Plateau State Polytechnic is a state owned
polytechnic
Polytechnic is most commonly used to refer to schools, colleges, or universities that qualify as an institute of technology or vocational university also sometimes called universities of applied sciences.
Polytechnic may also refer to:
Educatio ...
in
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
, North Central Nigeria. The institution has two campuses, one at
Barkin Ladi
Barkin Ladi (or Barakin Ladi) is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Gwol at .
It has an area of 1,032 km and a population of 175,267 at the 2006 census.
Plateau state Polytechnic is Located ...
and the other at
Bukuru
Bukuru is a city located on the Jos Plateau in Nigeria. It was previously considered a separate city from the city of Jos close by, but like every other form of urbanization, the city of Jos has merged with the town of Bukuru to form the Jos-Buk ...
near
Jos, the capital of the state. It provides education to degree and national diploma level. The rector is BLDR. John Dawam.
History
The institution was founded in 1978 as a College of Technology on the site of Government Technical College, Bukuru. It became a polytechnic in 1980.
Courses offered
* Agricultural Engineering / Technology
* Banking and Finance
* Building Technology
* Business Administration and Management
* Civil Engineering Technology
* Computer Engineering
* Computer Science
* Electrical Electronics Engineering
* Foundry Technology
* Hospitality Management
* Leisure and Tourism
* Library and Information Science
* Local Government Studies
* Mechanical Engineering Technology
* Metallurgy
* Mineral Resources and Engineering Technology
* Office Technology and Management
* Public Administration
* Quantity Surveying
* Science Laboratory Technology
* Social Development
* Statistics
* Urban and Regional Planning
References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Nigeria
Vocational education in Nigeria
Plateau State
Educational institutions established in 1978
1978 establishments in Nigeria