Western Visayas College of Science and Technology
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The Western Visayas College of Science and Technology is a public college in the Philippines
. It is mandated to provide undergraduate and graduate courses in technology education, agriculture, fishery, engineering, arts and sciences, forestry, business, health, computer, criminology, nautical and short-term vocational-technical and other continuing courses. It is also mandated to promote research, advanced studies, extension work and progressive leadership in its area of specialization. Its main campus is located in Lapaz, Iloilo City
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By virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 313 in 1939, the school was converted into a National School of Arts and Trade with Iloilo School of Arts and Trades as its official name. In 1940, the school offered the Two-year Teacher Education Curriculum for the graduates of the secondary trade schools and Three-Year Education Curriculum for graduates in general high school.
In 1951, the school was authorized to open the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE). The school was made a training center in the development of industrial arts program when the team of Industrial Educators from Stanford University arrived in 1957. In 1968, it also became a training center for implementation of the reconstructed manpower program of the National Manpower and Youth Council. In 1974, the Educational Development Project Implementation Task Force (EDPITAF) identified the school as the Regional Staff Development Center (RSDC) for Practical Arts in Western Visayas. It also pioneered in the implementation of the graduate program for vocational technical education in 1976 offering the degree Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education.
In May 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg 395, the school was converted into a chartered state college known as the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
The College has grown into a leading technological and professional manpower development institution as it serves Region VI and the whole country.
To meet its vision as the Center of Excellence in Science and Technology, the College has established its Local Area Network (LAN) that links different colleges and departments to the internet for the vast resources of the virtual world.
Through this worldwide web the College get wired, giving our students, faculty, and staff access to information highway that is needed to harness instruction, research, extension, and production of the College.
The College Library has its Online Public Catalog (OPAC) for the users to retrieve fast and easy information on the author, title and subjects of the books.
The Administration and Operation of the College has been certified by Anglo Japan American (AJA) Registrars and registered under the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:1994 with Certificate NO. AJA01/3635 on August 24, 2001.
The College acquired a 1.5-hectare lot across the road in addition to its present 4.75 ha. area that accommodates the main campus.
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 mandated to provide undergraduate and graduate courses in technology education, agriculture, fishery, engineering, arts and sciences, forestry, business, health, computer, criminology, nautical and short-term vocational-technical and other continuing courses. It is also mandated to promote research, advanced studies, extension work and progressive leadership in its area of specialization. Its main campus is located in Lapaz, Iloilo City
Iloilo City
The City of Iloilo is a highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the capital city of Iloilo province. It is the regional center of the Western Visayas, as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras Metropolitan Area...
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History
This school was established in 1905 as an elementary trade school known as the Iloilo Trade School.By virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 313 in 1939, the school was converted into a National School of Arts and Trade with Iloilo School of Arts and Trades as its official name. In 1940, the school offered the Two-year Teacher Education Curriculum for the graduates of the secondary trade schools and Three-Year Education Curriculum for graduates in general high school.
In 1951, the school was authorized to open the degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE). The school was made a training center in the development of industrial arts program when the team of Industrial Educators from Stanford University arrived in 1957. In 1968, it also became a training center for implementation of the reconstructed manpower program of the National Manpower and Youth Council. In 1974, the Educational Development Project Implementation Task Force (EDPITAF) identified the school as the Regional Staff Development Center (RSDC) for Practical Arts in Western Visayas. It also pioneered in the implementation of the graduate program for vocational technical education in 1976 offering the degree Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education.
In May 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg 395, the school was converted into a chartered state college known as the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
The College has grown into a leading technological and professional manpower development institution as it serves Region VI and the whole country.
To meet its vision as the Center of Excellence in Science and Technology, the College has established its Local Area Network (LAN) that links different colleges and departments to the internet for the vast resources of the virtual world.
Through this worldwide web the College get wired, giving our students, faculty, and staff access to information highway that is needed to harness instruction, research, extension, and production of the College.
The College Library has its Online Public Catalog (OPAC) for the users to retrieve fast and easy information on the author, title and subjects of the books.
The Administration and Operation of the College has been certified by Anglo Japan American (AJA) Registrars and registered under the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:1994 with Certificate NO. AJA01/3635 on August 24, 2001.
The College acquired a 1.5-hectare lot across the road in addition to its present 4.75 ha. area that accommodates the main campus.
External campuses
As of January 2010, the satellite (external) campuses were:- The Don Jose Sustiguer Monfort Memorial National College(DJSMMNC) in Barotac Nuevo became a satellite campus by virtue of R. A. 6946 on March 5, 1990. It has a fruitful achievements to reckon and has strengthened its efforts to pursue for quality and relevant education for progress and development in support of the mother college.
- The Purification Dolar Monfort College in Dumangas became a branch of WVCST by virtue of RA 7391 dated April 10, 1992. It had shown significant changes in development in its curricular programs, physical facilities, staff competencies and other aspects for the pursuit of excellence in professional scientific, vocational and technological education. The programs envisioned were patterned to the programs offered by the present dispensation.
- The Leon National College of Agriculture (LNCA) in Leon, Iloilo was integrated to Western Visayas College of Science and Technology as WVCST Branch on November 2001 in consonance with CHED Memorandum Order No. 27, series of 2000.
- The Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College (SIPC) in Miagao, Iloilo was integrated to Western Visayas College of Science and Technology as WVCST Branch on November 2001 in consonance with CHED Memorandum Order No. 27, series of 2000.