Federal Polytechnic, Idah

{{Short description|Polytechnic in Idah, Kogi State, Nigeria}}

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| motto = Technology for Self Reliance

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| established = {{start date|1977}}

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| affiliation = National Board for Technical Education

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| rector = David Baba D, PhD

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| city = {{flagicon|Nigeria}}Idah

| state = Kogi State

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| campus = Urban

| language = English

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The Federal Polytechnic Idah, formerly Idah College of Technology, is a federal government-owned tertiary institution established in 1977 in Idah, Kogi State.{{cite web | url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/06/fedpoly-idah-registrar-kidnapped/ | title=FedPoly Idah registrar kidnapped | work=Vanguard | author=Obahopo,Boluwaji | date=3 June 2014 | accessdate=13 September 2015}}{{cite web | url=http://www.leadership.ng/features/445912/idah-traditional-capital-of-igala-kingdom | title=Idah: Traditional Capital Of Igala Kingdom | work=Leadership Newspaper – Nigeria's Most Influential Newspaper | author=Abah,Adah | date=10 July 2015 | accessdate=13 September 2015}} It is approved by the National Board for Technical Education and it also offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at undergraduate levels with the aim of “training competitive manpower for development”.{{cite web|url=http://www.federalpolyidah.edu.ng/details.php?page_id=2&site_id=7#7 |title=About Federal Polytechnic Idah |publisher=FedPoly Idah |accessdate=13 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035850/http://www.federalpolyidah.edu.ng/details.php?page_id=2&site_id=7 |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}

Schools

  • The Polytechnic now has 50 academic programmes, twenty-five (25) departments constituted into five schools viz:
  • School of Business Studies
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Environmental Studies
  • School of Technology
  • Administrative and General Studies

Available Courses

The available list of courses offered by Federal Polytechnic Idah include:

  1. ACCOUNTANCY
  2. ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY
  3. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
  4. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
  5. CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
  6. COMPUTER SCIENCE
  7. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
  8. ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION
  9. FOOD TECHNOLOGY
  10. FOUNDRY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
  11. HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
  12. LEISURE AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
  13. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
  14. MARKETING
  15. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
  16. METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
  17. OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
  18. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
  19. QUANTITY SURVEYING
  20. SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
  21. STATISTICS
  22. SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS
  23. URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

See also

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