Mount Carmel College of Baler
| Kolehiyong Monte Carmelo ng Baler | |
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Former names
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Mount Carmel High School of Baler (1948-1961) |
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| Motto | Zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum |
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Motto in English
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"With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts" |
| Type | Private, Catholic |
| Established | 1948 |
| Affiliation |
Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) (Roman Catholic) (1948-1982) Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SFIC) (Roman Catholic) (1982-present) |
| President | Most Rev. Bernardino C. Cortez, D.D. |
| Department heads | Mrs. Estrella O. Catipon (College Affairs Officer, Higher Education Department) Dr. Virginia G. Sacramento (Principal, Integrated Basic Education Department) |
| Location |
Baler, Aurora,  Philippines15°46′11″N 121°35′25″E / 15.76972°N 121.59028°ECoordinates: 15°46′11″N 121°35′25″E / 15.76972°N 121.59028°E |
| Campus | Quezon corner San Luis Streets, Barangay 04, Poblacion, Baler, Aurora |
| Hymn | "Mount Carmel Hymn" |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
| Nickname | MCC Baler; MCCB |
| Affiliations | Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), Catholic Association of Schools in the Prelature of Infanta (CASPI) |
| Heads of Mount Carmel College of Baler |
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| Rev. Richard Gabriel Gates†, 1948 |
| Rev. Leo McCrudden†, 1948, who died at Baler Bay on July 5, 1948, together with his companions including Bro. Vincent Sheerer, in search and rescue of lost fishermen during a storm, the incident of their loss at sea for five days being detailed in the book A Man Shall Scatter by Sean Buckley |
| Rev. Basil Nolan†, 1954-1955 |
| Rev. Athanasius Danieltetti†, 1954-1956, together with Rev. Cayetano Serafines, the first ordained Carmelite from the Prelature of Infanta, who chose layman’s life after retirement from religious life and who served as his assistant |
| Rev. Herman J. Esselman†, 1958-1961 |
| Rev. Andrew LeFevre†, 1961-1964, with Rev. Simon Lindgren (1962–1963) and Rev. Nicholas Riddell (1963-1964) both as assistant directors |
| Rev. Dominic Sheerer†, OCD, 1964-1967, with Rev. Marius Martin and Rev. Benjamin Green as assistant directors |
| Rev. Joseph Mary Flavery, 1967-1968 |
| Rev. Alfred Wood, 1968-1970 |
| Rev. Arnold Bochure, 1970-1971 |
| Rev. Ignacio Read, OCD, 1971-1974 |
| Rev. Alan Rieger, OCD, 1974-1976, 1981-1982, the first episcopal vicar of education, together with Sister Bernadeth Rodriguez who came in 1974 |
| Dr. Epitacio S. Palispis, the first layman to become the president of MCC Baler in 1976 |
| Sister Francine Pacis, SFIC, 1982-1986 |
| Sister Mercedes E. Salud, SFIC, 1986-1996 |
| Sister Esperanza L. Vistro, SFIC |
| Sister Mary Paul A. Plasabas, SFIC |
| Rev. Andres A. Lumasac, 2009–2015 |
| Most Rev. Bernardino C. Cortez,, D.D., 2015 |
| What the college seal means |
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| The Latin statement Zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum (With zeal have I been zealous for the Lord God of hosts) on the sash encircling the shield is the motto of MCC Baler. It is the utterance of the prophet Elijah, expressing his passion to serve Yahweh more than anyone or anything else, which can be found in the First Book of Kings, Chapter 19, Verse 14 in the Holy Bible. |
| The mountain silhouette on which a cross stands represents Mount Carmel, a coastal mountain range in northern Israel, where the first hermits settled in the late 12th century and became the mendicant Carmelites in Europe. |
| The cross on the mountain silhouette stands for Jesus Christ, the center of the Carmelian life, whose Gospel message of salvation was proclaimed by the Carmelites (who founded the school in 1948 and administered it for 34 years) and is still being proclaimed by the Franciscans (to whom the school administration has been entrusted since 1982). |
| The golden yellow star at the center of the mountain silhouette represents Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin, otherwise known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The two golden yellow stars near the cross represent Elijah, the greatest prophet of the Old Testament, and his successor Elisha, both of whom are significant figures in the religious Carmelite Order. |
| The carmel brown color stands for humility and the yellow color for joy or optimism in the service of the marginalized sectors of the society. |
| As a whole, the school insignia represents the Marian and the Elijahn traditions of MCC Baler as a Catholic mission school of higher learning. |
The Mount Carmel College of Baler (Kolehiyong Monte Carmelo ng Baler in Filipino), commonly referred to as MCC Baler or MCCB, is the oldest Catholic school in the Philippine province of Aurora. It was founded in 1948 by the American Carmelites, who were invited by Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon (1888-1949), former First Lady of the Philippines (1935-1944), wife of the late Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon, to build a Catholic mission school in the town of Baler. It is currently a member of the Catholic Association of Schools in the Prelature of Infanta (CASPI).
Catholicism took a new life in Baler when three pioneering Discalced Carmelite (OCD) friars arrived in 1947 upon the invitation of Doña Aurora. Soon after, Mount Carmel High School of Baler (MCHS Baler), now known as Mount Carmel College of Baler (MCC Baler), was built near the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Parish, the historic Baler Catholic church, to fill the need for an evangelical mission in this town.
The school started its operation on June 23, 1948 with 96 students, six of whom were seniors who received their diplomas at the end of the school year. It was incorporated with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 9, 1955.
The grade school opened with 35 enrollees eight years later in 1956. Government recognition for the entire grade school department came in 1959.
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