Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located at
Tudun Wada area of
Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state,
North-Western Nigeria.[2] 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] 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.[5]
Isa Kaita 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.[6]
The Library hold some significant section among them are:
Research Section
Computer/ICT Section
Science Section
Engineering/ Technical Section
Colleges center, Location and Department
College of Business & Management Studies (CBMS) - Unguwan 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
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 System (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 E
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
College of Science and Technology (CST)
Tudun Wada Main Campus
Department of Petroleum and Gas Engineering
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 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
College of Technical and Vocational Education (CTVE) - Tudun Wada Main Campus
Each college has different of programs and department that is run under them, awarding certificate in National Diploma, likewise Higher National Diploma[7][8]