Aldersgate College
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Aldersgate College is a private
college
located in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
, Philippines
. Not to be confused with another school of the same name, which started as Moose Jaw Bible School and later transitioned to this name. The Moose Jaw school was started about 1940 and closed in 1995.
and Education courses, along with two laboratory schools offering elementary and secondary courses. While Aldersgate began in 1965 as a church school under the jurisdiction of the Northern Philippines Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
, it was incorporated in 1970 while starting to send out its first batch of graduates.
In its early and most critical years, the faith and dedication of the following administrators merit special mention: Dana K. Tyson, the first executive dean (1965-70); Rev. Benjamin A. Justo, the first director (1978-80); and Rev. Thelma L. Case, Officer-in-Charge and Trustee.
Today, Aldersgate College prides itself with seven growing colleges: The Graduate School (GS), College of Business and Technology (CBIT), College of Arts, Sciences and Education (CASE), the College of Engineering and Technology (CET), The School of Medical Sciences
(SMS), the School of Criminology (SC), and the Aldersgate School of Divinity and Episcopal Area Training Center (ASD-EATC).
The academic programs of the CASE, CBIT, the Secondary and Elementary Schools
, and the Pre-School
are now Level II Accredited Agency, Inc. (ACSC-AAI) and the Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the
educational corporation relate to the United Methodist Church was organized to evolve a university of high academic standing, which will be devoted to the molding of Christian character, the training of leaders, scientific research, and the strengthening of democratic
, the founder of Methodism
, felt his heart strangely warmed, and realized that salvation can be attained only by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
The Experience at Aldersgate Street was the inspiration of this College, that whoever passes through its portals comes out transformed: morally upright and spiritually awakened- a brave and sagacious leader, with an enlightened mind, a compassionate heart, and able and ready hands.
Train Students to become academically and professionally competent in the fields of Arts and Letters; Natural and Physical Sciences
; Business, Management and Economics; Engineering and Technology; Education; and the Health Sciences.
Social Relevance
Impress norms, values and behaviors that are socially relevant to the human development
needs of the majority and the less fortunate and at the same time responsive to the ideals of a democratic society.
Spiritual Nurture
Evolve and inculcate a spiritual knowingness founded on absolute biblical truth and concurrently promoting unity, moral uprightness and dedication to Christian Service.
http://www.aldersgate-college.com
Private university
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college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
located in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya
Solano is a 1st class partially urban municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 56,244 people in 11,205 households.Solano is the central business district in Nueva Vizcaya...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Not to be confused with another school of the same name, which started as Moose Jaw Bible School and later transitioned to this name. The Moose Jaw school was started about 1940 and closed in 1995.
History
Aldersgate College started as a Junior offering Secretarial, Liberal ArtsLiberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
and Education courses, along with two laboratory schools offering elementary and secondary courses. While Aldersgate began in 1965 as a church school under the jurisdiction of the Northern Philippines Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
, it was incorporated in 1970 while starting to send out its first batch of graduates.
In its early and most critical years, the faith and dedication of the following administrators merit special mention: Dana K. Tyson, the first executive dean (1965-70); Rev. Benjamin A. Justo, the first director (1978-80); and Rev. Thelma L. Case, Officer-in-Charge and Trustee.
Today, Aldersgate College prides itself with seven growing colleges: The Graduate School (GS), College of Business and Technology (CBIT), College of Arts, Sciences and Education (CASE), the College of Engineering and Technology (CET), The School of Medical Sciences
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
(SMS), the School of Criminology (SC), and the Aldersgate School of Divinity and Episcopal Area Training Center (ASD-EATC).
The academic programs of the CASE, CBIT, the Secondary and Elementary Schools
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
, and the Pre-School
Nursery school
A nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
are now Level II Accredited Agency, Inc. (ACSC-AAI) and the Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the
Other Schools with similar or same name
Aldersgate College of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada was originally known as Moose Jaw Bible School. With the merger of the Holiness Movement churches of Canada into the Free Methodist Church, the school was renamed Aldersgate College. The articles of incorporation can be found hereMission
Aldersgate College, Inc., a non-stock, non-profit, non-sectarianNonsectarian
Nonsectarian, in its most literal sense, refers to a lack of sectarianism. The term is also more narrowly used to describe secular private educational institutions or other organizations either not affiliated with or not restricted to a particular religious denomination though the organization...
educational corporation relate to the United Methodist Church was organized to evolve a university of high academic standing, which will be devoted to the molding of Christian character, the training of leaders, scientific research, and the strengthening of democratic
Vision
Aldersgate College was founded in 1965 by pioneering Methodist lay-leaders led by Mrs. Pilar D. Galima and Mr. Froilan B. Calata. The school was named ALDERSGATE, after the street in London where John WesleyJohn Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
, the founder of Methodism
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
, felt his heart strangely warmed, and realized that salvation can be attained only by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
The Experience at Aldersgate Street was the inspiration of this College, that whoever passes through its portals comes out transformed: morally upright and spiritually awakened- a brave and sagacious leader, with an enlightened mind, a compassionate heart, and able and ready hands.
Goals
Academic ExcellenceTrain Students to become academically and professionally competent in the fields of Arts and Letters; Natural and Physical Sciences
Physical science
Physical science is an encompassing term for the branches of natural science and science that study non-living systems, in contrast to the life sciences...
; Business, Management and Economics; Engineering and Technology; Education; and the Health Sciences.
Social Relevance
Impress norms, values and behaviors that are socially relevant to the human development
Human development (humanity)
Human development in the scope of humanity, specifically international development, is an international and economic development paradigm that is about much more than the rise or fall of national incomes. People are the real wealth of nations...
needs of the majority and the less fortunate and at the same time responsive to the ideals of a democratic society.
Spiritual Nurture
Evolve and inculcate a spiritual knowingness founded on absolute biblical truth and concurrently promoting unity, moral uprightness and dedication to Christian Service.
http://www.aldersgate-college.com