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)
The building of Kaduna polytechnic Library
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:
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
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Applied Physics
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]
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