Auchi Polytechnic. Auchi Polytechnic is a Federal Polytechnic in Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. It is one of the first four Polytechnics established in Nigeria.  It has over 10,000 students enrolled in business, technology, environmental and arts courses.

History 

Auchi Polytechnic was founded in 1963, first as a technical college which was a gift of the British government to the then Midwestern Region.  It offered courses only up to the Ordinary Diploma level in limited areas of engineering and business.  By the seventies, there was a need for skilled manpower at a higher level and in many more disciplines.  Thus in 1973, the Bendel State Government upgraded the technical college to a full-fledged polytechnic with the mandate to train skilled manpower up to the Higher National Diploma level in a broad range of engineering, science, environmental studies, business studies and art and design.

The extant law establishing it assigned to the institution the task of producing well trained and highly skilled middle level manpower for the national economy in the areas of engineering, applied sciences and technology, environmental studies, management studies, and art and industrial design. In 1994, the Federal Government took over the polytechnic from the Edo State Government.

Library 
The polytechnic library is stock with information resources in books format and online resources which are located in two campuses to support the learning process in the institutions. The library is managed by the polytechnic Librarian.

Schools 
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School of Administration, Business & Management Studies (SABS)
Department of Business Administration & Management
Department of Cooperative Economics & Management
Department of Human Resources Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Procurement & Supply Chain Management
Department of Public Administration
Department of Social Development

School of Agricultural Technology (SATE)
Department of Agricultural Technology

School of Applied Science & Technology (SAST)

Department of Ceramics Technology
Department of Food Technology
Department of Geological Technology
Department of Hospitality Management 
Department of Science Laboratory Technology
Department of Tourism Management Technology

School of Art and Industrial Design (SAID)
Department of Ceramics
Department of Fashion Design & Clothing Technology
Department of General Arts & Industrial Design
Department of Graphics & Textile
Department of Painting
Department of Photography
Department of Printing Technology
Department of Sculpture 

School of Engineering Technology (SENG)
Department of Agricultural & Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering Technology
Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Minerals & Petroleum Resources Engineering Technology
Department of Polymer Technology

School of Environmental Studies (SENV)
Department of Architectural Technology
Department of Building Technology
Department of Estate Management
Department of Quantity Surveying
Department of Survey & Geo-informatics
Department of Urban & Regional Planning

School of Financial Studies (SFINS)
Department of Accountancy
Department of Banking & Finance
Department of Taxation

School of Information & Communication Technology (SICT)
Department of Computer Science
Department of Library Information Science
Department of Mass Communication
Department of Office Technology & Management
Department of Statistics

School of General Studies (This is a servicing school; it has no students of its own.)

Notable alumni

Hanks Anuku, Nigerian-Ghanaian actor.
Philipa Idogho, former Rector
Tom Ikimi, politician.
Paul Obazele, Nigerian actor
 Shallipopi, rapper and songwriter.

Academic excellence 
The school has high academic standard recognized nationally and internationally.  Since 2009, Auchi Polytechnic has consistently been rated amongst the top universities in Nigeria by Webometrics.  It came number eleven in 2009 and in 2010 it moved up one point to the 10th position. By 2011 it became number two.  Amongst the polytechnics, it has consistently remained the first in Nigeria, in West Africa, and the second in the whole of Africa.

The graduates of the school have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields, including business, finance, engineering, science, art and design.

In competitions amongst peers, the high standards show glaringly.  The polytechnic holds:
	The first prize in Polytechnic Expo of engineering designs and fabrications (2008 and 2012).
	The first prize in the Minna exhibition for crafts and wood works (2004)down
	The NUXART prize for Art Works; the polytechnic won this prize three times consecutively.
	The school made a good showing at the Federal Ministry of Education organized exposition for all tertiary institutions in the country.  Its performance informed its invitation by the Federal Government to exhibit works again at the first African legislative summit held in 2013.
	At student level, the school's students have distinguished themselves among their peers. At a national debate organized for tertiary institutions held at Abuja in 2009, Auchi Polytechnic won the first prize.  The following year, the school's students came second at the debate hosted by the University of Ibadan, where one of the school's representatives emerged as the best female speaker.
	In the area of environmental impact, Auchi Polytechnic embodies the Federal Government's commitment to providing entrepreneurial skills to students, as both short and long-term solutions to unemployment and under-employment.  The institution has been designated a centre of excellence for entrepreneurship studies.
 Closely related to this is the development of flexible skills initiative of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL).  Again, Auchi Polytechnic is foremost in this regard, being the only partner-institution with COL in Nigeria.  Thus, the institution runs short duration programmes in skills acquisition for interested members of the public.
 The polytechnic has institutionalized the culture of inaugural lectures which requires qualified chief lecturers to give a summation of their experience and research interest in their respective disciplines.

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1963 establishments in Nigeria
Education in Edo State
Educational institutions established in 1963
Federal polytechnics in Nigeria