Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa (KWACOTECH) admission, 2022/2023

COURSES OFFERED

1. COMMUNITY HEALTH

   i. CHEW (COMMUNITY HEALTH EXTENSION WORKER)
   ii. NDCH (NATIONAL DIPLOMA COMMUNITY HEALTH)
   iii. JCHEW (JUNIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EXTENSION WORKER)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC, GCE, OR NABTEB
   Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)
    

2. DENTAL HEALTH

   i. DST (DENTAL SURGERY TECHNICIAN)
   ii. DHT (DENTAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGY)
   iii. DENTAL THERAPY
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION INTO DST/DHT
   NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Five (5) Credits pass in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)
    

3. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE

   i . EHT (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics)

   ii. EVT (DIPLOMA ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICIAN)
   ND and HND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   GCE, NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Four (4) Credits in the following subjects
   (English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and Credit or Pass in Mathematics

   iii. EHA (ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT)

   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   GCE, NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Four (4) Credits in the following subjects
   (English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and Credit or Pass in Mathematics

   iv.HEP (HEALTH EDUCATION PROMOTION)

   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Four (4) Credits in the following subjects
   (English, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) and Credit or Pass in Mathematics
    

4. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

   i. NDHIM (NATIONAL DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT)
   ii. HNDHIM (HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC, GCE OR NABTEB
   A minimum of Five (5) Credits which must include the following subjects
   (English Language, Mathematics, Biology/Health Science, Physics/Chemistry and any subject chosen from the following Economics, Geography, Religious Knowledge, and Nigerian Language)
    

5. MEDICAL LABORATORY

   i. MLT (MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, GCE, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Four (4) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry) and Credit or Pass in Physics

   ii.MLA (MEDICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANT)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, GCE, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Four (4) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Physics) and Credit or Pass in Chemistry
    

6. PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

   i.PHN (HND) (PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING)
   ii. HT (HEALTH TECHNICIAN)
   iii. HA (HEALTH ASSISTANT)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   GCE, NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   FIVE (5) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
    

7. BIO MEDICAL ENGINEERING

   i. BMT (BIO MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
    

8. ORTHOPAEDIC

   i. OCT (ORTHOPAEDIC CAST TECHNICIAN)
   ii. POT (PROSTHETICS ORTHOTICS TECHNICIAN)
   REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
   NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
   (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
    

9. HEALTH EDUCATION

   i. HET (HEALTH EDUCATION TECHNICIAN)
   REQUIREMENTS
   Four (4) Credits in NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
   (Mathematics, English, Biology/Health Science, Economics), + any other one in (Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Agricultural Science)
    

10. OPTHALMIC TECHNICIAN

    i. OPT (OPTHALMIC TECHNICIAN)
    REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
    NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
    Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
    (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
     

11. X-RAY AND MEDICAL IMAGING

    i. (X-RAY TECHNICIAN)
    REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
    NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
    Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
    (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
     

12. COMMUNITY NUTRITION

    i. CNT (COMMUNITY NUTRITION TECHNICIAN)
    REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
    NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
    Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
    (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
     

13. PHARMACY

    REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
    NECO, WAEC OR NABTEB
    Five (5) Credits in the following subjects
    (Mathematics, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)
     

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES (HND)
ADMISSION INTO HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IS OPEN INTO THE FOLLOWING COURSES

1. HND Environmental Health Technology
2. HND Health Information Management
3. HND Community Health

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Prospective candidates must have completed the National Diploma (ND) programme in relevant area with at least lower credit pass at the final examinations.

1. Five (5) credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry
2. Evidence of completion of one year industrial training (IT) from recognized institution

DURATION
Four (4) semesters i.e two (2) academic sessions including practical attachment

Certified Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) has approved a refresher course programme for Pharmacy Technicians who graduated before 2017 from any PCN accredited College of Health Technology in Nigeria to obtain Certified Pharmacy Technician Certificate that is required to gain admission by DIRECT ENTRY into a faculty of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences in any Nigerian University offering it.

REMEDIAL STUDIES
This is intended to make up for O’level deficiencies.

Applications are invited from suitable candidates into remedial studies of the college, it is aimed at preparing candidates for automatic admission into any courses of study into the college.

Admission into the College of Health Technology Offa is automatic provided a remedial programme as follows:

1. Obtained a minimum of 2.0CGP from O’level subjects undertook at the college
2. Remedied all necessary O’level deficiencies

All successful candidates will be placed into courses of their choice.

DURATION:    6 months