Auchi Polytechnic be Federal Polytechnic insyd Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria. Ebe one of de first four Polytechnics dem establish insyd Nigeria.[1] E get over 10,000 students dem enroll insyd business, technology, environmental den arts courses.[2]
Dem found Auchi Polytechnic insyd 1963, first as technical college wey na ebe gift of de British government to de then Midwestern Region. Edey offer courses only up to de Ordinary Diploma level for limited areas of engineering den business. By de seventies, na der be need for skilled manpower for higher level den chaw more disciplines. Thus insyd 1973, de Bendel State Government upgrade de technical college go full-fledged polytechnic plus de mandate make e train skilled manpower up to de Higher National Diploma level for broad range of engineering, science, environmental studies, business studies den art den design insyd.[3]
Dem assign de extant law wey dey establish am go de institution de task of make edey produce well trained den highly skilled middle level manpower give de national economy insyd de areas of engineering, applied sciences den technology, environmental studies, management studies, den art den industrial design. Insyd 1994, de Federal Government take over de polytechnic from de Edo State Government.[4]
De polytechnic library dey stock plus information resources for books format den online resources insyd wich dey locate insyd two campuses make e support de learning process insyd de institutions. De polytechnic Librarian dey manage de library.[5]
De school get high academic standard dem recognize nationally den internationally. Since 2009, dem consistently rate Auchi Polytechnic amongst de top varsities insyd Nigeria by Webometrics. Na e cam number eleven insyd 2009 den insyd 2010 e move up one point go de 10th position. By 2011 e cam number two. Amongst de polytechnics, e consistently remain de first insyd Nigeria, insyd West Africa, den de second insyd de whole of Africa.[9]
De graduates of de school distinguish dema body insyd dema chosen fields, wey dey include business, finance, engineering, science, art den design.
For competitions amongst peers insyd, de standards dey show glaringly. De polytechnic dey hold:
De first prize insyd Polytechnic Expo of engineering designs den fabrications (2008 den 2012).
De first prize insyd de Minna exhibition for crafts den wood works (2004)
De NUXART prize for Art Works; de polytechnic win dis prize three times consecutively.
De school make good showing for de Federal Ministry of Education organize exposition give all tertiary institutions insyd de country. Ein performance inform ein invitation by de Federal Government make e sanso exhibit works for de first African legislative summit dem hold insyd 2013.