Asian College of Technology

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Asian College of Technology
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Former names
Asian Computer Institute (ACI)
MottoSapientia Est Potestas
Motto in English
Wisdom is Power
Type Private
Established1988
Founder Rodrigo A. Abellanosa
President BG Rodrigo L. Abellanosa
Academic staff
800
Undergraduates 6,700
Postgraduates 2,400
Location
Cebu City and Talisay City
,
Cebu
,
Philippines

10°17′55″N123°53′45″E / 10.29873°N 123.89594°E / 10.29873; 123.89594
Campus
  • ACT - Cebu City Cyber Tower Campus (1 and 2)
  • ACT - South Campus
  • ACT - North Campus
Website www.act.edu.ph
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Location in the Visayas
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Location in the Philippines

Asian College of Technology, officially the Asian College of Technology - International Educational Foundation (ACT-IEF or simply ACT), is a private college in the Philippines, located in Cebu City and Talisay City, in the Cebu province.

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ACT has campuses located in Metro Cebu: ACT CyberTower Campus, the main campus at the corner of Leon Kilat and P. del Rosario Streets; ACT North Campus, at Pit-os, Talamban; and ACT South Campus, located in Cebu South Road, Bulacao, Talisay City.

The founder of ACT is Rodrigo A. Abellanosa , a Cebu City Congressman. [1]

History

Asian Computer Institute (ACI), the precursor of Asian College of Technology (ACT), was established on September 19, 1988 in the busy street of historic Colon at the heart of the booming City of Cebu. Under the unrelenting leadership of its hands-on founder Rodrigo A. Abellanosa, the Institute blazed its way to become the primary provider of computer literacy of the corporate workforce in Cebu and nearby provinces which at the time were only starting to embrace the use of computer technology in the offices.

The school was incorporated on May 14, 1992 as Asian College of Technology, Inc., paving the way for the offering of post-secondary and collegiate courses that pioneered on hands-on oriented computer science curriculum.

Asian College of Technology expanded its educational programs to the south of Cebu and Cebu City with the establishment of ACT - South Campus in 1992. At present, the Campus hosts the Integrated School composed of students from Preschool to Senior High School.

The ACT Integrated School (ACT-IS) was established in 1996 to integrate the preschool (playgroup, nursery, and kindergarten), grade school and high school curricula.

In 2006, the Asian College of Technology - International Educational Foundation (ACT-IEF) was incorporated for the establishment of additional colleges and diversification of curricular offerings.

In 2007, ACT/ACT-IEF reached greater heights with the construction of a half-billion-peso, 15-storey building aptly called the ACT Cyber Tower. Powered by the technology of the future, this new home of ACT Cebu City Campus is the most modern educational infrastructure at the hub of the bustling Cebu City.

In 2009 ACT established the CISCO Network Academy with De La Salle University as its regional academy head. A specialized CISCO Laboratory was put in place and the standard CISCO training program was incorporated in the curricula of Information Technology and Computer Science programs. In 2010, the Innobento Animation and Game Development Laboratory was established in partnership with UA Asia, a Japanese company, to train teachers and students advanced animation and game development techniques. In March 2011, ACT concluded a MOA with Nexus–Net Fiber Optics Incorporated to Jointly Establish the Fiber Optics Training Center for FOA Certification (FOTC-FOA).

ACT’s mission of developing highly competent and globally competitive individuals has been validated by being awarded by the National Council for Product and Service Quality as the Best Computer School-Metro Cebu in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; the Best Computer School-Visayas in 2009 and the Best Computer School-National Level in 2010.

In May 2014, the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) granted ACT Candidate Status for its Elementary, High School, and Nursing Programs, and in January 2015 for its Hospitality Management and Information Technology programs, for satisfactorily meeting the standards and fulfilling all the requirements of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA).

The Department of Education granted ACT Main and South campuses permits to offer Senior High School program beginning school year 2016-17. Tracks offered included Academic, TVL, and Arts and Design. Offered under the Academic Tracks are the following strands: Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM), Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMMS), and General Academic Strand (GAS). Offered under the Tech-Voc Track is the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strand with majors in Animation, Computer Programming, Technical Drafting and Home Economics.

In October 2017, FAAP granted ACT Level 1 Accredited Status to the Elementary, High School, Hospitality Management, and Information Technology programs for having satisfactorily met the standards and fulfilled all the requirements of the PACUCOA

From its inception as a purely computer school, ACT has diversified its curricular offerings to include BS in Computer Science, BS in Information Technology, BS in Information Systems, BS in Computer Engineering, BS in Hospitality Management, BS in Tourism Management, BS in Business Administration, BS in Nursing, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Associate in Computer Technology, Computer Technician Course, Diploma in Practical Nursing, Certificate in Caregiving, and complete Basic Education Programs.

Academics

Undergraduate programs

Senior High School Tracks

[6] Academic Track

This course is taken by junior high students who plan to pursue college after graduating in Senior High.

TVL Track(Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track)

This track is taken by junior high students who aim for employment or entrepreneurship after graduating in Senior High. They can still pursue college education but will not be credited in some minor subjects.

Arts and Design Track

This track is taken by Junior High students who possess and exhibit exemplary artistic inclination in the different fields in Arts.

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References

  1. ↑ "City Officials: Cebu City Government". cebucity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2006-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Asian College of Technology -CASP". act.edu.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. ↑ "Asian College of Technology - CBM". act.edu.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ↑ "Asian College of Technology - CCS". act.edu.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Asian College of Technology - CNAP". act.edu.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  6. ↑ "Asian College of Technology - Senior High". act.edu.ph. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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