Heritage Polytechnic, Eket, Akwa Ibom state, is a privately owned
polytechnic
A polytechnic is an educational institution that primarily focuses on vocational education, applied sciences, and career pathways. They are sometimes referred to as ''institutes of technology'', ''vocational institutes'', or ''universities of app ...
institute located in Ikot Udota,
Eket
Eket is one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name ''Eket'' or Ekid also refers to the indigenous people of the region who are the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is E ...
local Government Area of
Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state ...
, Nigeria.
Background
The institution founded by Emmanuel J. Ekott who is a Chemical Engineer took off in 1996 as Christian Continuing Education Centre. By 1999, it metamorphosed to Christian Institute of Continuing Education. In 2000, the institution became known as Heritage College and it was licensed by the
National Board for Technical Education as a Polytechnic in 2010.
Courses
The institution has four Faculties and runs their programmes under these departments;
Faculty of Engineering
* Department of
Computer Engineering
Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software.
It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science.
Computer engi ...
* Department of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
Faculty of Environmental Studies
* Department of Estate Management
* Department of
Quantity Surveying
In the construction industry, a quantity surveyor (QS) is a professional with expert knowledge of construction costs and contracting. Qualified professional quantity surveyors can be known as Chartered Surveyors (Members and Fellows of RICS) in ...
* Department of Building Technology
Faculty of Management Sciences
* Department of
Mass Communication
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* Department of Business Administration and Management
* Department of Accountancy
* Department of
Marketing
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Marketing is usually conducted by the seller, typically a retailer or ma ...
* Department of
Public Administration
Public administration, or public policy and administration refers to "the management of public programs", or the "translation of politics into the reality that citizens see every day",Kettl, Donald and James Fessler. 2009. ''The Politics of the ...
* Department of
Theology
Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...
Faculty of Science and Technology
* Department of Computer Science
* Department of Science Laboratory Technology
* Department of Statistics
* Department of
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...
* Department of Environmental Biology
* Department of
Microbiology
Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...
* Department of Physics and Electronics
See also
List of Polytechnics in Nigeria
This article provides a list of polytechnics in Nigeria, as well as agricultural colleges and other tertiary educational institutes that provide practical training.
It does not include universities or teachers' training institutions.
The polytec ...
References
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Education in Akwa Ibom State
Polytechnics in Nigeria