Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo was established on 5 October 1977 as Federal Advanced Teacher's college (Special). The institution, according to a UNDP/UNESCO 1996 report (NIR/87/008) "... Has the best qualified Staff in Special Education not only in Nigeria but in West, North, East and Central Africa."[1] The College is the only one of its kind in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa. It has the largest conglomeration of handicapped students that could be found in any Higher institution in Nigeria and the largest concentration of specialized facilities for teaching and training of teachers of the Handicapped in Nigeria.[1]
Schools
School of Secondary Education - Arts & Social Sciences
School of General Education
School of Secondary Education - Languages
School of Secondary Education - Sciences Programmes
School of Special Education
School of Secondary Education - Vocational & Technical Education
School of Early Childhood Care, Primary and Adult & Non Formal Education
The President and Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces, President Mohammadu Buahari appointed Professor Usman, Kamoru Olayiwola as the sixth substantive Provost of the College and he assumed duty on 7 August 2015. Before his appointment, Professor K. O. Usman was a Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.