Grace Institute of Secretarial and Management Studies (GISMS) was established in July 1962 by the late doyen of Business Education in Nigeria Mr C.O. Onamuti.
The Institute was located in an ideal surrounding suitable for serious studies both at Lagos and at Omu. At Lagos, the main campus was sited in a quiet area along Joseph Shyngle Close, off James Robertson Street, Surulere, Lagos – a close which is far removed from the hustle and bustle of Lagos city life. The International Campus, Omu–Ijebu, Ogun state is specially designed with boarding facilities to accommodate students from other African countries and Nigerians who relish an atmosphere of peace and quietude and in addition, prefer to live in hostel accommodation.
For the take-off of the Institution, four programmes were approved, namely ND Secretarial Studies, ND Computer Studies, ND Accountancy and ND Business Studies.
The polytechnic, after a successful initial accreditation applied for ND Banking and Finance and Pre-ND in Business and Finance which got the approval of the Federal Government through the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The Polytechnic currently has eight academic programmes running at the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels:
National Diploma (ND) Level
Higher National Diploma (HND) Level
Programmes running at the HND Level include:
Accountancy
Computer Science
Office Technology and Management
Electrical/Electronics Engineering
(Telecommunication option)
While those running only at the National Diploma level are:
Accountancy
Banking and Finance
Business Administration and Management
Computer Science
Office Technology and Management
Computer Engineering
Electrical/Electronic Engineering
Statistics
Grace Polytechnic`s International Campus at Omu lies on 51 hectares of land. It is currently housing the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in addition to the School of Management and Business Studies which also exist at the Lagos-Surulere Campus.
P.O. Box 9067, Lagos State.