Liceo de Cagayan University

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Liceo de Cagayan University
Pamantasang Liceo de Cagayan (Filipino)
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MottoNil Sine Numine ( Latin )
Motto in English
Nothing without Divine Will
Type Private, Non-sectarian, basic and higher education institution
Established1955;69 years ago (1955)
FoundersRodolfo Neri-Pelaez
Elsa Pelaez-Pelaez
Academic affiliations
FAAP PACUCOA
Chairman Rafaelita P. Pelaez
President Alain Marc P. Golez
Students13,693 (S.Y. 2011 - 2012)
Location
Rodolfo N. Pelaez Boulevard, Brgy Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro
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Misamis Oriental
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8°29′09″N124°38′22″E / 8.48581°N 124.63937°E / 8.48581; 124.63937
CampusUrban
Main
Barangay Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro
Satellite
  • R. N. Pelaez Memorial Campus
    Brgy Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
  • Paseo del Rio Campus
    Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro
Alma Mater songLiceo Hymn
Colors  Maroon  and  Golden yellow 
Nickname Licean
Website www.liceo.edu.ph
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Location in Mindanao
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Location in the Philippines

The Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU) is a private non-sectarian basic and higher education institution in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. It was founded in 1955 by Rodolfo N. Pelaez of Cagayan de Oro and his wife Elsa P. Pelaez of Cebu City. [1]

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History

The institution got its University/Level III status in 1998 from the Commission on Higher Education. In 2003, Rafaelita P. Golez served as President of the university. It holds the most number of accreditations from PACUCOA in Region X.

Presidents of
Liceo de Cagayan University
Rodolfo Neri Pelaez, 1955-1980
Jose Ma. R. Golez, 1980-2003
Rafaelita Pelaez - Golez, 2003-2007
Mariano M. Lerin, 2007–2020
Alain Marc P. Golez, 2020–present

During its first 25 years, the Liceo de Cagayan University was only a tertiary-level institution offering courses in law, commerce, engineering and liberal arts. It was not until 1981 that the Basic Education Department, consisting of the primary and secondary levels, completed the three curricular levels that the university is currently offering.

The Liceo University offers courses in Nursing (both baccalaureate and graduate degrees), Physical Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tourism, and Computer Information Systems in Cagayan de Oro. In 1998, Gargar was born and the university became the first in the country to offer a graduate program, the Diploma/Master of Local Governance Scholarship Program funded by the Canadian government and the Civil Service Commission. There are programs in Management, including Engineering, Environmental and Human Resource Management at graduate and postgraduate level. The university also offers Information Technology courses.

Colleges

College of Law

The College of Law was founded by the late Atty. Rodolfo N. Pelaez and was formally opened on February 4, 1955. It was temporarily closed in 1975 but reopened in 1993. It produced its first batch of lawyers in 1997.

Course offered:

College of Nursing

The College of Nursing of Liceo de Cagayan University is committed to produce well-trained nurses who can exercise pleasant attitudes and practice their acquired knowledge and skills with great care for the promotion of health and prevention of diseases.

The college constantly meets the health needs of the people both locally and globally through a comprehensive health care with the noble caring role, evidence-based practice and social significant responsibilities pertaining to legal, ethico-moral aspects.

Course offered:

College of Business and Accountancy

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Liceo Civic Center

Course offerings:

College of Information Technology

Courses offered:

College of Radiologic Technology

The College has faculty who are holders of a PRC licence and the American Registry for Radiologic Technology, have passed government licensure examinations and are holders of a master's degree. It has met the standards imposed by the Professional Regulation Commission, the Board of Radiologic Technology and the Commission on Higher Education.

Course offered:

College of Music

Courses offered:

Conservatory of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Baritone Cipriano Mercado de Guzman Jr. is an LDCU Conservatory of Music, Theatre, and Dance academic staff. He won top prizes in the International Music Competition Barcelona “Grand Prize Virtuoso” at the UNESCO's Palau de la Música Catalana on July 27 and at the Solitär Mozarteum Salzburg, Austria, on July 31. Previously, he won twice in the American Protégé International Music Competition at the Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2016 and 2017. [2]

College of Engineering

Courses offered:

College of Arts and Science

Offering a core of general courses, the college has four departments:

Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in:

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in:

College of Education

Courses offered:

College of Rehabilitation Sciences

Courses offered:

College of Criminal Justice

The college was granted with the Permit No. 017 by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Region 10 to offer a four - year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology. The College of Law Enforcement and Public Safety courses teach law enforcement, public security and safety, criminal investigation, criminology, and forensic science.

Course offered:

College of Pharmacy

The first University in Northern Mindanao to offer a four-year course in Pharmacy. The first graduates received a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in March 2013.

The College of Pharmacy program is a four-year bachelor's degree program with a curriculum in pharmaceutical science, training for competency skills, development, and pharmaceutical research.

Course offered:

College of Medical Laboratory Science

The college gives Medical Technology Education/Medical Laboratory Science laboratory internship and specialized training.

Graduates of this program may go into:

◦Laboratory ◦Information system ◦Research

Course offered:

School of Graduate Studies

The school operates in trimesters. This mode enables the students, who are mostly professionals wishing to upgrade their qualifications, to finish the academic requirements within a shorter time.

The schedule of classes on weekends during the four months of every trimester provides the students with time to do research, projects, and other course requirements.

Post-graduate units

Doctor in Management (DM) - Major in Leadership Organization

Graduate degrees

The Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT) degree program focuses on models and methodologies in teaching English. The curriculum emphasizes practical and theoretical aspects of teaching English and linguistic skill development.

Admission

Liceo de Cagayan University is open to students who meet the academic standards.

Foreign students

Foreign students may enroll in the undergraduate and graduate studies upon submission of Permit-to-Study or Student Visa F(9) and upon the compliance of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Bureau of Immigration and University requirements.

Foreign students whose native language is not English and/or whose undergraduate medium of instruction was in a language other than English are required either to take an English proficiency test as a pre-requisite for admission or to enroll in a special class in English for second language learners.

Curricular offerings

During the first 25 years, the Liceo de Cagayan University was a tertiary-level institution offering courses in law, commerce, engineering and liberal arts. It was not until 1981 when the Basic Education Department, consisting of the primary and secondary levels, completed the three curricular levels that the university now offers.

The Liceo University pioneered in the offering of such courses as Nursing (both baccalaureate and graduate degrees), Physical Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Computer Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Tourism, and Computer Information Systems in Cagayan de Oro.

In 1998, the university became the first in the country to offer a graduate program, the Diploma/Master of Local Governance Scholarship Program funded by the Canadian government and the Civil Service Commission.

Scholarship

Rodolfo N. Pelaez Scholarship

This scholarship entitles a student-applicant to a full free tuition.

For academic scholars

Campuses

Main Campus

The main campus of Liceo de Cagayan University is situated near the Cagayan de Oro River and La Castilla in Barangay Kauswagan. It is composed of seven buildings:

Rodolfo N. Pelaez Memorial Hall

Liceo de Cagayan University
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Liceo de Cagayan University
Basic Education Department

The Rodolfo N. Pelaez Memorial Hall is located at Barangay Carmen. Home of the Basic Education Department, The College of Rehabilitation Sciences and The College of Radiologic Technology, the RNP Hall was formerly a hospital known as Doctors General Hospital.

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References

  1. "Liceo de Cagayan University". www.liceo.edu.ph. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Baños, Mike (August 6, 2024). "Cagayan de Oro voice teacher wins big in Spain, Austria music competitions". Rappler . Retrieved August 7, 2024.