Ranking Of Colleges of Education In Nigeria 2022

In this article, we will focus on the rankings of this colleges of education.

In Nigeria, there’s a long list of colleges of education to choose when considering the best ones.

There are 152 colleges of education in Nigeria, consisting of 21 federal, 82 private and 49 state colleges of education.

What Is College Of Education?

College of Education is a professional training college for teachers.

However, college of education became part of Nigerian school system after her independence in 1960.

They were established to train teachers of primary and secondary schools to give Nigerian students the best teachers that are well rounded for the teaching profession.

Teachers in Nigeria are in high demand, and they’ll always be.

Moreover, if you desire to earn a Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE), then you should consider the following colleges below.

Top 10 Colleges of Education In Nigeria

1. Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State.
2. Federal College of Education, Zaria.
3. Niger State College of Education, Minna.
4. Federal College of Education(Special), Oyo.
5. Federal College of Education, Kano.
6. Federal College of Education, Abeokuta.
7. College of Education, Warri.
8. College of Education, Ikere.
9. College of Education, Agbor.
10. Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.

1. Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo State.

The Adeyemi College of Education is a federal government higher education institution located in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria.

It is affiliated with Obafemi Awolowo University for its degree programs. However, this institution is regarded as the best college of education in Nigeria.

Adeyemi College of Education was named after Canon M. C. Adeyemi he was one of the earliest educationists in Yorubaland.

Naming was done in recognition of his immense contribution to educational development in then Ondo Province.

Moreover, it was established in 1963 to produce qualified teachers to teach in secondary schools and teachers’ training colleges.

This institution was also established to conduct research and experiments on methods of teaching at all levels of education in Nigeria.

They formally commenced operations on 22 May 1964 with 93 students, being 24 women and 69 men.

Visit their website for more information http://www.aceondo.edu.ng/

2. Federal College of Education, Zaria.

The Federal College of Education, Zaria, is located in Zaria.

It was among the four advanced teaching colleges recommended by the Federal Ministry of Education in 1959. Authorization to start operations was given in May 1963.

But the College was formally opened on 1st November 1962 with an initial intake of 150 students. Federal College of Education, Zaria is currently the second best college of education in Nigeria.

Visit their site for more info http://fcezaria.net/

3. Niger State College of Education, Minna

The Niger State College of Education, Minna was established as an advanced teacher’s college by the defunct North Western State Government.

It was establish as an additional Advanced Teachers College in order to meet the searing teacher needs in the state.

Moreover, the college was founded in Minna in 1975. The first batch of students admitted into the college reported in November 1975.

In 1983, the college was upgraded to the status of College of Education by the defunct civilian government in the second republic through the Niger State edict N.S.L.N Number 3 of 1983.

However, this college is one of the best college of education in Nigeria.

Kindly visit their website for more info http://coeminna.edu.ng/home/

4. Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.

Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo was established on 5 October 1977 as Federal Advanced Teacher’s college (Special).

The institution, according to a UNDP/UNESCO 1996 report ” has the best qualified Staff in Special Education not only in Nigeria but in West, North, East, and Central Africa.

It is one of the best college of education in Nigeria currently.

Please visit their website for more information https://fcesoyo.edu.ng/

5. Federal College of Education, Kano.

The College is committed to being the recognized leader for competitive, innovative, and market-responsive education.

Through this commitment coupled with aligning strategically with the college mission to promote educational advancement by providing a conducive environment for research, teaching, and learning which engenders the development of products that are self-reliant and relevant to society.

Moreover, the college was established in 1961 as Kano Men’s Training College, through the joint efforts of the United State Agency for International Aid (USAID) and the Ministry of Education of Nigeria.

Kindly visit their website for more information http://fcekano.edu.ng/

6. Federal College of Education, Abeokuta.

Federal College of Education Abeokuta, is a public institution authorized with issuance of National Certificate in Education to successful graduating students.

It was founded in 1976 at Osiele, Ogun State, south west Nigeria.

The current provost is Dr. A. A Ajayi

However, the school provides three-years full-time and five-year sandwich courses respectively leading to the award of Nigeria Certificate of Education (NCE).

Please kindly visit their website for more information http://www.fce-abeokuta.edu.ng/

7. College of Education, Warri.

Following the implementation of free primary education which dates back to 1955 in the old Western Region of Nigeria of which Bendel State was a part, there was a very large number of first school leaving certificate holders.

Only a very significant percentage of these primary school leavers cold go beyond that level at that time owing to non-availability of enough secondary schools in addition to high school fees charged.

But in 1979, free education with free books was introduced by the defunct Bendel State Government.

This led to very high demand for secondary school education with qualified teachers.

In response to this demand, the Government opened many secondary schools and therefore needed more qualified teachers to service them.

The College of Education, Warri among others, was therefore established to help meet this need for qualified teachers for the new secondary schools.

The college was initially established as an Advanced Teachers’ College at Ihogbe, Benin City on the 2nd October, 1979 by the defunct Bendel State Government.

It operated from the premises of the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), Benin City with Dr. H.S.A Aluyi as the founding Provost.

However, the College was officially opened on the 5th May 1980 by His Excellency, Late Professor Ambrose Alli, the Executive Governor of the State.

Please their website for more info https://coewarri.edu.ng/

8. College of Education, Ikere.

College of Education, Ikere Ekiti was established initially as the defunct Ondo State College of Education, Ikere Ekiti with an Edict on December 5, 1977, and as the premier institution of the State.

The College was primarily conceived as a training centre for teachers of Technical Education.

It was also to be unique in the sense that it would principally train Technical and Vocational Education teachers without neglecting academic areas of study.

To give respectability and acceptability to its program, the College was affiliated to the then University of Ife.

However, it got government approval for the running of the NCE (Primary) Sandwich Programme in 1987, the B.Ed Sandwich, and B.Ed Regular Programmes (in affiliation with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka) in 1992 and 2004 respectively.

Please visit their website for more info https://www.coeikere.edu.ng/

9. College of Education, Agbor.

The College was established in October, 1979 by the former Bendel State Government,  to engage in the training of professional teachers; a training that shall lead to the award of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE).

On Tuesday, 18th August 1981, the Late Professor Ambrose F. Alli, the then Governor of former Bendel State, performed the official opening of the College.

With the creation of Edo and Delta States on August, 27th 1991, the College is now owned by the Delta State Government.

However, it was this advent of new States’ creation that led to the new Delta State owning her own University a few years after her creation. The said University is located in Abraka.

In the year 2006, the College became listed as one of the institutions in the State to function as an External campus to the Delta State University, Abraka.

Please kindly visit their website for more info http://www.mycoeagbor.com/

10. Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.

This college is one of the best college of education in Nigeria.

It was founded by The Church of Missionary Society in 1896, originally as saint Andrew’s College.

Moreover, the college awards NCE and currently has five schools.

Please kindly visit their webpage for more info https://eacoed.edu.ng/

Ranking For Colleges of Education In Nigeria 2021

This ranking is based on our own research publications and citations from the last five years:

Rank	Institution	City
1	Adeyemi College of Education	Ondo
2	Federal College of Education Zaria	Zaria
3	College of Education Minna	Minna
4	Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo	Oyo
5	Federal College of Education Kano	Kano
6	Federal College of Education Abeokuta	Abeokuta
7	College of Education Warri	Warri
8	College of Education Ikere	Ikere
9	College of Education Agbor	Agbor
10	Emmanuel Alayande College of Education	Oyo
11	Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku	Omoku
12	Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze	Umunze
13	College of Education Ilesa	Ilesa
14	Osun State College of Education	Ila-Orangun
15	Federal College of Education Katsina	Katsina
16	Federal College of Education (Technical) Asaba	Asaba
17	Nwafor Orizu College of Education	Nsugbe
18	College of Education Moro	Moro
19	Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education	Otto/Ijanikin
20	Federal College of Education Yola	Yola
21	Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka	Akoka
22	Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe	Gombe
23	Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum	Potiskum
24	Kwara State College of Education Ilorin	Ilorin
25	College of Education Jalingo	Jalingo
26	Federal College of Education Obudu	Obudu
27	College of Education Oju	Oju
28	Alvan Ikoku College of Education	Owerri
29	College of Education Ankpa	Ankpa
30	College of Education Ekiadolor	Ekiadolor
31	Federal College of Education Pankshin	Pankshin
32	College of Education Katsina-Ala	Katsina-Ala
33	Federal College of Education Okene	Okene
34	Tai Solarin College of Education	Ijebu-Ode
35	Federal College of Education Kontagora	Kontagora
36	College of Education Maru	Maru
37	College of Education Akwanga	Akwanga
38	Oyo State College of Education	Oyo
39	Shehu Shagari College of Education	Sokoto
40	College of Education Azare	Azare
41	Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi	Bichi
42	College of Education (Technical)	Lafiagi
43	Federal College of Education Eha-Amufu	Eha-Amufu
44	Michael Otedola College of Primary Education	Lagos
45	The College of Education	Nsukka
46	Enugu State College of Education (Technical)	Enugu
47	Ebonyi State College of Education	Ikwo
48	Cross River State College of Education	Akamkpa
49	FCT College of Education	Zuba
50	Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau	Gusau
51	Akwa-Ibom State College of Education	Afaha-Nsit
52	Bayelsa State College of Education	Okpoama-Brass
53	Delta State College of Physical Education	Mosogar
54	College of Education Gindiri	Gindiri
55	Isa Kaita College of Education	Dutsinma
56	Abia State College of Education (Technical)	Arochukwu
57	College of Education Gidan-Waya	Gidan-Waya
58	Kashim-Ibrahim College of Education	Maiduguri
59	Kwara State College of Education Oro	Oro
60	Jigawa State College of Education	Gumel
61	Jamaatu Nasir Islam College of Education	Kaduna
62	Kano State College of Education	Kumbotso
63	Umar Suleyman College of Education	Yobe
64	Adamu Augie College of Education	Argungu
65	College of Education Waka-Biu	Waka-Biu
66	Kebbi State College of Education	Argungu
67	Theological College of Northern Nigeria	Bukuru
68	Apa College of Education	Aido Godo-Okpoga
69	The African Church College of Education	Ifako
70	College of Education Ilemona	Ilemona
71	Topmost College of Education	Ipaja
72	Ansar-Ud-Deen College of Education	Lagos
73	Best Legacy College of Education	Oke-Owode
74	Cornerstone College of Education	Ikeja
75	Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies	Daura
76	Calvin Foundation College of Education	Naka
77	Awori District College of Education	Ijako-Ota
78	Angel Crown College of Education	Gidan-Daya
79	Assanusiyah College of Education	Odeomu
80	Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies	Olodo
81	Yewa Central College of Education	Abeokuta
82	Delar College of Education	Ibadan
83	Mohammed Goni College of legal and Islamic Studies	Maiduguri
84	St. Augustine College of Education	Akoka
85	All States College of Education	Ero
86	Elder Oyama Memorial College of Education	Ofat-Adun
87	Bauchi Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies	Bauchi
88	Nana Aishat Memorial College of Education	Ilorin
89	ONIT College of Education	Abagana
90	Umar-Ibn EI-Kanemi College of Education	Dutsinma
91	African Thinkers Community of Inquiry College of Education	Enugu
92	Jibwis College of Arabic and Islamic Education	Gombe
93	Adamawa State College of Education	Hong
94	Institute of Ecumenical Education	Enugu
95	Muhyideen College of Education	Ilorin
96	Hill College of Education	Gwanji
97	City College of Education	Mararaba
98	Mufutau Olanihun College of Education	Oremeji
99	Harvard Wilson College of Education	Aba

Conclusion

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