VMA Global College

Coordinates: 10°35′59″N 122°54′52″E / 10.59981°N 122.91444°E / 10.59981; 122.91444
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VMA Global College & Training Centers, Inc.
Former names
Visayan Maritime Academy
TypePrivate maritime college
Established1974
PresidentJuan N. Orola, Jr.
Location
Bacolod City
,
Negros Occidental
,
Philippines

10°35′59″N 122°54′52″E / 10.59981°N 122.91444°E / 10.59981; 122.91444
CampusUrban
Sporting affiliations
NOPSSCEA
Websitewww.vma.edu.ph

VMA Global College, officially the VMA Global College and Training Centers, Incorporated, is a private maritime college in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

History[edit]

In 1970, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Roberto S. Benedicto founded the Visayan Maritime Academy. In May 1986, management decided to close down the school. The school re-opened the next year under the management of Asian Mari-Tech Development Corporation under a 10-year lease-purchase agreement. In June 1996, the agreement matured and the Asian Mari-Tech Development Corporation acquired the school.

Growth brought about by scholarship programs, international linkages for training and job placement and the move to offer non-maritime courses, caused management to change the school's name from Visayan Maritime Academy to VMA Global College. It was later renamed to VMA Global College and Training Centers, Incorporated.[1] The school also offers TESDA-accredited courses, Junior High School and Senior High School.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Brief History of the College:VMA Global College". Retrieved 2008-05-14.

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