Abstract:
The paper examined the effect of pre-college mathematics achievement and subject 
specializations on subject’s success at the college. A cross-sectional design established the findings 
of the study from 265 students of NTA Level 6, 7 and 8 across various programmes. Analysis of 
Variance (ANOVA), Mann Whitney U test and Kruskall-Wallis test generated the findings by the 
aid of SPSS version 25. The results indicated a statistically significance difference in college 
mathematics between low and high achievers of the subject at ordinary and advanced secondary 
education respectively, F(2,264)=10.791, p=0.000; [H(2)=12.091, p=0.002]. Similarly, the 
results indicated a statistically significance difference in achievement between mathematics and 
non-mathematics takers in ordinary and advanced level respectively, F(3,264)=3.570, p=0.015; 
(U=646.5, p=0.000). Therefore, colleges should adopt mechanisms entailing to uplift learning 
success while accommodating learner diversities.