Type |
Private College-preparatory school
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Established | 1 June 1933 |
Founder | Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Affiliation |
Catholic Church ICM PAASCU CEAP |
Location | Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines |
Campus | Juana Osmeña Street, Cebu City |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Nickname | STC |
Website | www |
St. Theresa's College of Cebu (STC), is a Catholic institution of learning founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) in the Philippines on June 1, 1933 upon the invitation of Monsignor Gabriel Reyes, then Archbishop of Cebu.
The institution offers all levels of instruction for boys and girls from preschool to Grade 6, for girls exclusively in junior high school (grades 7-10), and for men and women in senior high school (grades 11 & 12) and college. The missionary spirit of the Foundress, Mother Marie Louise De Meester, permeates the program of education of the institution.
The institution first operated in Sikatuna Street, Cebu City, while school buildings were being erected on the present site, bounded by General Maxilom Avenue, Juana Osmeña Street, Redemptorist Road and Ramon Aboitiz Street.
In 1935, the first years of the liberal arts, education and commerce courses were added to the elementary and secondary levels. The three courses were fully recognized by the Bureau of Education in 1940.
In 1957, St. Theresa’s College of Cebu, became a Charter Member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). It is also a member of Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP).
St. Theresa's College of Cebu (formerly known as St. Theresa's Academy of Cebu), was founded by the Missionary Sisters of St. Augustine of Cebu (now the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary) on June 1, 1933 upon the expressed invitation of His Excellency, Msgr. Gabriel Reyes (then the Archbishop of Cebu).
The Institution first started its operation in Sikatuna Street while adequate school buildings were being erected on the present site, bounded by General Maxilom Avenue (Mango Avenue), Juana Osmeña Street, Redemptorist Road, and Ramon Aboitiz Street (Elizabeth Pond Street).
In 1935, the first year levels of the Liberal Arts, Education, and Commerce courses were added to the elementary and secondary levels. gradually, the three courses were completed and fully recognized by the Bureau of Education in 1940.