List of colleges of education in Nigeria

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]

Federal colleges

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

Institution	Location	Type	Host state	Year of establishment	Notes
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 City	Federal	Kano State	1961
Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu[9][10]	Eha-Amufu	Federal	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.

Institution	Location	Type	Host state	Year of establishment	Notes
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]	Ayetoro	Private	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 Gurku	Private	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]	Ilemona	Private	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

• Abia State College of Education (Technical)
• Adamawa State College of Education
• Adamu Augie College of Education
• Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education
• Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education
• Akwa Ibom State College of Education
• Aminu Saleh College of Education
• Bilyaminu Othman College of Education
• College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru
• College Of Education, Akamkpa
• College of Education, Akwanga
• College of Education, Billiri
• College of Education, Ekiadolor
• College of Education, Gindiri
• College of Education, Katsina-Ala
• College Of Education, Lanlate
• College of Education, Oju
• College of Education, Waka-Biu
• College of Education, Warri^[45]
• Ebonyi State College of Education
• Enugu State College of Education (Technical)
• FCT College of Education
• Imo State College of Education
• Isa Kaita College of Education
• Jigawa State College of Education
• Jigawa State College of Education and Legal Studies
• Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies^[46]
• Kaduna State College of Education
• Kashim Ibrahim College of Education
• Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa
• Kogi State College of Education (Technical), Kabba^[47]
• Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin^[48]
• Kwara State College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi^[49]
• Kwara State College of Education, Oro^[50]
• Michael Otedola College of Primary Education^[51]
• Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies
• Moje College Of Education
• Niger State College of Education
• Nwafor Orizu College of Education
• Osun State College of Education, Ilesa
• Sa'adatu Rimi College of Education
• Shehu Shagari College of Education
• Umar Suleiman College of Education
• Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies^[52]
• Zamfara State College Of Education

See also

• List of polytechnics in Nigeria