The Union College of Laguna is a college institution that is located at Santa Cruz, Laguna

Santa Cruz, Laguna

Santa Cruz is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is also the capital town of the province of Laguna. According to the latest census, it has a population of 101,914 people in 19,627 households and with a growth rate of 1.37%)...

, 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...

. The Union College was founded in 1947 by veteran educator Dr. Enrique Sobrepeña whose aim was to provide access to education to students who can't go to Manila

Manila

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 for further education.

Mission

Union College was established to bring education to the students in the countryside, to effectively mold the youth for character development; to strive for excellence in knowledge and skills; to nurture talents for cultural fulfillment; and to produce graduates imbued with a deep sense of consecrated service to God and community.

Vision

In the pursuit of truth, Union College envisions itself as a provider of knowledge, expertise, wisdom and goodness of character thus developing excellent graduates of sterling character, God-fearing and responsive to the needs of the global community.

Academics and Courses

The Union College of Laguna is composed of the following Schools:

The Union College School of Integrated Preparatory Studies (UCSIPS) provides a 12-year program that combines kindergarten

Kindergarten

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, elementary

Elementary school

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, and high school

High school

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 studies to prepare the student for college. This curriculum is not common among the educational institutions in the 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...

.It is currently headed by Mr. Redentor L. Abadier.

The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) Provides the subjects that are required by the Philippine governing entities for education. These subject includes collegiate mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

, physical education

Physical education

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, and the sciences. The SAS also provides specialized studies and grant degrees in BS Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

, Bachelor of Arts with majors in Political Science

Political science

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, Public Administration

Public administration

Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....

, English

English language

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, and Economics

Economics

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. It is currently headed by Dr. Lito F. Noroña.

The School of Education (SED) is a branch of the College provides the programs for Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education. It is currently headed by Dr. Rosemarie D. Sabado.

The School of Accountancy, Business Administration, Technology and Hotel and Restaurant Management (SABATH) governs entrepreneurial and technical training. It grants degree and certificate programs for Accountancy

Accountancy

Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in...

, Business Administration, and HRM

Human resource management

Human Resource Management is the management of an organization's employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill, effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of...

. The SABATH also gives degrees and certificates for Secretarial Administration, Computer Science

Computer science

Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

, Information Technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

, and Computer Engineering

Computer engineering

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. It is currently headed by Dr. Mona Lisa Dabao.

The Graduate School provides courses in Public Administration, and Education with a choice of major in Administration and Supervision, Guidance and Counseling, or Psychology.