Most parents have been trying to find a better school for their children and find it hard to determine whether or not they should put them into a private or public university.
Well, there are advantages to any of the two but the main reasons the private university should be considered are:
1. Availability of study materials; We all know that most private institutions receive exorbitant school fees, and with these fees, they try to put in place all necessary materials needed for suitable learning and magnificent result. This is contrary to the case of the public university where the school needs to wait for the federal or state government before they could run the school properly.
Also if the budget to the education sector is relatively low, it will definitely affect the amount of fund being received by each public institutions.
2. Building political and social stability; it is of no doubt that most rich men and women in Nigeria enrol their children to schools like this due to the fact that they believe it is only the private university that could give their children the kind of education they envisioned.
Being a student in such university gives you a chance to meet children from the high social class, build your social connection and maintain political and social stability.
3. Increased chances to get employed: The common problem faced by Nigerian students is in the ability to secure a job after school. The most public institution is there to see you through school but after school, you are on your own they say.
This is different in a private institution. They find a better attachment for you right before you are out of the school. During your industrial training, they look for a place to acquire the appropriate training needed for your skill acquisition and once you are out of school, they find you a job in places where these skills can be unleashed. They even send most of their excellent students abroad to further their education. The reverse is the case in public institutions, you find yourself placement for almost everything.
4. Quality of certificate: In the public university, a student will strive hard to study for exams but the end result is mostly bad. Most lecturers have some extent of autonomy to determine how a student should perform. Some public institutions don't even allow for verification of the result. So the student is enforced to accept any result being handed over to him.
Students from the private institution, with minimum effort, will end up with a first-class honour but those in the public one's work tirelessly but at the end, they got what a lecturer think they should have.
5. Graduation at the stipulated time: We all know that most public institution is known for going on strike just like the nations and world cup tournaments which comes up every two and four years respectively.
A student in private institutions doesn't have to go through this time-wasting process. Their lecturers are being paid by the school authority and they receive incentives which make them always want to work.
Well, the private institutions have some disadvantages ranging from exorbitant school fees to lack of recognition by the Nigerian university commission (NUC). Some private institutions run courses that aren't accredited by this body and students out of ignorance apply for such courses. They graduate with unrecognized certificates and they have to start all over again.
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