Kaduna Polytechnic

Department of applied sciences
Department of applied sciences
Urban Institute
	Applied sciences garden
	Kaduna polytechnic applied sciences garden
	Nickname: Garden committee

Kaduna Polytechnic
Type	Public
Established	1956
Rector	Dr. Suleiman Umar
Students	15,000 (2011)
Location	Kaduna South LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria;
Campus	Urban
Website	www.kadunapoly.edu.ng

Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, North-Western Nigeria.^[2]

History

It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British Government accepted the upgrading of Yaba Higher College (now Yaba College of Technology) to a technical institute and also proposed the establishment of technical institutes in Kaduna and Enugu through the recommendation of the Higher Education Commission.^[3] The polytechnic offers National Diploma and Higher National Diploma courses at the undergraduate level.In 2019/2020 academic session the institute will start awarding National Diploma in Railway Engineering Technology as approved by NBTE on 30 January 2020.^[4]^[5] The board of Governors of Kaduna Polytechnic was set up in 1991, with representative of eleven state governments, universities, rectors. The board is responsible for the supervision and control of the school. They are called the Governing Council.^[6]

Isa Kaita Library (IKL)

This is the Kaduna Polytechnic Library, known as Isa Kaita Library. The Library is equipped with information resources for the support of research, learning of both students and staff. The Library is located at the main campus which is at Kaduna South Tudun Wada Kaduna.^[7]

The Library hold some significant section among them are:

Circulation Section

E_library Section

Science and Technology Section

Technical Section (Cataloguing, Classification & Acquisition)

Bindery Section

Serial Section

Humanities Section

Reserve Section

Reference Section

Archive Section

Media Section

Also, the library has branches in all the campus. The collections in each library is based on the courses offered in the Unit/Campus.

College Centre, Location and Department

College of Business & Management Studies (CBMS) - Ungwan Rimi

*Department of Accountancy
*Department of Business Administration
*Department of Marketing
*Department of Procurement & Supply Chain Management
*Department of Banking & Finance
*Department of Management Studies
*Department of Office Technology Management
Department of Cooperative economics and management

College of Environmental Studies (CES) - Barnawa

Department of Architecture
Department of Building
Department of Quantity Surveying
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Department of Environmental Science
Department of Estate Management
Department of Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

College of Engineering (COE) - Tudun Wada Main Campus

Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Engineering
Department of Railway Engineering
Department of Water Resources Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Electrical/Electronics Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering "Department of Computer Engineering
Department of Foundry Engineering
Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Department of Renewable Energy Engineering
Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering

College of Science and Technology (CST) Tudun Wada Main Campus

Department of Applied Biology
Urban Institute
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
*Department of Mathematics and Statistics Department of Agricultural Technology
*Department of Nutrition Dietetics
*Department of Food Technology
*Department of Tourism Management Technology
Department of Printing Technology
*Department of Textile Technology
*Department of Agricultural Technology
*Department of Fashion Design and Clothing Technology
*Department of Hospitality Management

College of Administrative Studies and Social Sciences (CASSS) - Sabon Tasha

*Department of Public Administration
*Department of Local Government Studies
*Department of Library and Information Science
*Department of Mass Communication
*Department of Languages
* Department of Social Sciences
Department of Legal Studies
Department of Social Development
College of Technical and Vocational Education (CTVE) - Tudun Wada Main Campus

Each college has different programs and departments that is run under them, awarding certificates in National Diploma, likewise Higher National Diploma^[8]^[9]

Notable alumni

Abdullahi Adamu
Musa Halilu Ahmed, Nigerian businessman and politician
Zainab Abubakar Alman
Senator Joshua C Dariye
Frederick Leonard, Nigerian actor.
Saleh Mamman, Nigerian minister of power
Panam Percy Paul, Nigerian gospel singer
Rahama Sadau, a Nigerian actress
Saudatu Sani
Shehu Sani, Nigerian Senator and human rights activist
Uba Sani, present Governor of Kaduna State.
Abba Kabir Yusuf

Gallery

Student Bus
Department of Applied Physics
Administrative building road in main campus

References

^ "Management". Kaduna Polytechnic. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
^ "The Sacking of Kadpoly Rector". The Nigerian Voice. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ "About the Polytechnic". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
^ Abejide, Grace (2019-08-30). "Kaduna Polytechnic to run courses in Railway Engineering". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
^ Yaba, Mohammed Ibrahim; Kaduna (2020-02-03). "Kadpoly begins National Diploma in railway engineering technology". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
^ "Kadpoly | History". www.kadunapoly.edu.ng. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ Ibrahimjarida (2020-03-06). "All You Need to Know About Isa Kaita Library of Kaduna Polytechnic". Hausa Tradition. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
^ "Kadpoly | Colleges". kadunapoly.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
^ "Kadpoly | Departments". kadunapoly.edu.ng. Retrieved 2023-06-18.