Colegio San Agustin Bacolod Explained

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod
Motto:Latin: Virtus et Scientia (Latin)
Mottoeng:Virtue and Science
Type:Private, Catholic, coeducational, basic and higher education institution
Founder:Order of Saint Augustine
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic (Augustinian)
Academic Affiliations:PAASCU
President:Rev. Fr. Jose Rene C. Delariarte, O.S.A.
Administrative Staff:Approximately 350
Undergrad:Approximately 3,200
City:Bacolod
State:Negros Occidental
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:10.6626°N 122.9764°W
Pushpin Map:Visayas#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Visayas##Location in the Philippines
Campus:Urban
1.7827ha
Free Label:Patron saint
Free:Augustine of Hippo
Colors:Red and gold
Mascot:Eagle
Sporting Affiliations:NOPSSCEA

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod, also referred to by its acronym CSA-B, is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Augustinian Province of Santo Niño de Cebu, Philippines of the Order of Saint Augustine in Bacolod City Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinians in 1962.

Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod is a Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU)-accredited institution, bearing a Level II accredited status in the majority of its academic programs.[1]

History

The Augustinians acquired the Casanova School founded by Doña Soledad Locsin on August 9, 1961. On July 8, 1962, the Casanova School ceased to be and officially became Colegio de San Agustin de Bacolod; the school offered kindergarten, elementary and high school education.[2]

Construction of the first building commenced in May 1963; it was inaugurated later that same year. On July 19, 1964, the College Department opened with curricular offerings ranging from Liberal Arts, Education, Commerce and Secretarial. CSA-B is the first school in Bacolod to offer the technology courses Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Medical Technology.[2]

The school's student population doubled after the College Department opened in 1964, and the administrators had another four-storey building constructed in early 1969. Inaugurated during the Christmas season of that year, this building was then the site of the Grade School and High School Department, the Audio-Visual Center and some offices of the deans of the departments.[2]

The school opened the College of Nursing in 1970, its most prominent alumna to date being singer Kuh Ledesma.[3] [4] Construction of the school gymnasium began in 1975 and was completed two years after; this edifice was destroyed by a fire in 2014.[5] In 2023, the new gymnasium finished construction. In 1987 a building intended for the Basic Education Department was completed. In the 1990s, the school's name was simplified to Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod. The structure housing the College of Engineering was completed in 1998. In 2003, the Sto. Niño Early Childhood Learning Center campus was inaugurated.[2] This is now called the CSA-B Villa San Agustin Campus (VSAC).

Facilities

Notable alumni

Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colegio San Agustin – PAASCU . November 11, 2018 . November 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111133711/http://paascu.org.ph/?page_id=440 . dead .
  2. Book: Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod Student Handbook . Colegio San Agustin – Bacolod . 2016 . 9–11 .
  3. News: Homecoming at San Agustin-Bacolod . The Visayan Daily Star . August 26, 2007 . June 8, 2008.
  4. Web site: Cultural Heritage:Kuh Ledesma . June 8, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102245/http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_category.php?category=pinoymusicians&name=Kuh%20Ledesma&table=ch_pinoymusicians&startpage=16&endpage=30 . July 11, 2011 . dead .
  5. News: Reveche . Rudy . Rebuild to relive memories . . July 2, 2014 . November 13, 2018.
  6. Web site: Blessed Anselmo Polanco . June 8, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515210214/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintaeb.htm . May 15, 2008 .
  7. News: Galunan Jr. . Gerome . Fernandez to grace Monico Cup 19-U . Sun.Star Bacolod . April 10, 2008 . June 8, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080612232421/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/bac/2008/04/10/sports/fernandez.to.grace.monico.cup.19.u.html . June 12, 2008 .
  8. News: Piccio . Buddai . Matti wins FAMAS best director award . The Visayan Daily Star . July 18, 2014 . November 13, 2018 . November 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181113075826/http://visayandailystar.com/2014/July/18/starlife.htm . dead .
  9. News: Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines 2001 . A4 . . June 30, 2001 . October 30, 2012.
  10. News: Search for ten outstanding students of the Philippines on . The News Today . March 10, 2006 . October 30, 2012.