Iloilo City, the educational center of Western Visayas and one of the centers of higher learning in southern Philippines. If you’re a student looking for universities and colleges to study at, this page is designed to cater your needs. This will also serve as your guide to programs offered by different academic institutions in the city and province of Iloilo.
Academic achievements, Exam Results, and other Academic related developments in the city are likewise posted under this topic.
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Iloilo (2 December) – Five of the top 20 Nursing schools in the Philippines are from Western Visayas, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) 6. This ranking was based on the performance of the schools in the board examinations in the last five years. These schools are the Central Philippine University, Iloilo City [...]
The John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University was born from the vision of a young man who pursued his goal with a remarkable passion and zeal that set the tone of leadership in this institution. Master Mariner Juan Bautista Lacson, the founder, first started with a review school for marine officers in May 1931, thus [...]
UPV was created by merging three UP colleges: UP Cebu founded in 1918, UP Iloilo founded in 1947, and UP Tacloban founded in 1973. When the Miagao campus was built, many of Iloilo City’s programs were moved there. To this day, faculty, staff and students regularly move between the Iloilo and Miagao campuses. It was [...]
Impelled by the love of CHRIST, and on the invitation and support of His Eminence Denis Cardinal Dougherty, Bishop of Jaro, The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres began their apostolic activities in Iloilo by establishing St. Paul’s Hospital in 1911. Their primary aim was to care for the poor and the sick, However, the [...]
The University of Iloilo started as the Iloilo City Colleges (ICC). It was established in June 1947 by the Hon. Fernando H. Lopez, then mayor of Iloilo City, who was imbued with the spirit of unselfish service to the youth. In this great task of organizing a college, he was inspired by his wife Doña [...]
West Visayas State University (WVSU) was founded on June 16, 1902, forming part of the early Philippine school system under the American regime. Known as the Iloilo Normal Institute and later the Iloilo Normal School, WVSU was one of the five tributary schools created to address the need to train Filipino teachers under the tutelage [...]
Augustinian friars from Spain belonging to the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines founded the University of San Agustin on July 15, 1904. The university began as a preparatory school for boys during the American colonial period. It was granted government recognition on December 12, 1912 for its various course [...]
CPU was founded in 1905 as the Jaro Industrial School by missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. It started as an Elementary Vocational School for poor boys who worked for their board and tuition. Dr.William Orison Valentine, the first principal and the founder, worked for its incorporation and recognition by the Philippine Government. [...]
Iloilo City, the educational center of Western Visayas and one of the centers of higher learning in southern Philippines. Iloilo Province has the biggest public school division in the country. Permission from the school authorities may be obtained to visit charming charming school campuses dating back to the 19th century. Until a few decades ago [...]
