Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Social Sciences and Development

Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Cooperatives and Social Development

Kolehiyo ng Kooperatiba sa Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas
College of Cooperatives and Social Development College Seal
Former names	Institute of Cooperatives College of Cooperatives
Type	College
Established	March 1989 as Institute of Cooperatives
Dean	Dr. Herminia E. Manimtim
Undergraduates	FMA, CBM, CECD
Postgraduates	PBCM
Location	Santa Mesa, Manila
Campus	Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Website	www.pup.edu.ph

The Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Cooperatives and Social Development, abbreviated as CCSD is an academic unit of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines that specializes in cooperative development and management. The college is located at East Wing, second floor of the PUP main building in the Main campus.

Courses offered include bachelor's degree, post-baccalaureate, and associate programs in cooperatives. Short specialized courses and customized certificate programs are also offered through the Extension Services Unit. The Research and Development Unit conducts in-house studies and provides research and information services to various clients especially the cooperative sector. CC publishes the College of Cooperatives Research Journal.

Academic programs

The College of Cooperatives offers the following programs:

• Bachelor in Cooperatives, a four-year ladderized degree program with options for specialization such as Financial Management and Accounting (FMA), Coop Business Management (CBM), and Cooperative Education and Community Development (CECD). The Bachelor in Cooperatives Program is Level 2 Accredited by the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Universities and Colleges in the Philippines (AACCUP). The Program objectives are:

1. to produce cooperative specialists with high degree of competence and expertise in their chosen field of specialization;
2. to provide students specialized skills and deepen their value- and principle-based foundation for effective cooperative promotion, organization and development;
3. to increase the responsiveness of the program to the present needs and emerging requirements of the cooperative sector.

• Post-Baccalaureate in Cooperative Management, a one-year degree program for bachelor's degree holders of any course.
• Associate in Cooperatives, a two-year certificate program, offered on special arrangement with interested parties.

Publications

• College of Cooperatives Research Journal
• KOOP.WORKS newsletter
• Principles of Cooperatives and Social Development

History

The cooperative development advocacy and support of the Poytechnic University of the Philippines date back to the 1960s. The advocacy had a formal backing when the institution was declared as the center of education and training for non-agricultural cooperatives and Cooperatives as field of specialization for Business courses was offered by the University's College of Business and Cooperatives. On March 31, 1989; a separate academic unit, the College of Cooperatives, formerly Institute of Cooperatives, was established by virtue of the approval of the PUP Board of Regents. In schoolyear 1989-1990, CC offered the Bachelor in Cooperatives program—a spun-off course from the PUP College of Business—to three sections of freshmen and a group of shiftees from other business courses. Romulo T. Martin and Corazon R. Mabagos were designated as the founding Director and founding area chair, respectively. In 1990, Herminia E. Manimtim was appointed head of the Extension Services and Herly Aguarino served as the officer-in-charge for the Non-traditional Study Program. In 1992, Sr. Marietta P. Demelino joined the faculty and was later appointed as head of the Research and Development Unit.

The Associate in Cooperatives was introduced in 1993 as an off-campus certificate program through a partnership program with a community-based cooperative in Kalookan City. A year later, the Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Cooperatives, a two-term degree course, was approved by the PUP Board to strengthen PUP's support to the efforts towards professionalized management of Philippine cooperatives.

External links

• PUP College of Cooperatives Official website
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Official website