FEDERAL COOPERATIVE COLLEGE, KADUNA.
Brief History of the College: The Federal Co-operative College, Kaduna was established by the administrative pronouncement of the Federal Military Government in 1976 but it took off in 1979 for the purpose of providing the much-needed manpower in the co-operative sub-sector of the economy. The college took off at a temporary site located at the Educational Resource Centre (E.R.C.) (Gaskiya Road Zaria Kaduna State) and finally relocated to its permanent site in Kaduna South Local Government in 1998.
Mission: To provide cooperative vocational and entrepreneurial skills, train personnel armed with theoretical and technical knowledge capable of establishing and managing cooperative and related organizations for national Economic Growth and development.
Vision: To be one of the foremost Training Institutions in Africa and beyond producing high level technical manpower for cooperative development
Key achievements:
a. Accreditation of more ND and HND in to the following Programmes:
i. ND Banking and Finance
ii. ND & HND Computer Science
iii. ND Accountancy
iv. ND Home & Rural Economics
v. HND Agric. Business Management
vi. ND Business Administration & Management
vii. ND & HND Cooperative Economics & Mgt.
(b) Establishment of College Entrepreneurship skills Acquisition Center that help students to be self- reliant after their graduation in the following areas:
(i) Sachet Water Production Unit
(ii) Poultry and Fishery Units
(iii) Livestock production unit.
(iv) Other services include fashion design, catering services, cosmetics, leather work, printing and photography etc.
( c ) Upgrade of the College sick bay to Tertiary Institutions Students Health Insurance Programme
(TISHIP) standard.
(d) Improved Road Network and Lighting System.
( e )The College has introduced online portal for all payment made by the students.