The study compared students’ learning outcome in private and public Colleges of Health Sciences and Technology in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of the survey type was used for the study. Two hundred students comprising 94 final year students CHEW from FABOTAS College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ado-Ekiti and 106 final year students CHEW from State Government College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero- Ekiti were purposively selected for the study sample. A 40 item Achievement test that covers the core areas in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) was given to the students in their different schools to determine their performances. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages and inferential statistics of t-test. The results revealed that no significant differences in the performances of students from both schools in maternal Newborn and child health. The mean score for FABOTAS Private College was 24.36 (STD 4.276) and mean score for Government College was 25.05 (STD 3.963). This study concluded that private and public colleges of health Sciences and technology in Ekiti State are equal in their students’ performances and that no one is better than the other.
Funke Oluwatosin Prof. Adebayo (Tue,) studied this question.