Divine Word College of San Jose

Divine Word College of San Jose
Kolehiyo ng Banal na Salita ng San Jose
Former names
 Southern Mindoro Academy
Divine Word Academy
Motto Witness to the Word
Type Private, Catholic college
Established
  • August 8, 1945 (as Southern Mindoro Academy) (73 years and 69 days)[1]
  • February 8, 1961 (as Divine Word Academy managed by SVD)[1] (57 years and 250 days)
  • 1966 (as Divine Word College)
Founders Atty. Gabriel F. Fabella[1][2]
Dr. Felix Gabriel[2]
Federico Castillo[2]
Religious affiliation
 Roman Catholic (SVD)
President Rev. Fr. Renato A. Tampol, SVD[3]
Students 2, 715 (2014)[4]
Address General Lukban Street, Barangay 8, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines Philippines
Campus Urban; 64.20m x 200.63m (Approx.); 1.29 hectares
Hymn Divine Word College of San Jose Hymn
Colors Vivid yellow, Vivid orange, and Dark cyan - lime green             
Affiliations DWEA,[5] CEAP[6]
Website dwcsj.edu.ph

The Divine Word College of San Jose is a private, co-educational Catholic institution of higher learning run by the Society of the Divine Word or SVD in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.

History

In 1945, when World War II just ended, a visionary man from Romblon, Atty. Gabriel F. Fabella, a history professor at the University of the Philippines, came to San Jose. Together with his new found friends, he envisioned the opening of a school to provide a private secondary education in San Jose.

On August 8, 1945, Southern Mindoro Academy was born and had its opening of classes on the same day in Central with 30 freshmen and 8 sophomores. The original incorporators of SMA were Gabriel Fabella, Raul Leuterio, Isabelo Abeleda, Sr., Cipriano Liboro and Cosme Tria.

The following year, in 1946, the Americans constructed an airstrip in San Jose Pandurucan and the people started to transfer to San Jose. Likewise, the owners of SMA decided to transfer the said school to San Jose and bought a portion of the land owned by the Soldevillas where the present school is now located.

SMA operated for 15 years. In 1960, due to financial constraints, the owners of SMA decided to sell it. Mr. Mena R. Quinto was instrumental in the SVD's acquisition of SMA. Fr. Carlos Brendel, the SVD representative and the parish priest of San Jose Pandurucan, bought SMA. Thus, in May in this same year the SVDs became the new owners of SMA. Still using the name SMA, the secondary department became an exclusive school for boys where St. Joseph became an exclusive school for girls.

Since then, additional undergraduate courses were offered by the school and eventually it got the government recognition for the following courses: Diploma in Junior Secretarial (1978), Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (1993), Two-year Computer Secretarial Courses (1997), Two-year Association in Computer Science (1997), Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2001).

In the graduate level, DWCSJ started to offer Master of Arts in Education Major in Administration and Supervision as an extension of the Divine Word College of Calapan. Later, the school offered Master of Business Administration also as an extension of DWCC.

On June 29, 1993, government recognition to operate MBA independent of DWCC was obtained. Likewise, on March 15, 1995, government recognition to offer MA in Education independent of DWCC was granted.

In the same year, 1995, the school started to offer three levels of pre-elementary courses: Nursery, Kindergarten, and Preparatory.

Further, starting school year 2000-2001 several academic programs were simultanesously offered by DWCSJ; the AB in Communication, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) and Bachelor of Science in Tourism (BST). In the school year 2005-2006, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing was also offered. And Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAct) and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) were offered in the school year 2009-2010.

Degree courses

  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Tourism
  • Bachelor of Arts (Major in Mass Communications And Major in English)
  • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Associate course offerings

Associate in Computer Technology

Basic education

  • Secondary Course (with Computer Literacy)
  • Elementary Course (with Computer Literacy)
  • Child Development Center

References

  1. 1 2 3 Admin. "DWCSJ History". About Us. Divine Word College of San Jose. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Rudy Candelario. "History of the Town of San Jose". Occidental Mindoro History. sites.google.com. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Admin. "Office of the School President". DWCSJ Administration. Divine Word College of San Jose. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ "DWCSJ Statistics (2013-2014)". svdphc.ph. Society of the Divine Word (Philippine Central Province. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Divine Word Educational Apostolate". svdphc.ph. Society of the Divine Word (Philippine Central Province). Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Member Schools". ceap.org.ph. Catholic Education Association of the Philippines. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

Coordinates: 12°21′10.5″N 121°04′12.9″E / 12.352917°N 121.070250°E / 12.352917; 121.070250

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