Timothy Adeola Odutola is a name that will resound in the South West of Nigeria. Years after his passing, his name is still commonly mentioned for enterprise and for dogged determination to establish things from which persons, other than himself and his family, would benefit. In his homestead of Ijebu Ode, his footprints are forever laid out.

One of the most glaring reminders of this man’s imposing presence is the Adeola Odutola College (originally Olu-Iwa College)located in the heart of Ijebu Ode. It is a school he established and from which countless have benefitted and still benefit. A philosophy attached to the school is what the local people declare as “Adeola o kan omokomo” which rendered literally means “Adeola (Odutola College) rejects no child”. For some, this is a low side of the school as it is not so selective of students but prefers to open its doors wide for all. The school anthem says, “Fount of knowledge for all who desire to learn”. In this lies the deeper relevance of the school’s policy of denying any willing child. They don’t want to leave anybody behind.

Another Ijebu titan is from Ikenne, not so far away. He is Tai Solarin. He also established a school called Mayflower School. Nobody needs to be told of the exploits of this man in education in Nigeria, or the impact Mayflower School has had and continues to have. Now, we have a College of Education named after him, the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, which is the pioneer tertiary institution, and the only state-owned College of Education. Tai Solarin believed in total education and now a school is named after him.

The philosophies of these men and more are some of the underlying reasons the Tai Solarin College of Education has decided to lower the entry requirements in some of its programmes and design other programmes to help struggling youths restart their education and chase their dreams. The school recently announced that it will (again) allow students with less than 5 credits (which is the minimum standard for admission into tertiary education) to apply and be admitted to begin their studies.

It is common knowledge that many youths in Nigeria are trapped in the WAEC/NECO quagmire. Some have been unable to cross the bridge and be qualified for further education. There are as many reasons for this as there are candidates trapped there. The concept Tai Solarin College of Education is deploying allows these persons with deficiencies come to the school and determine their exact situation. The school then offers them lifelines. These lifelines are inroads that could help them restart their lives as scholars and chase whatever dreams they have, either in education or in other cognate areas. This is provided they agree to work hard to remediate the deficiencies that have.

Initially, one may wonder if this is not the same as watering down standards. Some may argue that anyone unable to secure five credits at the Ordinary Level is not much of a scholar. These are worthwhile arguments and worthy of every attention. However, rather than debate, TASCE (acronym for Tai Solarin College of Education) points us to something.

A few years ago, the College floated a similar programme and admitted students to first prepare for UTME and then admitted them to NCE programmes of the College. They entered agreements with the school to do some extra studying to remediate the deficiencies and then all went well. Years down the line, here are some of the results of that decision.

Many of the students went on to pass their subjects and continued to study in the College. They have all graduated now and some are in their final years in universities they entered by Direct Entry using NCE results obtained in the College.
Many completed their NCE and are now working with the certificate while pursuing further certification on part time basis
Many passed the UTME and left for other schools to study what they always wanted.
A few did not complete the project with us, some for reasons we know (finances, poor attitude to work, or change of priorities) and some for undisclosed reasons
The management of the institution and its Academic Board have discovered that there are many young people roaming in despair and who are endangered by their inability to secure worthwhile admission to schools. Rather than looking away and allowing these young people to be lured into weird educational pursuits by predators within and at the fringes of the country, TASCE has decided to give them a shot at a secure future.

All that needs to be done is to gather those documents and head to Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu and hold discussions and you could be studying as a bona fide student of TASCE the following week. The fees are the cheapest in Nigeria. Application forms are N2,000 (two thousand naira). Processing fees are N20,000 (twenty thousand naira) and tuition for NCE 1 is N38,000.00 (thirty-eight thousand naira). There are no other charges.

All the course offered at TASCE are fully accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Abuja. The following are course combinations available



NCE COURSES AVAILABLE

ARABIC/ENGLISH

ARABIC/ ISLAMIC STUDIES

ARABIC/SOCIAL STUDIES

ARABIC/YORUBA

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

BIOLOGY/MATHEMATICS

BIOLOGY/INTEGRATED SCIENCE

BIOLOGY / CHEMISTRY

BIOLOGY /GEOGRAPHY

BUSINESS EDUCATION

BUSINESS STUDIES

ACCOUNTING

SECRETARIAT

CHEMISTRY / PHYSICS

CHEMISTRY / MATHEMATICS

COMPUTER SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY

COMPUTER SCIENCE / PHYSICS

COMPUTER SCIENCE / CHEMISTRY

COMPUTER SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS

COMPUTER SCIENCE / BIOLOGY

COMPUTER SCIENCE / ECONOMICS

COMPUTER SCIENCE / INTEGRATED SCIENCE

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / FRENCH

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / YORUBA

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / SOCIAL STUDIES

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / POLITICAL SCIENCE

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / HISTORY

CHRISTAIN RELIGIOUS / ENGLISH

ECONOMICS / POLITICAL SCIENCE

ECONOMICS / HISTORY

ECONOMICS / MATHEMATICS

ECONOMICS/ SOCIAL STUDIES

ECONOMICS / GEOGRAPHY

ENGLISH

ENGLISH / SOCIAL STUDIES

ENGLISH / ISLAMIC STUDIES

ENGLISH / ENGLISH YORUBA

ENGLISH / HISTORY

ENGLISH / FRENCH

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND CARE EDUCATION

FINE & APPLIED ARTS

FRENCH

FRENCH / HISTORY

FRENCH / SOCIAL STUDIES

FRENCH / YORUBA

GEOGRAPHY / MATHEMATICS

GEOGRAPHY / SOCIAL STUDIES

GEOGRAPHY / HISTORY

GEOGRAPHY / POLITICAL SCIENCE

GEOGRAPHY / PHYSICS

GEOGRAPHY / INTEGRATED SCIENCE

HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES

HISTORY / ISLAMIC STUDIES

HISTORY / POLITICAL SCIENCE

HOME ECONOMICS ( DOUBLE MAJOR)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS

ISLAMIC STUDIES / SOCIAL STUDIES

MISLAMIC STUDIES / YORUBA

ISLAMIIC STUDIES / POLITICAL SCIENCE

ISLAMIC STUDIES / ECONOMICS

MATHEMATICS / PHYSICS

PHYSICAL & HEALTH EDUCATION(DOUBLE MAJOR)

PRIMARY EDUCATION( DOUBLE MAJOR)

POLITICAL SCIENCE / SOCIAL STUDIES

TECHNICAL EDUCATION( DOUBLE MAJOR) OPTION IN:

AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
III. ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

III. METALWORK TECHNOLOGY

WOODWORK TECHNOLOGY
Also available to these students are the part-time option and the Distance Learning Initiative. They can study on weekends and they may choose to use the online option and study at their convenience using their access devices.

The singular motivating factor behind this initiative is that it has been experimented by this College and it worked magnificently. Many of the students who came with poor WAEC grades have made up for the deficiencies. Some completed the NCE programme and some left for other institutions. Some have completed Masters Degree and some have taken jobs and are making a living from the qualification they earned.

Please note that TASCE does not use admission touts or middlemen. Payments are only on the school portal or at the Bursary Department within the school.

Degree Courses and Professional Diploma in Education

The College also offers Degree courses in affiliation with Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye. The following courses are available at UTME (for those who wrote UTME 2020) and Direct Entry (for those who already took JAMB 2020 DE forms.

The following courses are available

Computer Science Education

Mathematics Education

Political science education

Social studies education

Economics education

Guidance &Counseling

Business Education

TASCE NCE graduates 2018/2019 are eligible to apply too

The College offers Professional Diploma in Education (PDE). This is designed for persons who have qualifications that not education based but who wish to qualify to be certified by Teacher Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). Entry qualifications are B.A, B.Sc, HN.A, M.Sc and Ph. D

To visit the school, from wherever your location, arrive Ijebu Ode and alight at Lagos Garage. Anyone there will show you where to board a keke to Omu-Ijebu. If you are driving, you do not have to go into Ijebu Ode. At the overhead bridge over the expressway in Ijebu Ode, ask for directions to Omu-Ijebu. Or drive along Ikorodu Road until you turn off at Ala, just before Idowa. There is a huge billboard announcing the College

Call the following numbers

0 8 0 5 5 8 4 0 7 6 6 for NCE admissions

0 8 03 4 0 7 6 9 8 7 for degree admissions

0 8 0 2 3 6 8 8 3 3 9 for part time admissions
For registration and admission processing call; 0 8 1 0 8 4 4 1 2 5 2