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Former name | City Colleges of Urdaneta |
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Type | Public, Nonsectarian, higher education institution |
Established | February 4, 1966 |
Academic affiliations | ALCU |
Chairman | Julio F. Parayno III |
President | Atty. Dar A. Diga |
Vice-president | Josephine S.LambinicioEdD (VP for Academic Affairs) Raquel D. Pascua, PhD (VP for Administrative Affairs) |
Students | 12,500 (2015) |
Location | , Pangasinan , 15°58′50.1492″N120°33′38.4912″E / 15.980597000°N 120.560692000°E |
Hymn | UCU Hymn |
Colors | White, Green and Gold |
Website | ucu |
Urdaneta City University (UCU) is a public university located in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines. It was founded in 1966 by Dr. Pedro T. Orata as the Urdaneta Community College (UCC). The school is considered to be one of the first community colleges in the Philippines.
UCC was founded in 1966 by Dr. Pedro T. Orata with the support of Mayor Amadeo R. Perez Jr. and the Sangguniang Bayan using the proceeds of the 1966 town fiesta celebration. The college started with a provisional permit to open a two-year General Education course granted by the Secretary of Education and a program for Non-formal Education. Short-term courses in agriculture and retail business for adults were also offered to assist students in enhancing their earning capabilities.
Over the years, the college grew and expanded its educational services by offering new courses, such as Midwifery (1973), Nursing (1975), Computer Education (1990), Graduate School (1995), Commerce and Accountancy (1996), and Caregiver Training Program (2002). Despite its limited resources, UCC proved to be one of the top-performing higher learning institutions in the fields of education, nursing, and midwifery.
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