Benguet State University

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Benguet State University
Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Benguet (Filipino)
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Former names
List
  • La Trinidad Farm School (1916–1920) [1]
  • Trinidad Agricultural School (1920–1946) [1]
  • La Trinidad Agricultural High School [1]
  • La Trinidad National Agricultural School [1]
  • Mountain National Agricultural School [1]
  • Mountain National College [1]
  • Mountain Agricultural College [1]
  • Mountain State Agricultural College (1969-1986) [1] [2]
MottoBringing Service with Utmost Quality and Dedication
Type Public state university Co-educational Non-profit Research higher education institution
Established1916 [1]
Academic affiliations
 AACCUP [3]
President Kenneth Alip Laruan [4]
Vice-president
List
  • Kenneth Laruan (VP for Academics)
  • Roscinto Ian Lumbres (VP for Research & Extension)
  • Silvestre Aben (VP for Business Affairs)
  • John James Malamug
  • (VP for Administration & Finance)
Students10,000++ (elementary, secondary and tertiary)
Location
La Trinidad
,
Benguet
,
Philippines

16°27′07″N120°35′27″E / 16.45194°N 120.59073°E / 16.45194; 120.59073
Campus
  • Main campus (La Trinidad)
  • Satellite campuses (Buguias and Bokod)
Colors   and   Green and yellow
Sporting affiliations
 BBEAL
MascotWildcats
Website www.bsu.edu.ph
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Location in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines

Benguet State University (BSU) is a state university in the province of Benguet, Philippines. Its main campus is in La Trinidad.

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History

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Main gate of Benguet State University in 2023

BSU started as the La Trinidad Farm School, an experimental agricultural site, on pasture land donated by La Trinidad mayor Clemente Laoyan I. The school was later elevated to the Trinidad Agricultural School (TAS) in 1920. The school reopened after World War II and became the La Trinidad Agricultural High School. Four months later, it was nationalized and renamed as the Mountain National Agricultural School (MNAS). It was soon converted into the Mountain National College (MNAC), Mountain Agricultural College (MAC), and Mountain State Agricultural College (MSAC) in 1969 through Republic Act 5923. [1] [5] [6] [7]

On January 12, 1986, the school was converted into a chartered state university by virtue of Presidential Decree 2010. [2] [1]

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National historical marker unveiled in 2016

As of May 2018, Benguet State University is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Teacher education, and Center of Development (COD) for both Agriculture education, and Nutrition and Dietetics. [8]

In 2024, BSU created 100 hectares of bamboo forest with the Tuba propagules plantation for its revived the PHP5 million DOST "bamboo forest area project" of bamboo textile, engineered bamboo production (“bayog” & “giant” bamboo) and reforestation at Benguet Corporation and BSU Mankayan. [9]

Academics

BSU has two satellite campuses, 15 colleges and a graduate school. It also runs an open university. These units offer graduate and undergraduate degree programs in agriculture, forestry, teacher's education, nursing, physical sciences and the arts. Some units offer non-degree programs and short courses. [10]

Colleges and Institutions

College of Agriculture

College of Arts and Humanities

College of Criminal Justice Education

College of Engineering

College of Forestry

College of Home Economics and Technology

College of Human Kinetics

College of Information Sciences

College of Medicine (SOON TO OPEN)

College of Natural Sciences

College of Numeracy and Applied Science

College of Nursing

College of Public Administration and Governance

College of Social Sciences

College of Teacher Education

College of Veterinary Medicine

Open University [11] Masteral Degree Programs (Open University)

POST-BACCALAUREATE

Campuses

Elementary and secondary schools

Besides having college campuses, the school had also elementary and secondary campuses called Elementary Laboratory School (ELS) and the secondary as the Secondary Laboratory School (SLS). The ELS campus is located at Km. 5, La Trinidad while the SLS campus is in the Outpost, La Trinidad.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Empian, Ofelia C. (June 28, 2015). "Benguet State University celebrates 99th anniversary". Baguio Midland Courier. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Presidential Decree 2010". The LawPhil Project. Philippine Government. January 12, 1986. Retrieved October 9, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Accredited Programs (All Years 1992-2017); Benguet State University" (PDF). Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Fokno, MIa (November 19, 2024). "Forestry expert Kenneth Laruan named new Benguet State University president". Rappler . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "An Act Converting the Mountain Agricultural College in the Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, to a State College to be known as the Mountain State Agricultural College". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. June 21, 1969. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ Caluza, Desiree (July 23, 2014). "Ibaloy family honored for Benguet university's growth". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Laoyan Book Committee (2002). Clemente Laoyan I: His Life, His Family. La Trinidad, Benguet.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ "Table 6. Distribution of Programs with COE/COD by Region and Sector: AY 2017-18" (PDF). Commission on Higher Education. pp. 3, 17, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ Agoot, Liza (January 14, 2025). "Benguet university eyes 100 hectares of bamboo forest". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Benguet State University". 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Benguet State University". 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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