Siena College, Quezon City
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Del Monte Avenue cor. Sto. Domingo St. Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines |
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| Type | Private, Roman Catholic, Dominican |
| Motto | Passion for truth, Compassion for humanity |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholicism, Conservatism |
| Established | 1943 |
| Founder | Mo. Francisca Del Espiritu Santo |
| President | Sr. Ma. Sofia Taguinod, OP |
| Dean | Sr. Daisy Fornan, OP |
| Principal | Nida Cruz |
| Number of students | approx. 2,500 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Black, White, Red and Yellow |
| Athletics | Athletic Association for Private Schools (AAPS), Metro Manila Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association (MMICAA), Quezon City Athletic Association (QCAA) |
| Accreditations | PAASCU |
| Publication | The Red Lily |
| Affiliations | Dominican |
| Website | www |
Siena College of Quezon City is a private, sectarian, non-stock educational institution located in San Francisco del Monte, Quezon City, Philippines. It was established in 1959 by Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena. The school offers tertiary education with degrees in Tourism, Business Administration, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Mass Communications and Religious Education. It also offers pre-school, elementary, secondary education, and SPED.
True to its mission to “participate in the evangelizing mission of the Church by proclaiming Jesus Christ and building the Kingdom of God,” the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena has zealously established schools throughout the country and abroad. In the mid-1950s, the idea of setting up another school within the compound of the Motherhouse located in the then rugged fields of San Francisco del Monte was conceived. It was in response to the education needs of the growing community in the area. At that time, the entire place was in disarray, and it took the unfaltering courage and foresight of Rev. Natividad Pilapil, O.P., the Superior General of the Congregation, to start the construction of the first building along Del Monte Avenue in 1958.
At the start of the school year 1959-1960, Siena College opened its doors to 500 students who enrolled in the grade school, high school and college departments. The courses offered then in the college were Bachelor of Science in Arts, Commerce and Education, Secretarial and Home Arts.
In 1972, responding to the needs and demands of the time for a kind of service education that would address the problems of unemployment and school dropouts, Siena College phased out the traditional four-year courses and retained only the Secretarial and Special Home Arts courses. In lieu of these, terminal courses were offered and the ladder-type curriculum was adopted. These courses were Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Secretarial Administration, Food Service Administration, Junior Secretarial Course, Food Technology, Practical Entrepreneurship, Hotel and Restaurant Management, General Clerical Course and Tourism.
At this time, too, the grade school adopted the innovative program called the Individualized Group-Guided Education (IGGE).
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