Laguna College

Laguna College

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Former names	Laguna Academy
Motto	Scientia, Patria, Libertas
Motto in English	Knowledge, Country, Liberty
Type	Private, Nonsectarian, Co-educational
Established	1923
President	Dr. Lavinia S. Evangelista-Bruan
Address	Paseo de Escudero , San Pablo City , Laguna , Philippines
Hymn	Laguna College Hymn
Colors	Blue and White
Nickname	LC
Website	www.lagunacollege.edu.ph

The Laguna College, more popularly known by its initials LC, is a small, private, nonsectarian, co-educational institution located in San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines.

It offers elementary, high school, college, and postgraduate education.

Its mottoes are "Can't hide that LC pride," "Proud to be from LC," "Simply the best."

History

Don Zacarias Sahagun and Don Melecio Fule founded the Laguna Academy in 1923 to provide secondary schooling to the people of San Pablo City and its neighboring towns.

The Laguna Academy, considered the largest provincial private secondary institution in Luzon up to the outbreak of the recent war, was established as a solution to one of the pressing educational problems of the times. In 1923, Don Zacarias Sahagun, seeing the increasing number of poor but ambitious youth of the then town of San Pablo and its vicinities who could not pursue secondary education in the provincial public high school for economic reasons, was moved to action. He conferred with his friend, the late Don Melecio Fule. They pooled their efforts and created the Laguna Academy.

The academy began with 16 students and reached an enrollment of 1,500 in 1941.

Upon the death of the first two presidents of the board of trustees and co-founders of the institution, Don Melecio Fule and Don Zacarias Sahagun (a municipal president of San Pablo who was responsible for the opening of a town government hospital) one of the academy’s alumni in the person of Dr. Nicasio B. Sahagun, physician and educator, took the reins of the school administration in 1938. He and Mr. Alfredo Evangelista, treasurer of the institution, with the moral and material support of the other members of the board, exerted much effort in the establishment of a junior normal college which brought opportunities for higher education nearer the door of every home in San Pablo and the neighboring provinces. The war of 1941, however, forced the closing of the Laguna Academy and it remained closed during the years of Japanese occupation.

With the liberation of the city of San Pablo in 1945, the academy resumed its educational mission. Amidst tremendous handicap, for the institution had all its equipment and facilities damaged and its buildings destroyed during the war, the board of trustees reopened the institution.

Under its new name, Laguna College, it offers kindergarten, elementary, special science curriculum and RBEC-based high school, college, and graduate school courses which, together, make up a student population of several thousands. In 1996, it was granted Accreditation Status (Level II) for its courses in liberal arts, education, and commerce by the PACU-COA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission on Accreditation). It was re-accredited Level II in 2005.

Planned Nursing Building

Laguna College planned to put up a nursing building because of the increasing number of students enrolling in this course. According to the website the date of completion was expected to be on the school year 2008-2009. This project is believed to be discontinued, but its picture was printed on the Laguna College's P.E. T-shirts for the school year 2008-2009. the money that is going to be use for this building, collected from the students, are still missing and can't be found.

Gallery

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  College Building
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  The Legendary Banaba
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  The Quadrangle

Academic Programs

College Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Financial Management
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Operations Management
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Management Accounting
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Economics
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Management
• BS Civil Engineering
• BS Industrial Engineering
• BS Nursing
• AB Economics
• AB English
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in English
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Science
• Bachelor of Elementary Education Major in Health Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Filipino
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in General Science
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Home Economics and Technology
• Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Mathematics
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Graduate Degree Programs

• Master of Arts in Education Major in Administration and Supervision
• Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management
• Master of Arts in Education Major in Mathematics
• Master of Arts in Education Major in Reading
• Master in Business Management
• Master in Public Administration

High School

• Special SCIENCE Curriculum
• Science Enriched Curriculum

Grade School

• Kindergarten
• Grades 1-6

Short Term Courses

• General Clerical Science
• Diploma in Junior Secretarial
• Computer Technology Course
• Office Management with Computer
• Nursing Aide
• Graduate in Midwifery
• Associate in Arts
• Associate in Commercial Science
• ICTC-Programming Course
• ICTC-PC Operation Course

Organizations

• Laguna College Supreme Student Council
• Laguna College Management Society
• Laguna College Accounting Society
• Laguna College Educators' Circle
• Computer Science Council
• JPIA
• Glee Club
• Science Club
• Math Club
• English Communication Arts Club

The Laguna College Hymn

Filipino lyrics

English translation

Lingkod kaming tunay Sa pag-ibig sa Laguna College Sa puso ay walang takot Na siya ay ipagtanggol Bigkis kaming mag-uusig Sa hukom at sa larangan Dangal at giting ay hahanapin Ng dahil sa Laguna College. Kung mawalay man tayo Sa piling ng Laguna College Alaala'y magbabangon Ang dalanging iuukol Sa tagumpay o kawalan Lalagi tayong anak Sa puso't diwa sa paaralan Pumipintig ng tapat.

Faithful and true-hearted We shall be to the College We will hold her and defend her In our hearts without a fear We will fight for her united In the courts or in the fields With colors flying, honor pursuing All for the Laguna College. Cruel times may send us Far away from the College Still her memory we'll cherish Prayers offered for her bliss In high places or in lowly We her loyal sons shall be And as we love our dear alma mater Loyal shall be we be to her.

External links

• Laguna College Official website