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The Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin which has as its Motto: “Education For Excellence”, was established in September, 1974. It was then called School of Education, and administered by the Kwara State College of Technology, Ilorin. The School started with only thirteen academic staff.
Some of the staff of School of Basic Studies were drawn to teach the academic subject contents while those of the School of Education taught other pedagogical aspects of the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) courses. Such a method of training NCE teachers later proved unsatisfactory. Consequently, the school was changed to Advanced Teachers’ College in order to reflect the true purpose for which it was established. It was also given an Advisory Body. By1976, the College was completely detached from its parent body, Kwara State College of Technology, Ilorin, with its own Edict and Governing Council. In 1978, its name was changed to Kwara State College of Education to be sited in Oro, and its Edict was accordingly amended. It was also affiliated to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaira, for the purpose of moderation of examinations and certification.
The College was later moved to a temporary site along Ilorin- Lagos Road where it occupied the former Federal Government College premises pending the time its permanent structure would be erected as its permanent site in Oro. However, the then Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Adamu Attah declared in his convocation address at the College in 1980, that the College would remain in Ilorin at its present site while another one was to be established in Oro. It was that year that the College was re-affiliated to the University of Ilorin, but presently NCE Certificates are awarded directly by the College under the auspices of National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE).
Philosophy of the College:
The Philosophy of the College is based on the integration of the individual into a sound and effective citizen. This is summed up in the Motto: Education For Excellence. Since no educational system can rise above the quality of its teachers, the College, in pursuance of its philosophy, lays emphasis on the production of highly motivated, conscientious, efficient and effective classroom teachers. The College is also committed to the production of teachers with the intellectual and professional background adequate for their assignment, and to make them adaptable to any changing situation not only in the life of their country but also in the world at large.
Presently the College runs a Regular Bachelor of Arts and Education Degree Programme in Affiliation with University of Ilorin in Ten Courses. The Courses are:
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