Private Universities in Kwara State

Private universities in Kwara State have come to stay. While most of the Nigerian students flock to the public universities, several of them mostly from well-to-do homes see the private ones as a choice. And contrary to the opinion of many, private universities are some of the best places to school in Kwara State.

However, Kwara State has just 4 private University which is as follow

1. CROWN-HILL UNIVERSITY

Crown-Hill University is one of the private university which aimed to provide a quality education through her academic programmes (courses) which in turn equip their graduates to compete excellently with their contemporaries elsewhere in the world.

Vision–  Their vision is to become a world-class university in teaching, learning, research, character development, probity, accountability and honesty in order to contribute meaningfully to nation-building and national pride.

Goals– Their goals goal is to vigorously promote teaching, research and outreach attraction and retention of high calibre academic and non-academic staff, provision of modern and integrated Information and Communication Technology facilities

Location– The university is located at Ballah road, Eiyenkorin, Ilorin. Kwara State. Nigeria,

Course Offered– B.A. English, B.A French, B.A.History & Diplomatic Studies, B.Sc. Accounting, B.Sc. Banking & Finance, B.Sc. Economics, B.SC. Mass Communication, B.SC. Business Administration, B.SC. Biology, B.SC. Microbiology, B.SC. Chemistry, B.SC. Biochemistry, B.SC. Physics with Electronics, B.SC. Computer Science, B.SC. Mathematics

Department-B.A. English, B.A French, B.A.History & Diplomatic Studies, B.Sc. Accounting, B.Sc. Banking & Finance, B.Sc. Economics, B.SC. Mass Communication, B.SC. Business Administration, B.SC. Biology, B.SC. Microbiology, B.SC. Chemistry, B.SC. Biochemistry, B.SC. Physics with Electronics, B.SC. Computer Science, B.SC. Mathematics

Crown-Hill university

2. SUMMIT UNIVERSITY, OFFA

Summit University, Offa, the University of Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (ADSN), is a product of many years of meticulous planning and harnessing of human and material resources.

Indeed, the Society remains one of the foremost religious organizations with an impressive record in the provision of education for Nigerian students at primary, secondary and tertiary levels irrespective of their religious and ethnic, geographical and political affiliations.

Location- Irra Road, Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Vision- To produce educated men and women imbued with moral and spiritual integrity for the service of God and benefit of humanity

Objectives- To provide University education for all without discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, ethnicity, or belief

ii. To provide excellent teaching and research facilities and a most conducive environment for the pursuit of learning;

iii. To produce graduates who, irrespective of their courses of study will think and function creatively

Course offered- Accounting, Arabic Studies, Banking and Finance (Mgt), Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English and Literary Studies, History and Diplomatic Studies, Islamic, Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Religious Studies

Department– Accounting, Arabic Studies, Banking and Finance (Mgt), Biology, Business Administration
Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, English and Literary Studies, History and Diplomatic Studies, Islamic Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Religious Studies

Summit University

3. LANDMARK UNIVERSITY

Landmark University is a Private Christian University, affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide and located in Omu-Aran Kwara State, Nigeria. it is featured among the top five universities in Nigeria, In 2014

Several attempts have been made by successive government to proffer lasting solution from Green Revolution to Operation Feed the Nation, all to no avail. Thus people perpetually go hungry in the midst of abundance.

The above scenario propelled by vision spurred Dr David O. Oyedepo, the President of Living Faith Church World Wide, to lead the establishment of Landmark University as a catalyst for Agrarian Revolution

Location- Landmark university is located at Km 4, Ipetu Road Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria.

Vision- Their vision is to be a leading world-class university, by spearheading an agrarian revolution on the African continent through the exploration of hidden treasures in the mother earth thereby restoring the dignity of the black race.

Missions- Raising a generation of solution providers through a qualitative and life-applicable training system that focuses on value and creative knowledge
Raising a new generation of leaders through a broad-based qualitative education built on sound biblical principles culminating in the birth of breadwinners, job creators and world changers
Raising an army of reformers who shall redeem the battered image of the black race and restore her lost glory as these well-equipped graduates begin to build the old waste, repair the wasted cities and raise the desolation of many generations as pathfinders.

Goal- Their goal is to set the pace in making the Nigerian nation fully, competitively and profitably engage her comparative advantage in human and agricultural resource potentials and development.

Courses- Business Administration, Agric Extension And Rural Development, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical And Information Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Accounting, Banking And Finance, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology.

Department- Administration, Agriculture, Social science, Science and Engineering/Tech/Env.

Landmark University

4. AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY

AL-HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN-NIGERIA was established in 2005 by the Abdur-Raheem Oladimeji Islamic Foundation (AROIF), Nigeria. The University came into existence via the granting of a license to operate as a Conventional Private University by the Federal Government of Nigeria (License No. 010) on 7th January 2005. It commenced academic activities during the 2005/2006 academic session with 70 students spread across the three (3) take-off Colleges: (Humanities, Management Sciences and Natural Sciences).

Location- The university is situated at Adewole Estate, Adeta Road, Ilorin, Kwara State

Mission- The university Mission is to be an educational institution where sound academic knowledge blends with moral and spiritual excellence.

Vision- Their vision is to serve as a forerunner in the provision of quality University education of international standard.

Goal- The overall goal of the University is summed up in its motto: “Learning for Wisdom and Morality”.

Course offered- B.A. (Arabic), B.A. (English), B.A. (History & International Relations), B.A. (Islamic Studies), B.Sc. (Political Science & Conflict Resolution), B.Sc. (Mass Communication), B.Sc. (Accounting), B.Sc. (Banking & Finance), B.Sc. (Business Administration), B.Sc. (Economics), B.Sc. (Marketing, B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry B.A. (Ed.) Arabic Language, B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies, B.Sc. (Ed.) Mathematics B.A. (Ed.) English, B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology B.A. (Ed.) Social Studies B.Ed. Educational Management B.Sc. (Ed.) Economics, B.Ed. Guidance & Counseling B.Sc. (Ed.) Political Science, B.Sc. (Ed.) Business Education, B.Sc. (Biochemistry) B.Sc. (Mathematics), B.Sc. (Computer Science) B.Sc. (Physics), B.Sc. (Geology) B.Sc. (Biology), B.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) B.Sc. (Statistics), B.Sc. (Microbiology), LL.B (Common Law), LL.B (Common and Islamic Law).

Department- College of Humanities, College of Management Science, College of Education, College of Natural Science and College of Law

Al-Hikmah University