History of the College

The school which is now College was established by edict in 1977, It actually took off in July 1976 on on Temporary site located in the town then in development association hall now transformed to Dr Achema Handball Stadium with an initial intake of one hundred and twenty (120) trainees, Rural Health Assistants. The establishment and location of the school at Idah which is now a college was the handwork of late Pharmacist Moses Dr. Ogu. This singular act has left an indelible mark in the page of history of the school. In 1979, the school was moved to the second temporary site which is now occupied by the governor's loge, from then the school started expanding as more courses were introduced and in 1980 the training of Public Health Assistant commenced, In 1981, the school was moved to the permanent site, now present location, it now trains ten (10) cadres at certificate, Technician, National Diploma (ND), Professional Diploma and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels. The cadres are Environmental Health Officers, Technicians senior and junior cadres of community Health Extension Workers, Medical Laboratory Technicians Health Information Management Technicians, Food Hygiene, Heath Education and promotion, Pharmacy Technicians National Diploma (HIM), Dental Surgery Technician, Epidemiology Disease Control and Public Health. It is worthy to note that efforts are being made at various levels to include more training programs in the institution such as Food Science & Nutrition, Health Attendants. At the moment, the College has a total population of about two thousand (2000) students. Historically, the law establishing the college was signed by the then governor on 13th March, 2014 and the pioneer Governing Council was inaugurated on the Sth November, 2015 at the Hallowed Chamber of Government House, Lokoja. The stricture put in place in the college in recent times has enabled the institution to now compete favorably with other similar institutions in the country and the world at large.