Lagos State Polytechnic is regarded as the polytechnic of Excellence, watch this video to see some of the landmarks that makes it the polytechnic of excellence.
In 1975, the Lagos State Government decided to approve the
establishment of a College of Science and Technology as the first Lagos
State-owned tertiary institution. The Lagos State Polytechnic
(LASPOTECH), previously known as the Lagos State College of Science and
Technology (LACOSTECH), was founded in 1977 with the promulgation of the
Lagos State Edict No.1 of 1978 which gave the College its legal
existence with retroactive effect from June 1977.
In 1986, the
Lagos State Government changed the name of the Institution from the
Lagos State College of Science and Technology to the Lagos State
Polytechnic. Academic activities started at the Isolo Campus of the
Polytechnic in January, 1978 with the admission of 287 pioneer students
into five different departments, viz: Accountancy and Finance,
Insurance, Secretarial Studies, Management and Business Studies. The
College was also offering Basic Studies Programme for candidates wishing
to prepare for the G.C.E ‘A’ levels in Arts and the Sciences.
On
the 1st of August, 1978, the Lagos State Government-owned School of
Agriculture at Ikorodu was integrated into the College to become the
Ikorodu Campus. The Polytechnic is concluding efforts to move from its
hitherto multi-campus nature, to a monocampus institution. Sequel to the
movement of the seat of administration to the Ikorodu permanent Campus,
the Polytechnic had been operating a multi-campus system with three
campuses namely, Ikorodu, Isolo and Surulere, (the last two located
within Lagos metropolis).
With effect from May 2000, the Ikorodu
Campus took over from the Isolo Campus as the seat of administration of
the Polytechnic and the permanent campus of the institution. Since the
giant step was taken in the year 2000, the institution has moved most of
its schools and departments to the Ikorodu campus, while plans are
going on to move the few remaining departments of the School of
Management and Business Studies in the nearest future after the
completion of accommodation facilities. It is pertinent to note that the
Polytechnic will still retain the Isolo Campus as the School of Part
Time Studies, in view of its proximity to the major clientele for the
programme, who are largely situated in the Lagos metropolis. .
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