The Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences (OYSCONS), formerly known as the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, runs its academic programmes across three locations: the main campus at Eleyele in Ibadan, a campus in Oyo town, and a campus in Kishi. Each campus admits students into nursing-related programmes approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and, for the National Diploma track, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Because the college runs multiple campuses and multiple programme types, prospective and current students often struggle to find a single, clear breakdown of what they are expected to pay. This article lays out the fee structure the college typically follows for freshers and returning students, what the charges usually cover, and how payments are made.
Overview of OYSCONS and Its Campuses
OYSCONS traces its origin to 1949, when it began as the Oyo State School of Nursing in Eleyele, Ibadan. It later merged with the Oyo State School of Midwifery in 2005 to form a single college under the Oyo State Ministry of Health. The Kishi campus was added afterward to expand access to nursing and midwifery training in the northern part of the state, and the Oyo campus similarly extends training capacity beyond the Ibadan headquarters. Although the campuses share one governing administration, each location handles its own intake, registration, and, in most sessions, its own bursary desk for fee collection, even though the overall fee structure is set centrally by the college management.
Students admitted at any of the three campuses go through the same registration process: payment of an acceptance fee after admission, tuition and other charges before the start of lectures, and departmental or clinical charges as they progress through the programme.
Programmes Offered and How Fees Differ by Programme
Fees at OYSCONS are not the same for every student because the college runs more than one type of programme. The main categories are:
- National Diploma (ND) in Nursing — a full-time diploma track that follows the NBTE curriculum, open to UTME and Direct Entry candidates.
- Basic General Nursing — a hospital-based training programme leading to registration as a Registered Nurse (RN).
- Basic Midwifery — a programme for candidates training to become Registered Midwives (RM).
- Post-Basic Nursing — advanced training for candidates who are already Registered Nurses or hold related qualifications, often including specialties.
- Post-Basic Midwifery — advanced training for candidates who already hold a nursing or related qualification and wish to add midwifery registration.
- Post-Community Nursing/Midwifery — a programme for candidates who are already Community Registered Nurses or Community Registered Midwives.
Because entry requirements and training length differ across these programmes, the fee schedule issued at the start of each session usually lists a separate amount for each programme rather than one flat figure for the whole college.
School Fees for Freshers (Newly Admitted Students)
Freshers pay more than returning students in their first year because their fees include one-off charges that returning students do not pay again. A typical first-year fee package at OYSCONS covers:
- Acceptance fee — paid immediately after an admission offer is confirmed, to secure the candidate’s place.
- Tuition fee — the core academic charge for the session.
- Registration and matriculation fee — covers enrolment into the college’s official student register and the matriculation ceremony.
- Identity card fee — for the student ID used for examinations, hostel access, and clinical postings.
- Medical examination/screening fee — a compulsory health check before resumption, since nursing students work in clinical settings.
- Uniform and practical kit fee — covers the college or ward uniform and basic nursing kit needed for skills laboratory sessions.
- Library and ICT fee — access to the library and computer/ICT facilities.
- Departmental and laboratory fee — covers consumables used in the nursing skills laboratory.
- Development levy — a general levy that goes toward maintaining college infrastructure.
- Examination fee — covers internal continuous assessment and end-of-session examinations.
- Hostel accommodation fee (where applicable) — charged separately from tuition and only applies to students who secure a hostel space, since accommodation is not automatically included in the standard fee schedule.
Because acceptance, matriculation, ID card, and medical screening charges are only paid once, a fresher’s total first-session bill is noticeably higher than what the same student pays in later years, even though the tuition component itself may stay close to what returning students pay.
School Fees for Returning Students
Returning students, meaning those moving from one academic year to the next within the same programme, do not pay acceptance, matriculation, or fresh ID card charges again. Their fee schedule is lighter and generally includes:
- Tuition fee for the new academic session
- Development levy
- Library and ICT fee
- Departmental/laboratory or clinical practicum fee
- Examination fee
- Hostel accommodation fee, if the student wants a hostel space for that session
- Any outstanding balance carried over from a previous session, where applicable
Because the one-off entry charges fall away, returning students typically pay a smaller total than freshers, even in sessions where tuition itself has not changed. Students should still expect to see a “returning students” fee schedule released separately from the “fresh students” schedule at the start of each session, since the college issues both lists independently rather than assuming students will infer the difference.
Comparing Fresher and Returning Student Charges
The table below sets out the general pattern of charges freshers and returning students encounter. It is meant to clarify what each group is billed for, not to state exact amounts, since the college reviews and republishes its fee schedule at the start of every session and figures can shift from one year to the next.
| Fee Component | Freshers | Returning Students |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance fee | Paid once, on admission | Not applicable |
| Matriculation/registration fee | Paid | Not applicable |
| ID card fee | Paid | Not applicable (unless card is lost/replaced) |
| Medical screening fee | Paid | Not applicable |
| Tuition fee | Paid | Paid |
| Development levy | Paid | Paid |
| Library/ICT fee | Paid | Paid |
| Laboratory/clinical practicum fee | Paid | Paid |
| Examination fee | Paid | Paid |
| Uniform/practical kit fee | Paid (first set) | Paid only if replacing worn-out kit |
| Hostel fee | Optional, paid separately | Optional, paid separately |
| Overall total for the session | Highest | Lower than freshers |
Do Fees Differ Across the Ibadan, Oyo, and Kishi Campuses?
The fee structure at OYSCONS is set by the college’s central administration and applies uniformly across the Ibadan (Eleyele), Oyo, and Kishi campuses for students on the same programme. A student on the Basic General Nursing programme at Kishi, for example, is expected to pay the same tuition and levy structure as a counterpart on the same programme at Eleyele. What can differ slightly between campuses is:
- Hostel accommodation charges, since hostel capacity, room types, and facility costs are not identical across the three sites.
- Local transport or clinical posting logistics costs, which are not part of the official fee schedule but can affect what students budget for, especially at Kishi and Oyo, where clinical placement hospitals may be positioned differently relative to the campus.
- Bank/payment point arrangements, since each campus may direct students to specific designated banks or payment channels for that location, even though the amount payable is the same.
Students should always confirm figures against the fee schedule specific to their campus and programme, since campus-level notices sometimes carry additional local information not present in the general college-wide circular.
How Payment Is Made
OYSCONS follows a fairly standard public-institution payment process:
- Confirm the admission offer through the college portal or admission letter.
- Obtain the current session’s fee schedule, either from the portal, the bursary office, or an official notice posted at the student’s specific campus.
- Make payment through the designated bank(s) or the Remita platform, using the reference details provided in the admission letter or portal.
- Avoid paying into personal or unofficial accounts; the college consistently warns against this because of recurring attempts by fraudsters to defraud new students during admission periods.
- Retain evidence of payment (receipt or e-payment confirmation) and upload or submit it through the portal or directly to the bursary as instructed.
- Proceed with other registration steps, including course registration and, where relevant, hostel allocation, once payment is confirmed.
What the Fees Do Not Usually Cover
Students should budget separately for a few recurring costs that typically fall outside the official school fee schedule:
- Feeding and personal upkeep
- Transportation to and from clinical postings
- Textbooks and personal stationery beyond what the library provides
- Extra uniform sets beyond the first issued set
- Personal health needs outside the compulsory entry medical screening
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the acceptance fee refundable if a student later withdraws?
No. Acceptance fees at OYSCONS, like most Nigerian tertiary institutions, are generally non-refundable once paid, since they confirm the candidate’s decision to take up the offered admission slot.
Do Post-Basic and Post-Community students pay the same fees as Basic Nursing students?
No. Post-Basic and Post-Community programmes have their own separate fee schedules because entry requirements, programme duration, and training content differ from the Basic Nursing and Basic Midwifery tracks.
Is hostel accommodation compulsory, and is it included in the tuition fee?
Hostel accommodation is not automatically bundled into tuition. It is billed separately and depends on whether a student applies for and is allocated a hostel space for that session.
Where can students get the exact current fee amounts?
The exact, currently applicable figures are published each session through the official OYSCONS portal, campus notice boards, or the bursary office at the student’s specific campus (Ibadan, Oyo, or Kishi). Because fees are subject to periodic review, students should rely on the schedule issued for the session they are resuming or newly entering, rather than figures from a previous year.
Can fees be paid in instalments?
Instalment arrangements, where allowed, are communicated directly by the bursary office on a session-by-session basis. Students who anticipate difficulty paying the full amount at once should raise this with the bursary before the payment deadline rather than after it.