The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP) is a local university run by the Pasig City

Pasig City

The City of Pasig is one of the city municipalities of Metro Manila in the Philippines and was the former capital of the province of Rizal prior to the formation of this grouping of cities designated as the National Capital Region...

 government in the Philippines. PLP is envisioned to be a university that is committed to excellence in college education.

History

Conceived by former Mayor Vicente C. Eusebio, PLP was envisioned to be a local university that is committed to excellence in college education. With the approval and subsequent implementation of the Local Government Code (R.A.7160), Eusebio steered the Pasig City Council for the approval of Sangguniang Panglunsod Ordinance No. 11, series of 1999 — the charter that established the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig signed on March 15, 1999.

On March 9, 2000, the Commission on Higher Education

Commission on Higher Education (Philippines)

The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines, , abbreviated as CHED. The CHED is attached to the Office of the President for administrative purposes...

 granted authority to PLP to offer tertiary courses within its mandate. PLP officially opened on June 14, 2000 with six degree course: Bachelor in Secondary Education, Bachelor in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

Information technology

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. New courses were eventually added such as Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Nursing

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in 2001 and 2002, respectively.

College of Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education (BSE)
  • Major in English
  • Major in Filipino
  • Major in Mathematics
• Bachelor in Elementary Education (BEEd)
  • Major in Content Courses (Certification in Early Childhood Education)
  • Certificate in Teaching Program (CTP)
• Master of Arts in Educational Management (M.A. ED) (in consortium with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila)

College of International and Hospitality Management

• Bachelor of in Hospitality Management (BSHM)

College of Business Administration and Accountancy

• Master of Arts in Business Administration (MBA)
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA)
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)

Major in Marketing Management

• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSEntrep)

College of Computer Studies

• Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with Computer Studies (BSMCS)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS)
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT)

College of Engineering

• Bachelor of Science in Electronics & Communications Engineering (BSECE)

College of Nursing

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN)