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==Notable alumni (please limit to nationally or internationally known people)== |
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*[[Gretchen Barretto]] - singer, actress and movie star, public servant, socialite, game show host |
*[[Gretchen Barretto]] - singer, actress and movie star, public servant, socialite, game show host |
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*[[Laurice Guillen]] - director, actress |
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*[[Monique Lhuillier]] - Filipino fashion designer based in the United States |
*[[Monique Lhuillier]] - Filipino fashion designer based in the United States |
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*[[Gwendolyn Garcia]] - Governor of Cebu |
*[[Gwendolyn Garcia]] - Governor of Cebu |
Revision as of 10:44, 26 November 2010
Type | Private, Exclusive ICM |
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Established | 1 June 1933 |
Founder | Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary |
Location | , , |
Campus | Don Ramon Aboitiz St., Cebu City |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Nickname | STC |
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, Philippines, is a Catholic institution of learning founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) on June 1, 1933 upon the invitation of Monsignor Gabriel Reyes, then Archbishop of Cebu.
The college offers all levels of instruction for girls from preparatory to 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 Osmena 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, Cebu City, became a Charter Member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).
About STC
Patron Saint
Teresa de Avila, the first woman doctor of the Church, is the patron saint of St. Theresa’s College.
Official seal and colors
The official seal of Saint Theresa's College means freedom, the three stars means Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. The cross means Jesus .
The college colors - blue and gold - stand for courage and love respectively.
Incorporation
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, was originally incorporated in accordance with Philippine Laws on March 29, 1935. After World War II, the Articles of Incorporation were duly reconstituted and with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Manila, October 1948. The transcript of these amended Articles of Incorporation was issued on September 8, 1949. In February 1991, the papers of Incorporation registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission were revised.
Until August 1991 the members of the Board of Trustees of St. Theresa's College, Cebu were the ICM District Superior and her Council. Today, St. Theresa's College, Cebu is governed by a separate Board of Trustees with ten members, six of whom are ICMs and four non-ICMs.
Academic programs
Grade school
Grade school composes of six grade levels.
High school
High school composes of four year levels.
College
Liberal Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Communication
- Major in Corporate Communication
- Major in Media Communication
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- Major in Counseling Psychology
- Major in Industrial Psychology
Education
- Bachelor of Secondary Education
- Major in English
- Major in Mathematics
- Bachelor of Elementary Education
- General Education
- Pre-School Education
- Special Needs Education
Social Work
- Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Management and Accountancy
- Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
- Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Certificate of Proficiency in Education
This is designed for students who wish to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the Pre-School, Elementary, and Secondary Levels, but whose educational qualifications are not those degrees expressly prescribed in the law. This program provides the student the opportunity to pursue teacher education.
Notable alumni (please limit to nationally or internationally known people)
- Gretchen Barretto - singer, actress and movie star, public servant, socialite, game show host
- Laurice Guillen - director, actress
- Monique Lhuillier - Filipino fashion designer based in the United States
- Gwendolyn Garcia - Governor of Cebu
- Nerissa Corazon Soon Ruiz - Legislator, Sixth District, Cebu Province
- Cecilia Manguerra Brainard - novelist
- Geraldine Yapha - Mayor of Pinamungahan, Cebu
- Kate Torralba - fashion designer
- Heidi Acuña - news anchor
- Raki Vega - singer
- Cutie del Mar - Congresswoman of Cebu
- Lalaine Go - TV news correspondent, TV host, GMA 7 Cebu
- Anna Maris Igpit
- Daisy Ba-ad
External links
- St Theresa’s College, Cebu City - Official website
- St Theresa's College Cebu Alumnae Foundation
- [1] - Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Philippines
- [2] - The arrival of the ICM missionaries in the Philippines