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Federal College of Horticulture Dadin Kowa, Gombe State
Academic Structure

Departments & Academic Units

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Academic Organisation

From Schools to Learning

The College's academic structure brings related disciplines together so that teaching, practical training, research, innovation and community engagement can operate as an integrated system.

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Schools

Academic structures that coordinate related disciplines, programmes, teaching, research and practical training.

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Departments

Academic units responsible for departmental coordination, teaching, research and programme delivery.

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Programmes

Approved programmes through which students receive structured technical and professional education.

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Courses

Individual learning components supporting the approved curriculum of each programme.

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Schools & Academic Areas

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Department

Department of Horticultural Technology

Departmental academic leadership and coordination in Horticultural Technology.

School of Horticulture and Agricultural Technology
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School

School of Horticulture and Agricultural Technology

Coordinates academic, practical, research and technology activities in horticulture, agriculture and related technologies.

Practical Learning

  • Crop establishment and production
  • Nursery and orchard management
  • Vegetable production
  • Floriculture and landscaping
  • Irrigation and water management
  • Farm machinery and equipment
  • Harvesting and post-harvest operations
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School

School of Animal Health, Production and Fisheries Technology

Coordinates teaching, practical training, research and community engagement in animal health, livestock production, fisheries and aquaculture.

Practical Learning

  • Livestock units
  • Poultry production
  • Small-ruminant production
  • Dairy and beef production
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Animal-health teaching facilities
  • Laboratory and field activities
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School

School of Basic Sciences and General Studies

Provides foundational scientific, communication, digital, entrepreneurial and general education supporting the College’s technical programmes.

Practical Learning

  • Science laboratory activities
  • Scientific demonstrations
  • Mathematics and statistics
  • Digital learning
  • Communication skills
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Scientific research and innovation
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School

School of Extension, Management and Social Sciences

Coordinates learning and practical activities relating to agricultural extension, agribusiness, management, entrepreneurship and community development.

Practical Learning

  • Field visits
  • Farmer engagement
  • Extension demonstrations
  • Community projects
  • Industrial attachment
  • Agribusiness projects
  • Market and value-chain studies
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How the Structure Connects

One Academic Ecosystem

Schools provide the academic framework while Departments, Programmes and Courses connect students to structured learning and practical professional development.

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Schools

Broad academic coordination.

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Departments

Discipline-level academic coordination.

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Programmes

Structured professional education.

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Courses

Curriculum learning components.

Beyond the Classroom

Academic Structure Connected to Practice

The supplied School Terms of Reference place strong emphasis on practical and field-based learning, applied research, innovation, industrial attachment, community engagement and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.

Practical & Field Training
Applied Research
Innovation & Enterprise
Community Engagement
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