Asia Pacific College
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| File:Asia Pacific College Logo.png Bridging Academe and Industry Real Projects, Real Learning | |
| Motto | Industry Integrity Innovation |
|---|---|
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1991 |
| President | Ma. Teresita P. Medado |
| Undergraduates | 2300 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | 12-storey building |
| School hymn | The APC Hymn |
| Mascot | APC Ram |
| Website | www.apc.edu.ph |
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Asia Pacific College (APC) was established in 1991 as a non-profit joint venture between IBM Philippines and the SM Foundation.[1] It was envisioned as a learning institution that produces graduates who fulfill information technology industry demands.
Asia Pacific College emphasizes industry-academe links, orienting their programs and faculty toward industry needs. APC's cornerstones are its IT curriculum, industry-experienced faculty and its six-month internship program.
Asia Pacific College is one of the four Centers of Excellence in IT Education in the Philippines.[2]
Academics
- Senior High School
- Academic Strand
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
- Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM)
- General Academic Strand (GAS)
- Academic Strand
- School of Computing & Information Technologies
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- Systems Software (SS)
- Computer Networks (CN)
- Security and Digital Forensics (DF)
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Mobile and Internet Technologies (MI)
- Game Design and Development (GD)
- Bachelor of Science in Entertainment and Multimedia Computing
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- School of Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering
- School of Management
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Business Management
- Marketing & Advertising
- Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
- Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- School of Multimedia Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
- Graduate School
- Master in Information Technology
- Master in Information Systems
- Master in Management
Internship program
The Industry-Academe Cooperative Education Program, also known as the I-ACE Program, is an internship program of the Asia Pacific College, in which students on their senior year are assigned to work full-time for a company for a period of two consecutive terms.
On their senior year, APC students enter the program. They are assigned to work for a company assigned during the internship placement period), for a duration of two consecutive terms of APC’s tri-mestral school calendar.
During the internship program, the interns are not expected to enroll in any academic courses in school for they will be working full-time (eight hours a day, Mondays to Fridays) at their companies. Interns are invited to attend monthly Saturday sessions with the Career & Placement Office to discuss updates, issues or problems encountered.[3]
References
- ^ "APC Our History". Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "Top Universities of the Philippines: CHED'S Center of Excellence and Center of Development (As of Oct. 4, 2010)". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Career & Placement Office". Retrieved 2013-12-24.
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