College of Health Sciences and Technology, 135 Ezzangbo formally known as School of Health technology was established on the 19th of April, 2007.
The College was upgraded from School of Health Technology to College of Health Sciences and Technology in October, 2014. The idea to establish the health institution was borne out of the idea to provide a training ground for all cadres of health care manpower.
The first department to admit students into the college was the Department of Community Health which was the first department to be introduced into the college. First academic activities of the school took off in September, 2007 being the first semester of the session.
Currently, the College has the following departments with full accreditation from their different regulatory bodies.
1. Department of Environmental Health
2. Department of Community health
3. Department of Health Information Management
4. Department of Medical Laboratory Technician
The College has also been given full accreditation to run the following courses in their respective departments by their regulatory bodies:
1. Four years (ND and HND) programme in Environmental Health Technology
2. Four years (ND and HND) programme in Health Information Management
3. Three years Diploma programme in Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs)
4. Three years (ND and HND) programme in Medical Laboratory Technician
5. Two years Certificate programme in Junior Community Health Extension Workers (JCHEWs)
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has given full accreditation and approval to run HND programmes in Environmental Health and Health Information Management. This will enable our HND graduates to participate in the NYSC Scheme without delay. By this approval, the College can now run other HND programmes.
The College is not relenting in her efforts to acquire more accreditations to run other programmes such as Medical Social Work, Dental Therapy Technicians, and Pharmacy Technicians, among others.
ACHIEVEMENTS
The achievements/progresses made by the College are too numerous to mention. However, only few of these numerous achievements are mentioned
a) The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) accreditation and approval for the award of HND in Environmental Health and Health Information Management by the College on graduation has been successfully achieved. This approval will enable our HND graduates to participate in NYSC Scheme without delay.
b) The college has successfully affiliated itself with Joint admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and can now successfully admit students through JAMB.
c) Our final year students from various departments have continued to maintain an overall percentage pass of 99.5% in all their final examinations with different Board’s National Council Examinations.
d) The College has continued to maintain accreditation status of various regulatory bodies in all departments in the College.