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Access Advanced College of Economics was registered as the College of Economics with CAC Reg. No: KD020539 in 2003.

AACE is blessed with a seasoned professional and an academia par excellence whose passion and drive for continuous learning and development know no bounds. Prof. Christopher O. Balogun is an Accountant, Economist, Education Consultant, Diplomat, and a rare entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Director General/CEO of The Institute of Charted Economists of Nigeria the founder of The Institute of Charted Economists of Ghana. He is also the founder and president/chancellor of AACE. Prof. Balogun is a fellow and member of several professional institutions in Nigeria and outside Nigeria, a Fellow and Life Founder Member of the Association of Certified Commercial Diplomats, London, United Kingdom, and several others.

Having operated as the training arm of the Institute of Certified Economics of Nigeria (now Institute of Chartered Economists Nigeria) for years. To reposition the college and to increase its standard and the desires of the public, The College of Economics was then upgraded to ‘Access Advanced College of Economics’ with RC 1371023 in 2016 as an incorporated Private Economics University to award Diplomas and Higher Diplomas in the field of Social Sciences.

The college is duly registered to provide qualitative education for the teeming population in Nigeria and beyond; who would want to develop their career in the fields of Economics, Research, and other related areas.

The AACE for short is still also the training arm of the respected Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria. AACE is the first of its kind, being the very first college of economics in Nigeria. The college is open to all and has collaborated with several tertiary Degrees awarding institutions in Nigeria and beyond. Our intakes, past, and present, received a robust learning career in Social Sciences and Management.

AACE VISION

To provide the highest quality of education in a safe, secure and nurturing environment to help our students develop into progressive thinkers and lifelong bearers of skills that will prepare them for the challenges of a dynamically changing world.

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AACE MISSION

To provide individual attention and opportunities to foster integrative, innovative and critical thinking in our students so as to make them knowledge seekers who attain their maximum potential through an enjoyable learning process.

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AACE CORE VALUES

our core values are excellence, innovation, integrity, and diversity. We uphold these values in everything we do. Excellence drives our commitment to providing high-quality education. Innovation is our foundation, Integrity is non-negotiable and we celebrate diversity.

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AACE CORE OBJECTIVES

The Objectives for which the College is established are as follows:

1. To provide instruction and training in the field of advanced learning in economics and to organize seminars, inductions, and convocations for new and old students.
2. To award deserving candidates such certificates, testimonials, and conferments, as may be appropriate.
3. To enter into all agreements necessary to secure the services of lecturers, Teachers, tutors, instructors, researchers, and other staff and to seek affiliation with other tertiary institutions via consultancy.
4. To establish scholarships and bursaries and to award the same and other benefits to deserving candidates.
5. To provide consultancy services and to act as proprietors of any journal or publication.
6. To organize workshops, seminars, and training for candidates desirous of advanced knowledge in economics.
7. To do all such other things as may be considered incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them.