Notre Dame of Tacurong College

Notre Dame of Tacurong College
Kolehiyo ng Notre Dame ng Tacurong
Motto "Excel at all times"
Type Private College
Established 1950
Religious affiliation
 Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato
President Rev. Fr. Jessie P. Pasquin, DCC
Location Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
Hymn "Notre Dame Hymn"
Colors White and Green         
Affiliations Notre Dame Educational Association
Mascot NDTC Stallion
Website www.ndtc.edu.ph

Notre Dame of Tacurong College is a private school located at the City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. The school is run by the Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato or DCC. It offers Elementary, Junior High School, Senior High School, and College to the neighboring municipalities, cities, and provinces. It has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association[1], a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[2]

Timeline

Notre Dame of Tacurong College has been standing for more than 60 years. With the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Notre Dame of Tacurong College, despite of the neighboring state university, still standing strong and going stronger.

  • 1950 - Notre Dame of Tacurong was opened by Fr. Joseph Quinn, an Oblate Priest, upon instruction from Bishop Gerard Mongeau, OMI, to establish a Notre Dame school in Tacurong. First 250 high school boys ang girls were welcomed.
  • 1957 - The girls were entrusted to the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena (O.P.).
  • 1963 - The College and the Elementary Departments were opened. College program offered were BSEED, BSE, and Liberal Arts.
  • 1964 - Commerce program was opened and the college building was inaugurated.
  • 1965 - The first commencement exercise was held with 35 ETC graduates.
  • 1974 - OMIs left the corridors of NDTC.
  • 1975-1980 - Marist Brothers took over the administration of NDTC.
  • 1981 - Another wave of administrators took over NDTC. They are the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena.
  • 1982 - High school night classes were opened to cater the underprivileged out-of-school youth and working students. The construction of the 3-storey college building was started.
  • 1987 - Construction of the 3-torey college building was finished.
  • 1988-2000 - Massive development was done in NDTC. The construction of the gymnasium, the Home Economics building, the nursing laboratory, the three-storey Sullivan building, the NDTC Centrum, the elementary and high school canteens, the computer laboratories for high school and elementary and the installation of Internet. The school offered two-year vocational courses in computer programming, computer secretarial, computer systems technician, hotel and restaurant management, nursing aide, travel and tourism, and four-year courses in criminology, computer science and social work.
  • 2002 - The Archdiocese of Cotabato took over the administration, the owner of the school. Rev. Fr. Colin M. Bagaforo, DCC was installed as the 1st Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato and the 8th President of NDTC. In his inaugural address, Fr. Bagaforo stressed four thrusts of his incoming administration: Quality Education Through PAASCU Accreditation, Information Technology, Social Responsibility and Pastoral Collaboration.
  • 2003 - A new Vision-Mission statement came up. Renovation and repainting of the old buildings were done.
  • 2004 - The Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education programs were granted Level II accreditation by PAASCU. In the same year, the application for the Nursing Program was submitted to CHED. Simultaneously, with the application effort, the nursing laboratories and library holding requirements were procured. The BS in Nursing finally commenced which paved the way of the construction of the 2-storey nursing building. Procurement of the School Bus as a transport vehicle for nursing student's RLE activities. Information Technology was upgraded which paved the way of opening the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. The research and community extension services were strengthened, the alumni association was revitalized, and the Office of External Affairs was established.
  • 2005 - Monday flag ceremonies started where all the plans and programs, calendar of activities and achievements for the week are announced and recognized. The Courier, the administration’s mouthpiece began its semestral publication and February 2 was declared as NDTC Foundation Day. A five-month Electronic and Electricity course was launched serving 42 successful out of school youth.
  • 2006 - Another six-month skills training in Dressmaking and Tailoring was offered to 35 out of school youth, young mothers and heads of the family. Fr. Bagaforo was appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato.
  • 2007 - Installed Rev. Mons. Antion P. Pueyo, Ed.D as the 2nd Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato and the 9th President of Notre Dame of Tacurong College. His trust focuses on Instruction, Research, and Community Extension. The Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management and Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology were opened. The high school department was granted level II accreditation status by Philippine Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) from 2007-2010 and level II re-accreditation status for Liberal Arts and BS in Commerce from 2007-2012.
  • 2010-2011 - The High School Department underwent PAASCU Re-accreditation Visit that resulted into a 5-year re-accreditation Level II status.
  • 2012 - The Grade School Department had a PAASCU Preliminary Survey visit. Installation of Rev. Fr. Jessie P. Pasquin, DCC as the 3rd Diocesan Clergy of Cotabato and the 10th President of NDTC.
  • 2016 - Opens its gate to the Senior High School students.
  • 2017 - High School Department attains its PAASCU re-accreditation status.
  • 2018 - First batch of Senior High School Graduated.

Departments

  • Grade School Department
  • Junior High School Department
  • Senior High School Department
  • College Department
   -College of Arts Sciences and Education
   -College of Business and Technical-Vocational Courses
   -College of Nursing

Courses Offered

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Elementary Education
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education
  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
  • Bachelor of Science in Criminology
  • Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • Bachelor of Science in Office Administration
  • Bachelor of Science in Social Work

References

  1. ↑ "Notre Dame Educational Association". Wikipedia. Wikipedia.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2011-08-07.

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