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{{Short description|State college in Ogun State, Nigeria}}
{{Infobox university
| name              = Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences
| former_name       = Ogun State School of Health Technology
| type              = Public
| established       = {{start date|1976}}
| founder           = [[Saidu Ayodele Balogun]]
| affiliation       = [[National Board for Technical Education]], [[Kwara State University]]
| provost           = Mrs Badmus Muinat Abisola
| address           = Ilese
| city              = Ijebu Ode
| state             = Ogun
| country           = Nigeria
| coordinates       = {{Coord|6.8012452|N|3.9509314|E}}
| language          = English
| website           = http://www.oscohtechilese.edu.ng/
}}
'''Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences''' is a training polytechnic for [[health care]] in Ilese-Ijebu, [[Ogun (state)|Ogun State]], [[Nigeria]]. It was the first state college established in Ogun State.<ref name="Nwokolo">{{cite web|last1=Nwokolo|first1=Ernest|title=Ogun Health Technology college recounts success, challenges at 40|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/ogun-health-technology-college-recounts-success-challenges-40/|website=The Nation, Nigeria|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=13 October 2016}}</ref> As well as providing health technology training and certification, it is a major factor in both increasing the population and enhancing the status of Ilese, a town on the outskirts of [[Ijebu Ode]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Abimbola|first1=Olakunle|title=Ilese: Return of the natives|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/ilese-return-natives/|website=The Nation, Nigeria|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=16 August 2016}}</ref>
==History==
The college was established on 28 September 1976 as a school under a department in the Ministry of Health during the military administration of Saidu Balogun. At inception, the institution was located temporarily at Itamogiri in [[Ijebu East]] [[Local government areas of Nigeria|local government area]] in 1982. The primary objective of the college is to train the middle level for the delivery of [[primary healthcare]] services for the state. The college has since surpassed this mandate by providing quality healthcare workers for primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare delivery systems not only for [[Ogun State]] but also for neighboring states and federal institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscohtechilese.edu.ng|title=Ogun State College of Health Technology [OscohtechIlese]|website=www.oscohtechilese.edu.ng|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref>
Being the first tertiary institution in the state, its general importance to the overall primary healthcare delivery in the state, as well as being the single largest producer of primary healthcare workers accounting for over ninety percent (90%) of the total health manpower needs of the twenty local governments in the state; the impact of its contribution to primary health care spurred the state government to upgrade it to a college with [[institute of technology|polytechnic]] status. The required legislation, House Bill Number 27, was enacted and signed by the then-governor of the state.  The law is cited as ''Ogun State College of Health Technology Law, 2004 as amended in 2008''.<ref name=":0" />
==Location==
The college occupies a wide expanse of land from Ilese township road, almost reaching the Sagamu-Benin express road. {{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} This gives ample room for expansion and development.
As of April 2012, Ogun State College of Health Technology had approved the private Royal Institute of Health Technology, Ifo in Arigbajo- Ifo, Ogun State to run some accredited courses.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Akinrinade|first1=Kunle|title=Beware of fraudsters, provost warns|url=https://issuu.com/thenation/docs/april_12__2012|access-date=22 February 2017|work=The Nation|volume=7|issue=2091|date=12 April 2012|page=40}}</ref> This provides access to recognized studies that would not otherwise be accessible by people in that region.
==Academics==
As well as 11 programmes approved by the [[National Board for Technical Education]] (NBTE) and national professional organizations at [[diploma]] and [[Higher National Diploma]] levels,<ref name="Nwokolo" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alaga|first1=Ayodele|title=Four decades of a college and new visionary leadership|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/four-decades-college-new-visionary-leadership/|website=The Nation, Nigeria|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=10 September 2016}}</ref> the college can award [[Academic degree|degrees]] accredited by [[Kwara State University]]. Degree courses are available in [[environmental health]], [[medical laboratory]] sciences, [[health information management]], and other health technology fields.<ref>{{cite web|title=College to award degrees|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/college-award-degrees/|website=The Nation, Nigeria|accessdate=22 February 2017|date=7 December 2016}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oscohtechilese.edu.ng Website]
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[[Category:Education in Ogun State]]
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[[Category:Health sciences schools in Nigeria]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1976]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Nigeria]]