Colleges
College of Agriculture and Fisheries
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business and Accountancy
College of Education
College of Technology
College of Health Sciences
CSC Panganiban Campus
Graduate School
College
of Agriculture and Fisheries
Formerly College of Agriculture, it begun its operation
in 1972 when Republic Act 6590, an Act amending RA 6341, which authorizes
the CSC Board of Trustees to open additional courses, was implemented.
A total of 113 initial enrollees posted during the 1st semester of
SY 1972-1973.
It was in later years when the merging of the College of Fisheries
was undertaken and the college was named College of Agriculture and
Fisheries. It offers the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture majors
in Agricultural Education, Animal Science, Agroforestry, Crop Science
and Fisheries, and the Two-Year Certificate in Agricultural Technology.
In 2006, the college became an accredited member of the Association
of Colleges of Agriculture in the Philippines (ACAP).
Revision of curriculum, faculty development and updating of library
holdings were among the programs being carried out since the inception
of the Agriculturist Licensure Examination in 2003. The college once
more revised the BS Agriculture curriculum with four majors into a
general Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 2008.
Goals
The College of Agriculture and Fisheries is committed to produce well-rounded
professional agriculturists capable of meeting the country's needs
for highly trained farm managers, teachers, scientist and agents of
rural change and development.
Objectives
1. Produce graduates who are experts and leaders in agriculture, agro-forestry
and agriculture production and adequately prepared to meet the demands
of the industry and academe.
2. Develop technologies suited to the needs of the farmers and the
community.
3. Transfer technologies generated by local, national and international
institutions to farmers in the community to attain higher productivity
and level of income.
4. Implement updated curricular programs and sustainable development
projects backed up by state-of-the-art technologies and manned by
qualified faculty members.
5. Facilitate farmer’s access to high-quality agricultural resources
and support facilities.
College
of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is one of the pioneer colleges of
the CSC when Republic Act No. 6341 converting the Virac National Agricultural
and Trade School to Catanduanes State Colleges, was passed by Congress
in June 19, 1971.
The College was established to improve the foundation of the liberal
education courses, to take charge of the studies in humanities, social
sciences and mathematics and languages and cater services to other
Colleges for the general or basic education subjects of the different
academic programs. At present, there are five degree programs offered
in the College. Board Resolution No. 3-B, S. 1985 approved the offering
of the course Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics. (The
BSND program was however transferred to the College of Health Sciences
effective first semester SY 2009-2010, in accordance with Board Resolution
No. 52, series 2007.)
Board Resolution No. 28, S. of 1985 revised the curriculum in AB Economics
and Political Science and offered a new field of specialization which
is Public Administration. In 1994, Board Resolution No. 7 s. 1994
approved the offering of the course of Bachelor of Science in Biology
and in 1996 the College of Arts & Sciences offering was expanded
to include the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, per Board Resolution
No. 19, s. of 1996.
The College of Arts and Sciences, the biggest of the CSC’s seven
colleges, is manned by 56 faculty members who are distributed according
to their field of specializations in six departments namely: English
Department, Mathematics Department, Natural Science Department, Social
Science Department, Filipino Department and P.E. Department. The departmentation
program of the Colleges was approved by Board Resolution No. 8, s.
1998.
College
of Business and Accountancy
The College of Business and Accountancy, formerly the College of Business
Administration was one of the pioneer colleges of the CSC during its
inception in 1972. During its first year, the college was under the
supervision of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. A year
after, however, a full-time dean was appointed.
In order to keep abreast with the dynamic changes in business and
technology, the College has submitted its programs to periodic accreditation.
In addition, the College continues to be an active member of the Philippine
Association of Collegiate School of Business (PACSB), Philippine Council
of Deans and Educators in Business (PCEDEB), Association of Marketing
Educators (AME), Council of Management Educators (COME), and Philippine
Association of Educators in Office Administration Foundation, Inc.
(ENEDA). Its membership to these organizations sustains its task of
quality business education.
Moreover for complete sustainability of business dynamism, the College
continuously collaborates and links with other business schools in
the Region and with government and non-government agencies such as
the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Catanduanes
Chapter, Regional and National Council of Business Deans and Educators,
Provincial and Local Government Units (PLGU), Radyo ng Bayan –Virac,
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Office, Department
of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Provincial Office, Legazpi Savings Bank,
Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Virac Branch, Vision Bank, Philippine
National Bank (PNB) Virac, Branch, Government Service Insurance System
(GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), National Statistics Office (NSO),
Small and Medium Enterprise Development (SMED), Council of Catanduanes,
the different Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and a number of
cooperatives in the province through extension and on-the-job training
services.
The College offers curricular programs that are attuned to the programs
of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and are in consonance
with the needs of the industry and other business-related stakeholders.
Philosophy, Vision, Mission
and Goal
In consonance with the Philosophy, Vision, Mission, Goal and Objectives
of the Catanduanes State Colleges, the College of Business and Accountancy
envisions to accomplish the following objectives:
General Objective:
Be a center of excellence in business and accountancy education and
a leader in research, extension, and production activities for the
sustainable operation of the College.
Specific Objectives:
1. Formulate, update and implement relevant undergraduate programs in
business and accountancy education;
2. Prepare students to become future accountants, business executives,
entrepreneurs, and office administrators;
3. Provide students with foundation in the pursuit of higher education
such as Law, Graduate and Post-graduate courses;
4. Ensure quality instruction by providing competent and highly qualified
professors, relevant curricula, and state-of-the-art facilities;
5. Enhance the competence of students through on-the-job training exposure
and/or engaging in actual business operations;
6. Strive to maintain a passing percentage in the CPA Board Licensure
Examination that is above the national passing rate;
7. Explore potential developments in regional, national and international
student education;
8. Provide for professional growth and development of faculty members;
9. Encourage and facilitate more research, and make significant contributions
to the academic and professional literature;
10. Contribute to the socio-economic viability of the community within
the scope of the College’s professional competence through the conduct
of relevant extension services;
11. Engage in income generating activities through the production and
sale of instructional materials and other knowledge-based income generating
ventures;
12. Increase interaction with other Schools of Business and other professional
bodies as well as with government and non-government agencies locally
and internationally; and
13. Ensure the controlled development of the College and its activities.
Academic Programs:
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
(BSBA –Old Curriculum)
Majors in:
a) Entrepreneurship
b) Management
c) Marketing
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
(BSBA-New Curriculum)
Majors in:
a) Financial Management
b) Human Resource Development Management
c) Financial Management
Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA)
College
of Education
The College of Education was one of the three pioneering colleges
when the Virac National Agricultural and Trade School was converted
to the Catanduanes State Colleges by virtue of RA 6341 in 1972.
It started its first classes during the first semester of School
Year 1972-1973. There were 129 and 53 enrollees respectively for the
Bachelor of Science in Education and Bachelor of Science in Elementary
Education programs. For the second semester of the same year there
was a total enrollment of 597 with 341 enrolled in the Bachelor of
Secondary Education and 246 in the Bachelor of Elementary Education.
The College of Education is committed to the training and development
of globally competitive leaders and work force in the field of education.
It aims to set standards of excellence in Teacher Education by providing
relevant curricular offerings, innovative teaching strategies and
highly competitive instructional staff. The college has laboratory
school to provide prospective teachers the necessary competencies
for effective teaching in the elementary (BEED) and secondary (BSED)
levels.
College
of Technology
The establishment of College of Technology (COT) spring forth from
the separate recommendations of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered
Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) survey visits
and the CHED Evaluation Team who reviewed the application of the CSC
for university status. The two teams suggested the merging of colleges
that offer similar and other allied academic programs.
In consonance with these recommendations, the CSC Five Year Development
Plan for 2007-2008 comprehensively outlined the establishment of the
College of Technology. This forms part of the revision of the organizational
structure of the Academic Services which calls for the merging, realigning,
offering of new courses and academic program verticalization.
The CSC Board of Trustees, through Board Resolution No. 52, s. 2007
consequently approved said Development Plan during its 134th Meeting
on December 12, 2007.
On May 9, 2008, Dr. Asuncion V. Asetre issued Office Order No. 66,
s. 2008 which calls for the merging the College of Engineering, Industrial
Technology and Information and Communications Technology into College
of Technology and designating Engr. Emmanuel Soriao as its dean.
Thereafter, one assistant dean and three department chairpersons were
likewise designated respectively to head the Department of Industrial
Technology, Department of Engineering and Department of Information
and Communications Technology.
The enrolment, admission, and retention policy of the merged colleges
remained the same but the College of Technology has a single goal
in its key resource areas which are quality and excellence, relevance
and responsiveness, access and equity and efficiency and effectiveness.
The Departments
Engineering
The College initially offered mechanical and chemical engineering
courses which are included in the original enabling act of the creation
of CSC. It is only in the later years of operation that civil engineering
was offered first in 1978 through the approval of the Department of
Education as proposed by the CSC. This was granted with a Candidate
Status by the AACCUP on December 2008.
Information and Communications Technology
This College was established in January 23, 2003 pursuant to Office
Order No. 9 dated January 23, 2003 in accordance with Board Resolution
No. 30, S. 2002. Initially it offers only one course, Bachelor of
Science in Information Management (BSIM). Today, its program are:
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science
in Information Management and Bachelor of Science in Information System.
Industrial Technology
The College of Arts and Trades was among the original colleges included
in the charter of RA 6341, an Act creating the Catanduanes State Colleges
in 1971. The initial course offered was the Two-year Trade Technical
Program major in the different fields of industrial technology including
Fishery Courses.
A diploma course in Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education was
added in School Year 1974-1975. Students enrolled in this curricular
program can select one specialized field as their major. Most of the
graduates from the Two-year Trade Technical program were absorbed
in the diploma courses having been a ladderized program and the first
batch of BSIE graduates was in 1976.
College
of Health Sciences
The College of Health Sciences, formerly College of Nursing and School
of Midwifery, was opened during the school year 1973-1974 by virtue
of the CSC Board of Trustees Resolution No. 23, s. 1973 in consonance
with the college charter under Republic Act 6341 as amended. The college’s
first designated Acting Dean was Mrs. Rebecca Sarmiento and later
replaced by Mrs. Rosalinda Leda in 1975.
The first thirty-three graduates of the College, who took the 1976
Nursing Licensure Examination, got a passing average of 88%. In 1979,
one of its graduates placed seventh and in 1998, another graduate
placed seventh in the Nursing Licensure Examination. Recently in June
2009, another graduate placed 10th in the June 2009 NLE. The midwifery
program also produces board topnotchers. As of 2009, it has already
a record of 10 board placers.
In its effort to strive for excellence in the conduct of training
and practice of nursing, the college has promulgated rules and regulations
to govern the behavior of its constituents and maintain function which
was approved by Board Resolution No. 210, s. 2000.
The renaming of College of Nursing and School of Midwifery took effect
on November 14, 2008 via Office Circular No. 07 s. 2008. This was
approved by the CSC Board of Trustees under Board Resolution 52, s.
2007. The change of name, which reflects the evolving needs of time,
is forwarded by the Five-Year Development plan of the CSC, specifically
on the revision of the organizational structure of the Academic Services.
Meanwhile the Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (BSND)
program, which was under the College of Arts and Sciences since its
inception in 1985, was transferred to the College of Health Sciences
effective 1st semester of school year 2009-2010. The transfer is in
accordance with Board Resolution No. 52 series of 2007 and consequently
by Office Order No. 36, series of 2009 dated March 23, 2009. Accordingly,
the core faculty members of said program were likewise transferred
to CHS. Board Resolution No. 3-B series of 1985 approved the offering
of the course Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics.
CSC Panganiban
Campus
The CSC Panganiban Campus, formerly the Catanduanes Agricultural and
Industrial College is located at the outskirts of the municipality
of Panganiban, one of the northern towns in the province of Catanduanes.
This institution of learning has undergone a series of conversions
before it was finally integrated to the Catanduanes State Colleges
main campus, Virac. Catanduanes.
The CSC Panganiban Campus started from a very humble beginning. Historical
records in the northern part of this province showed that the post
war year 1946-1947 was marked by an “Educational Hunger.”
As a consequence, the Panganiban Junior High School was founded through
the collective efforts of the townfolks under the leadership of Mayor
Sebastian Quintana and supported by the two ex-mayors, Ignacio Aquino
and Florencio Cabrera. To carry on the affairs of the newly established
high school, Mr. Eluminado de Castro, who has then the Superintendent
for Catanduanes coordinated with Mr. Juan G. Bermudo, the pioneer
principal of this school where upon, the first Parent-Teachers Association
(PTA) was organized with the Principal as the first adviser and Ignacio
Aquino as the President. Because of the strategic location of this
school, a great majority of the enrollees came from Caramoran, Bagamanoc,
Viga and Panganiban.
With the collaborative efforts and negotiations of the Principal and
the PTA President, they were able to acquire the first school site
through donations. Among the notable donors were: Messrs. Ignacio
Aquino, Florencio Cabrera, Mateo Verceles, Florencio Frias, Jacinto
Salvador, Adriano Estefa and others. Since then up to the present,
the school site continuously expanded through government purchases.
To date, this institution has a total area 227.68 hectares.
To continuously serve the growing populace of the clientele, on July
7, 1947, the late Governor Remegio Socito of Catanduanes worked for
the passage of an Unnumbered Resolution creating the Panganiban Provincial
High School without any appropriation. This school operated on a self-liquidating
basis depending only on the tuition fees. Proceeds from this fee were
barely enough to maintain the operation of the school.
On May 17, 1952, Republic Act No. 705, sponsored by Congressman Severiano
de Leon of Catanduanes converted the Panganiban Provincial High School
to Alicia Agricultural and Fishery School, named in honor of the wife
of the late President Elpidio Quirino. This act carried an appropriation
of P50,000.00 annually. Again, on June 14, 1956, Republic Act No.
1429, converted this school to Catanduanes Agricultural and Industrial
School with an appropriation of P200,000.00 per annum and continued
its operation for 15 years without changing the name. Within that
span of time, it is note worthy to mention the different past administrators
during their term of office as follows.
1. 1949-1960—Mr. Juan G. Bermudo, head of the school and Principal.
He worked for the construction of school buildings and other structures,
developed the school site for agricultural and fishery production
to sustain financial needs particularly in the acquisition of books
and other instructional materials and acquire more lots for the laboratory
of agriculture students;
2. 1960—1961—Mr. Alejandro B. Vergara, Officer in Charge;
3. 1961-1963—Mr. Justo M. Bensan, Principal;
4. 1963-1965—Mr. Pedro H. Viray, Principal where his tangible
project was the construction of the Vocational Agriculture building
with eight classrooms.
5. 1965-1970—Mr. Mariano P. Sandoval, Principal
Finally, on September 1971, Republic Act No. 1630 converted the Catanduanes
Agricultural and Industrial School into the Catanduanes Agricultural
and Industrial College (CAIC) with an appropriation of P500,000.00
annually under the umbrella of the Department of Education and Culture.
This conversion was made based on the needs of the time and the clientele
it serves, administered shortly by Principal Sofio F. Cabrera who
at the same time acted as the OIC Superintendent. Because of the conversion
of the high school into a college, during the fiscal year 1972-1973,
the appropriation was raised to P600,000.00 under Republic Act No.
6551. The conversion into college is a result of the greatest desire
of the institutional leadership for a change to make college education
accessible to all.
It was in 1972 when the full-fledged College Superintendent, Justo
M. Benson took his seat here until the 1st semester of 1975. By virtue
of Circular No. 3 dated May 28, 1974, the Two-Year Agricultural Technician
Curriculum was opened on August 1974. By virtue of Circular No.1 dated
February 13, 1975, during the incumbency of Superintendent Maximo
S. Binos, and upon his approved request dated May 20, 1975, the graduate
course leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary
Agriculture (MATEA) was opened during the 1st semester of 1975-1976.
This course operated on a self-liquidating basis. Likewise, approval
to open a Teacher Training Course, leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Agricultural Education (BSAED) in school year 1975-1976,
was approved on August 4, 1975 by the Secretary of Education and Culture,
Juan L. Manuel. Finally, the college offered the following degree
program as Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Bachelor of Science
in Industrial Education in Food Trade, Drafting and Building Construction.
Similarly as the college continued its operation, other administrations
took their posts as follows: from 1975-1979—Supt. Maximo S.
Binos where his living mementos are the Executive Houses and the Administration
Building; in 1979-1982-OIC Supt. Remegio M. Obedoza whose accomplishment
was the erection of the Bagong Lipunan Building; 1982-1985-OIC Superintendent
Mauricio J. Medialdea; 1994-1998—Supt. Benjamin C. Arcilla,
who will be remembered for having renovated the Engineering Building
into a Social Hall, not to mention the concrete fencing in front of
the college along the high way.
These Administrators did not entirely concentrated on the construction
and development of projects but they have also focused in the procurement
of books, laboratory supplies and equipment and other instructional
facilities to deliver quality education.
Prior to the integration, the college operates under the umbrella
of the Department of Education from its founding date in 1946 to 1994,
the date when the college was transferred under the supervision of
the Commission on Higher Education.
Pursuant to a Special Provision No. 2 of the CHED FY Budget under
the General Appropriations Act of 1999 or better known as Republic
Act 8745, mandating the integration of CHED supervised institutions
(CSIs) to the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), the Catanduanes
Agricultural and Industrial College (CAIC) was shortly integrated
to the Catanduanes State Colleges, (CSC) Virac, Catanduanes effective
October 31, 1999. Immediately after, the name was changed to CAIC-CSC
Annex, where Mr. Francisco V. Atencia, the successor of Supt. Benjamin
Arcilla was the incumbent Superintendent. He remained as Superintendent
until his retirement on October 4, 2003. But, before his retirement,
he had the following accomplishments: renovation of the teacher’s
cottage; renovation of the flagpole; renovation of the Modified Bagong
Lipunan Building; completion of the right wing of the academic building;
procurement of computer units and other instructional material.
During the first semester of 2001-2002, the President of the Catanduanes
State Colleges, main campus, Dr. Adolfo S. Bagadiong granted the CAIC-CSC
Annex the authority to offer the old BEED Course with majors in English
and Mathematics, as it was the clamor of the people in the service
area. However, such offering was just on probationary period.
Notwithstanding, the assumption to office by Dr. Asuncion V. Asetre,
the first woman President of the Catanduanes State Colleges on July
7, 2003, paved the way to a change of the college named into CSC Panganiban
Campus, together with its organizational structure, now being headed
by Prof. Ruben C. Velasco the Campus Administrator Designate, assisted
by the Director of Academic Research and Extension Services (ARES)
and the Head of the Administrative and Financial Services, both designated
positions. Likewise, the offering of the Bachelor of Elementary Education
(BEED) program was totally granted at the CSC Panganiban Campus and
has greatly contributed in the increase of the enrolment by 24%.
Enrichment of circular programs, procurement of computer units, laboratory
supplies and equipment, library holdings and maintenance of existing
facilities like buildings and other structures were given priority
including human resource development programs to ensure or provide
the best service to the clientele.
Graduate
School
The Catanduanes State Colleges Graduate School was formally opened
in summer of 1972, initially offering courses leading to the degree
Master of Arts in Education with 213 students. In 1975, the offering
was expanded to include Master of Science in Management and in summer
of 1976, Master of Arts in Teaching Practical Arts was opened.
Through Board Resolution No. 26, s. 1977, a Revised Graduate Program
in Education was adopted with new majors like Mathematics, Filipino,
Teaching English as a Second Language, Guidance and Counseling and
Home Economics as well as the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching.
The Graduate School offered the Doctor of Education major in Educational
Management program in 1986 per Board Resolution No. 8, s. 1985.
Its Master of Arts in Education and Master of Public Administration
are currently moving on for Level III accreditation status from the
Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines
(AACCUP).