Unibersidad ng Kordillera | |
Official Seal of the University of the Cordilleras | |
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Baguio Colleges (1946-1967), Baguio Colleges Foundation (1967-2003) |
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Motto | A Beacon of Higher Education Beaming from these Majestic Mountain Highlands... |
Type | Non-profit, Non-sectarian Private, University |
Established | June 19, 1946 |
President | Ray Dean D. Salvosa |
Students | 21,000 (estimated) |
Location | Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines |
Hymn | The UC-BCF Hymn by Dr. Rodolfo Cornejo |
Colors | Forest Green |
Nickname | UC Jaguars (formerly BCF Shields) |
Mascot | Jaguars |
Website | http://www.uc-bcf.edu.ph |
The University of the Cordilleras is a private university in Baguio City, Philippines. The school is in the heart of the city, near Our Lady of Atonement Church (the Baguio Cathedral), hotels, restaurants, and shopping malls. It has Autonomous status and is an ISO certified university, formerly known as Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF).
Baguio Colleges was founded on June 19, 1946 by Atty. Benjamin R. Salvosa and his wife Evangelina D. Salvosa. BC was the first higher learning institution in this highland city after World War II. This milestone inspired the creation of Baguio City as the education center of the north. The college started with 156 students in teacher training and liberal arts at rented spaces in the Arevalo and the Antipolo buildings along Session Road.
The founders converted the college into a foundation as Baguio Colleges Foundation in 1967, providing access to more students in the region and the whole country.
In 2003, the school became the University of the Cordilleras (UC), extending its services in three core areas — to teach, to research, and to give back. The university has grown to a complex of 10 colleges, collectively offering over 40 certificate, tertiary, graduate, and post-graduate programs, including a laboratory school for pre-school, grade school and high school, catering to around 2 students from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and other regions of the country and overseas.
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In the 1970s, the school provided education to working and military personnel by opening an evening class. This provided more opportunities for those seeking to pursue secondary education.