Central Colleges of the Philippines

The Central Colleges of the Philippines (CCP) is a coeducational educational institution located in Dona Imelda, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Formerly known as the Polytechnic Colleges of the Philippines, CCP was established on January 18, 1954 with an enrollment of 300 students. CCP has eleven academic programs or colleges at present.

Central Colleges of the Philippines started its operations upon its establishment on January 18, 1954 with an enrollment of 300 students. It was then known as the Polytechnic Colleges of the Philippines. It was established by a group of prominent educators: Inventor and Mechanical Engr. Manuel Incio Felizardo; DPWH Secretary during President Ramon Magsaysay, Inventor and Mechanical Engr. Vicente Ylagan Orosa Sr. (sister of Army Capt. and First Filipina Pharmaceutical Maria Y. Orosa) Inventor and Electronic and Communication Engr. Ciriaco Ygnacio Coronel; Emilio M. Javier, a graduate of Silliman University Bachelor of Arts in 1915, admitted to Integrated Bar of the Philippines in July 1919 and obtained his S.J.D. in Jurisprudence from University of Michigan in 1932 and founding dean of Silliman University College of Law in 1935 and past vice-president candidate and running mate of Emilio Aguinaldo during first election of the commonwealth of the Philippines against Manuel L. Quezon; Professor and Engr. Gonzalo T. Vales, a graduate of Bachelor in Civil Engineering University of Southern California in 1917 (he is the niece of Evelyn Armanda Vales, First Filipina Graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from USC in 1958) and Bachelor of Arts from Silliman University in 1913, co-founder and founding dean of Mapua Institute of Technology in 1925-1953 with Arch. Tomas B. Mapua, one of the founder and founding president 1953-69 and past dean of College of Engineering. In 1960, the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business Administration were established.