Manila Central University
Official seal
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Former names
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Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila (1904-1915) Manila College of Pharmacy (1915-1929) Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry (1929-1945) Manila College of Pharmacy and Liberal Arts (1945-1946) Manila Central Colleges (1946-1948) |
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| Motto | In Scientia Solidaritas (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Solidarity in Science |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 6 December 1904 |
| Chairman | Luningning Tanchoco Estanislao |
| President | Aristotle T. Malabanan, PhD |
| Vice-president | Renato C. Tanchoco,Jr, PhD Lydia L. Tanganguin, PhD (Academics) |
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Administrative staff
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400 (as of March 2009) |
| Students | 4,620 (AY 2008-2009) |
| Undergraduates | 4,570 (AY 2008-2009) |
| Postgraduates | 50 (AY 2008-2009) |
| Location |
Caloocan City previously Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Coordinates: 14°39′26.24″N 120°59′11.40″E / 14.6572889°N 120.9865000°E |
| Campus | Urban - 10 ha |
| Hymn | "Dalit ng MCU" |
| Colors | Ube and Keso |
| Nickname | Centralino/ The Purple Owls |
| Mascot | Glyfie (Purple Owl) |
| Affiliations | PAASCU PACUCOA |
| Website | www.mcu.edu.ph, www.mcualumni.com |
The Manila Central University, or MCU, formerly known as the Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila) is a private, non-sectarian, educational institution situated in EDSA, Caloocan City, Philippines. It was founded and first directed in 1904 by Dr. Alejandro M. Albert.
MCU is the first Pharmacy school run by Filipinos, and the first Nursing school that offered the 4-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in the Philippines.
The patron of the university is Minerva.
MCU is one of the former member universities of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, from 1952 to 1962.
In 1903, at the request of several students from the University of Santo Tomas and others, Dr. Alejandro M. Albert organized a private review class.
The review class developed into the Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila in 1904, with Dr. Albert as the founder and director. Later on, due to the steady increase in enrollment, it was transformed into the Manila College of Pharmacy, with Dr. Leon Ma. L. Guerrero, Antonio C. Llamas, Feliciano P. Paterno and Atty. Filemon D. Tanchoco, Sr. as the incorporators. It was the first educational institution of its kind established and managed by Filipinos. Its initial organization was barely four years after the establishment of the Philippine education system.
In 1929 its board of trustees, answering a long-felt need for the training of the youth for dental services, opened the college of Dentistry. Manila College of Pharmacy became then the Manila College of Pharmacy and Dentistry in the pre-war era. Second World War closed its portals in 1941.
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