As of 2025, there are over 200 accredited colleges that award NCE. The exact number can change. We will always make sure we update this post when it changes. The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) checks and approves these colleges.
Accredited Colleges of Education in Nigeria
| S/N | Name | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba | Federal College of Education |
| 2 | Federal College of Education, Kano | Federal College of Education |
| 3 | Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo | Federal College of Education |
| 4 | College of Education, Gindiri | State College of Education |
| 5 | College of Education, Hong | State College of Education |
| 6 | Tai Solarin College of Education, Ijebu-Ode | State College of Education |
| 7 | College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti | State College of Education |
| 8 | Ebonyi State College of Education (T), Ikwo | State College of Education |
| 9 | College of Education, Warri | State College of Education |
| 10 | FCT College of Education, Zuba | State College of Education |
| 11 | Delar College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 12 | Federal College of Education, Abeokuta | Federal College of Education |
| 13 | Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu | Federal College of Education |
| 14 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe | Federal College of Education |
| 15 | Federal College of Education, Kontagora | Federal College of Education |
| 16 | Federal College of Education, Okene | Federal College of Education |
| 17 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku | Federal College of Education |
| 18 | Federal College of Education (Tech), Potiskum | Federal College of Education |
| 19 | Nasarrawa State College of Education, Akwanga | State College of Education |
| 20 | Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsin-Ma | State College of Education |
| 21 | College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin | State College of Education |
| 22 | College of Education, Gashua, Damaturu | State College of Education |
| 23 | Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan | State College of Education |
| 24 | Osun State College of Education, Ilesa | State College of Education |
| 25 | College of Education, Oro | State College of Education |
| 26 | College of Education, Katsina-Ala | State College of Education |
| 27 | Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano | State College of Education |
| 28 | College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi | State College of Education |
| 29 | Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe | State College of Education |
| 30 | Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto/Ijanikin | State College of Education |
| 31 | Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Owerri | Federal College of Education |
| 32 | Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo | State College of Education |
| 33 | College of Education, Waka BIU | State College of Education |
| 34 | City College of Education, Mararaba | Private College of Education |
| 35 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka | Federal College of Education |
| 36 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Bichi | Federal College of Education |
| 37 | Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau | Federal College of Education |
| 38 | Federal College of Education, Katsina | Federal College of Education |
| 39 | Federal College of Education, Obudu | Federal College of Education |
| 40 | Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo | Federal College of Education |
| 41 | Federal College of Education, Pankshin | Federal College of Education |
| 42 | Federal College of Education, Yola | Federal College of Education |
| 43 | Delta State College of Education, Agbor | State College of Education |
| 44 | Federal College of Education, Zaria | Federal College of Education |
| 45 | Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afahansit | State College of Education |
| 46 | Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa | State College of Education |
| 47 | Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu | State College of Education |
| 48 | Aminu Sale College of Education, Azare | State College of Education |
| 49 | Umar Ibn Ibrahim El-Kanemi College of Education, Bama | State College of Education |
| 50 | Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Ilorin | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 51 | Zamfara State College of Education, Maru | State College of Education |
| 52 | Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel | State College of Education |
| 53 | Niger State College of Education, Minna | State College of Education |
| 54 | Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto | State College of Education |
| 55 | Ansar-Ud-Deen College of Education, Isolo | Private College of Education |
| 56 | Yewa Central College of Education, Ayetoro | Private College of Education |
| 57 | Federal College of Education (T), Umunze | Federal College of Education |
| 58 | College of Education, Arochukwu | State College of Education |
| 59 | College of Education, Ila-Orangun | State College of Education |
| 60 | Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Lagos | State College of Education |
| 61 | Kashim Ibrahim College of Education | State College of Education |
| 62 | Delta State College of Physical Education, Mosogar | State College of Education |
| 63 | Enugu State College of Education (T), Enugu | State College of Education |
| 64 | Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa | State College of Education |
| 65 | Edo State College of Education, Igueben | State College of Education |
| 66 | Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education, Sagbama | State College of Education |
| 67 | Kogi State College of Education, Kabba | State College of Education |
| 68 | Osisa Tech. College of Education, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 69 | St. Augustine College of Education, Akoka | Private College of Education |
| 70 | African Thinkers Community COE, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 71 | Muftau Olanihun College of Education, Ibadan | Private College of Education |
| 72 | Havard Wilson College of Education, Aba | Private College of Education |
| 73 | Muhyideen College of Education, Ilorin | Private College of Education |
| 74 | Corner Stone College of Education, Ikeja | Private College of Education |
| 75 | Peaceland College of Education, Enugu | Private College of Education |
| 76 | The College of Education, Nsukka | Private College of Education |
| 77 | Unity College of Education, Aukpa-Adoka | Private College of Education |
| 78 | Diamond College of Education, Aba | Private College of Education |
| 79 | National Teachers Institute (NTI) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 80 | Kingsey College of Education, Ilorin | Private College of Education |
| 81 | ECWA College of Education, Jos | Private College of Education |
| 82 | Festmed College of Education, Ondo | Private College of Education |
| 83 | Bethel College of Education, Ijare | Private College of Education |
| 84 | Steady Flow College of Education, Ikom | Private College of Education |
| 85 | Al-Hikma College of Education, Ankpa | Private College of Education |
| 86 | Global College of Education, Bukuru | Private College of Education |
| 87 | Kwararafa College of Education, Otukpo | Private College of Education |
| 88 | College of Education, Billiri | State College of Education |
| 89 | Lessel College of Education, Gboko | Private College of Education |
| 90 | Bayo Tijani College of Education, Lagos | Private College of Education |
| 91 | Upland College of Education, Badagry | Private College of Education |
| 92 | College of Education, Zing | State College of Education |
| 93 | ECWA College of Education, Igbaja | Private College of Education |
| 94 | Pan-African College of Education, Offa | Private College of Education |
| 95 | Corona College of Education, Lekki | Private College of Education |
| 96 | College of Education, Oju | State College of Education |
| 97 | EEI College of Education, Otukpo | Private College of Education |
| 98 | Sinai College of Education, Gboko | Private College of Education |
| 99 | MCF College of Education, Agbarha-Otor | Private College of Education |
| 100 | Assanusiya College of Education, Odeomu | Private College of Education |
| 101 | College of Education, Ero, Akure | Private College of Education |
| 102 | Calvin Foundation College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 103 | Best Legacy College of Education, Ogbomoso | Private College of Education |
| 104 | Angel Crown College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 105 | Elder Oyama Memorial College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 106 | College of Education, Moro, Ife-North | Private College of Education |
| 107 | Royal City College of Education, Iyesi-Ota | Private College of Education |
| 108 | ONIT College of Education, Abagana | Private College of Education |
| 109 | Nana Aishat Memorial College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 110 | Top-Most College of Education, Ipaja | Private College of Education |
| 111 | Apa College of Education, Aido | Private College of Education |
| 112 | Awori District College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 113 | Hill College of Education, Akwanga | Private College of Education |
| 114 | Aminu Kano College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 115 | Murtadha College of Education, Olodo | Private College of Education |
| 116 | Islamic College of Education, Potiskum | Private College of Education |
| 117 | Royal College of Education, Ikeja | Private College of Education |
| 118 | Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 119 | Plateau State Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 120 | Kano State Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 121 | Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 122 | Ramat Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 123 | Kaduna Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 124 | Abubakar Tatari Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 125 | Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 126 | Ipere College of Education, Agyaragu | Private College of Education |
| 127 | Piaget College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 128 | Biga College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 129 | Al-Ibadan College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 130 | College of Education, Kura | Private College of Education |
| 131 | Sunnah College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 132 | Oswald Waller College of Education, Shendam | Private College of Education |
| 133 | Imam Saidu College of Education, Funtua | Private College of Education |
| 134 | Bilyaminu Othman College of Education, Dass | Private College of Education |
| 135 | The Polytechnic, Iree | Polytechnics offering NCE |
| 136 | Bogoro College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 137 | Adesina College of Education, Share | Private College of Education |
| 138 | Covenant College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 139 | Jigawa State College of Education & Legal Studies, Ringim | State College of Education |
| 140 | Crestfield College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 141 | Grace College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 142 | African Church College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 143 | Kano State College of Education & Remedial Studies | State College of Education |
| 144 | College of Education, Lanlate | State College of Education |
| 145 | Climax College of Education, Bauchi | Private College of Education |
| 146 | College of Education & Legal Studies | State College of Education |
| 147 | Federal College of Education, Sokoto | Federal College of Education |
| 148 | Federal College of Education, Bauchi | Federal College of Education |
| 149 | Federal College of Education (T), Isu Ebonyi | Federal College of Education |
| 150 | Federal College of Education, Odugbo, Benue | Federal College of Education |
| 151 | Federal College of Education, Osun | Federal College of Education |
| 152 | Federal College of Education, Edo | Federal College of Education |
| 153 | Kashim Ibrahim College of Education | State College of Education |
| 154 | College of Education, Oro | State College of Education |
| 155 | Imo State College of Education, Ihitte/Uboma | State College of Education |
| 156 | Annur College of Education, Kano | Private College of Education |
| 157 | College of Education, Ilemona | Private College of Education |
| 158 | Ebenezer College of Education, Amangwu | Private College of Education |
| 159 | JIBWIS College of Education, Gombe | Private College of Education |
| 160 | Kogi East College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 161 | Gboko College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 162 | Hope & Anchor College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 163 | Elizabeth Memorial College of Education, Nsukka | Private College of Education |
| 164 | Ilori College of Education, Ede | Private College of Education |
| 165 | Sarkin Yama Community College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 166 | Umar Bun Khatab College of Education, Kaduna | Private College of Education |
| 167 | Peacock College of Education, Jalingo | Private College of Education |
| 168 | Peace College of Education, Ankpa | Private College of Education |
| 169 | Moje College of Education, Erin-Ile | Private College of Education |
| 170 | Uli College of Education, Uli | Private College of Education |
| 171 | Lifegate College of Education, Asa | Private College of Education |
| 172 | JIBWIS College of Education, Jama’are | Private College of Education |
| 173 | Dala College of Education, Kano | Private College of Education |
| 174 | Hamzainab College of Education, Oshogbo | Private College of Education |
| 175 | College of Education, Darazo | Private College of Education |
| 176 | Abubakar Garba Zagada College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 177 | Imam Hamzat College of Education, Ilorin | Private College of Education |
| 178 | Metro College of Education, Adogi-Lafia | Private College of Education |
| 179 | College of Sharia & Arabic Studies | Private College of Education |
| 180 | Abdullahi Maikano College of Education, Wase | Private College of Education |
| 181 | Nosakhare College of Education, Benin | Private College of Education |
| 182 | Good Shepherd College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 183 | Turath College of Education, Kano | Private College of Education |
| 184 | Meadow Hall College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 185 | Raphat College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 186 | Kazaure College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 187 | JIBWIS College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 188 | Adamu Garkuwa College of Education, Toro | Private College of Education |
| 189 | Folrac Fortified College of Education, Ondo | Private College of Education |
| 190 | Al-Iman College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 191 | Danyaya College of Education, Ningi | Private College of Education |
| 192 | Innovative College of Education, Karu | Private College of Education |
| 193 | Sam Ale College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 194 | Gombe State College of Education, Nafada | Private College of Education |
| 195 | Gand-Plus College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 196 | Olekamba College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 197 | Emamo College of Education | Private College of Education |
| 198 | Aminu Kano College of Islamic & Legal Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 199 | Muhammad Goni College of Legal & Islamic Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 200 | A.D. Rufa’i College for Islamic & Legal Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 201 | Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal & General Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 202 | Bauchi Institute for Arabic & Islamic Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 203 | Institute of Ecumenical Education | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 204 | Ameer Shehu Idris College of Advanced Studies | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
| 205 | National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) | Other NCE-Awarding Institutions |
Before you apply to any college, make sure it is listed here. Just like I said earlier, I would be updating the list from time to time. Make sure the courses you want are approved. Federal and state colleges often have lower school fees than private ones.
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