Central Philippines State University should not be confused with Central Philippine University.
| Central Philippines State University | |
| Motto: | "Today is better than yesterday and tomorrow is better than today" |
| Type: | Public, Nonsectarian, Coeducational higher education institution |
| President: | Dr. Aladino C. Moraca |
| Vice-President: | Dr. Marc Alexei Caesar B. Badajos Dr. Fernando D. Abello |
| City: | Kabankalan |
| Province: | Negros Occidental |
| Country: | Philippines (Main) |
| Coor: | 9.8512°N 122.8902°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Visayas#Philippines |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Visayas##Location in the Philippines |
| Sports Free Label: | Athletics |
| Free Label: | Demonym |
| Free: | Cenphilian |
Central Philippines State University (Filipino; Pilipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Gitnang Pilipinas;[1] CPSU) is a public higher education institution in the Philippines. Its main campus is located in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, and has 9 other satellite campuses in different cities and municipalities in the province.[2]
CPSU started as Negros Occidental Agricultural School (NONAS) and was dubbed as the 1st Agricultural Institution in the country established by a Filipino Superintendent named Jose F. Crisanto immediately after World War II in 1946.
The institution was converted to Negros Occidental Agricultural College (NOAC) by virtue of Presidential Authority on September 6, 1977. NOAC then was converted into state college known as the Negros State College of Agriculture (NSCA) by virtue of R.A. 9141 date July 3, 2001.[3]
By virtue of the Republic Act (R.A.) 10228, NSCA was converted to Central Philippines State University in 2012.[4]
CPSU has nine colleges:
The university also offers graduate studies leading to a master's degree and a doctorate degree.