Divine Word College of Urdaneta | |
Motto: | Latin: Verbo Veritatis, Verbo Vitae |
Mottoeng: | To the Word of Truth, to the Word of Life |
Type: | Private Roman Catholic Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic (Verbites) |
President: | Fr. Roberto J. Ibay, SVD |
Students: | Elementary - Approx. 100 High School - Approx. 600 |
Country: | |
Coordinates: | 15.9783°N 120.5754°W |
Pushpin Map: | Luzon mainland#Philippines |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines |
Campus: | Urban 6.5hectare |
Free Label: | Alma Mater song |
Free: | DWCU Hymn |
Free Label2: | Patron Saint |
Free2: | St. Joseph Freinademetz (Feast Day: Jan. 29) |
Colors: | and |
Nickname: | Divinians |
The Divine Word College of Urdaneta is a private Catholic educational institution of higher learning run by the Philippine Northern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines. It was founded by the Divine Word Missionaries in 1967. Saint Joseph Freinademetz, the first SVD missionary to China, is the patron saint and model of the school.[1]