Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) is a state college in Sagay, Negros Occidental, Philippines

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History

The college started as a satellite campus of Iloilo State College of Fisheries until it was separated into an independent college and renamed as Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology. It was created in 1998, by Republic Act 8448 by then-Congressman Alfredo G. Marañon Jr.

General mandate

The college is mandated to provide higher technological, professional and vocational instruction and training in science, fishery, forestry, agriculture, engineering and industrial fields, as well as short-term technical or vocational courses. It is also mandated to promote research, advanced studies, extension work and progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

Satellite campuses

• Cadiz City
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• Calatrava, Negros Occidental
  Calatrava, Negros Occidental
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• Escalante, Negros Occidental