The Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State has obtained the National Universities Commission (NUC) approval for the establishment of 38 degree programmes under the dual mandate. This was contained in a letter by the Commission to the Provost dated December 1, 2025, signed by the Acting Director, Academic Planning, Abubakar M. Girei.
The Commission recalled the resource verification visit to the College by panels of experts to verify the
proposed undergraduate programmes of the College for the Dual Mandate.
This mandate allows for the concurrent offering of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE)and Degree programmes in accordance with the provisions of the Federal College of Education 2023 Amendment Act.
The Commission noted that the Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the full-time mode of the following undergraduate programmes to be run in the Main Campus of the College on dual mandate with effect from 2025/2026 academic session:
1. B.Ed. Primary Education
2. B.Ed. Adult and Continuing Education
3. B.Ed. Special Nceds Education
4. B.Ed.Educational Psychology
5. B.Ed. Early Childhood Education
6. B.Ed.Guidance and Counselling
7. B.Ed.Educational Management and Policy
8. B.Ed.Library and Information Science
9 .B.Sc.Ed. Agricultural Scicnce
10. B.Sc.Ed. Home Economics
11. B.A.Ed. Creative Arts
12. B.A.Ed. Igbo
13. B.A.Ed. French
14. B.A.Ed. English
and Literary Studies
15. B.A.Ed. Christian Religious Studies
16. B.A.Ed. Creative Arts
17. B.Sc.Ed. Economics
18. B.Sc.Ed. Geography
19. B.Sc.Ed. Political Science
20. B.Sc.Ed. Social Studies and Civic Education
21. B.Sc.Ed. Business Education
22. B.Sc.Ed. Entrepreneurship Studies
23. B.Sc.Ed. Biology Education
24. B.Sc.Ed. Chemistry Education
25. B.Sc.Ed. Computer Science Education
26. B.Sc.Ed. Mathematics Education
27. B.Sc.Ed. Physics Education
28. B.Sc.Ed. Health Education
29. B.Sc.Ed. Human Kinetics
30. B.Sc.Ed. Environmental Studies
31. B.Sc.Ed. Integrated Science
32. B.Sc. Environmental Education
33. B.Tech. Technology Education with options:
i. B.Tech.Ed. Automobile Technology
ii. B.Tech.Ed. Electrical and Electronic Technology
iii. B.Tech.Ed. Metal Work Technology
iv. B.Tech.Ed.Building Technology
v. B.Tech.Ed. Woodwork Technology
While celebrating this laudable feat, the College Management led by the Provost, Prof T.O Okoli, thanked the NUC for the approval and promised to live up to expectations.
The Provost expressed profound joy with the staff of the College for their painstaking efforts during the resource verification exercise. She further urged all Deans, HODs and staff of the College to commence immediate enrolment drive to ensure that a sizeable number of students fill up the quota in each of the approved departments for the new academic session.
