded National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) as a regulatory body for the colleges.^[5]

Schools and Departments

The school operates the following schools:^[6]

• School of Arts and Social Sciences
• School of General Education
• School of Language Programmes
• School of Adults Education
• School of Early Childhood Care and Primary Education
• School of Sciences and
• School of Vocational Studies