Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, District Colleges
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The District Colleges of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila was established in 2001 through the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Manila Mayor, the Department of Education
Secretary, the PLM President, and the Superintendent of the Division of City Schools-Manila
.
The students and facilities of the District Colleges are housed in three existing public schools houses the students and facilities of the PLM District Colleges. These schools are Antonio Villegas Technical School in Tondo
(District I), Ramon Avanceña High School in Quiapo
(District III).
In about the same period, another MOA was signed with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
, providing partnership with the City government through the PLM education system.
On May 31, 2002, the Department of Social Welfare and Development
of Manila, conducted the Integrated Early Childhood Care and Development (IECCD). It was the first academic course conducted in the District Colleges through the auspices of the United Nations Children's Fund
.
Department of Education (Philippines)
The Department of Education , is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management and governing of the Philippine system of basic education. It is the chief formulator of Philippine educational policy and is responsible for the Philippine primary and secondary...
Secretary, the PLM President, and the Superintendent of the Division of City Schools-Manila
Division of City Schools-Manila
The Division of City Schools - Manila or simply the DCS-Manila is a division under the supervision of the Department of Education. It also refers to the three-tier public education system in Manila, Philippines....
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The students and facilities of the District Colleges are housed in three existing public schools houses the students and facilities of the PLM District Colleges. These schools are Antonio Villegas Technical School in Tondo
Tondo, Manila
Tondo is a district of Manila, Philippines. The locale has existed prior to the arrival of the Spanish, referred to as "Tundun" in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. One of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, Tondo is located in the northwest portion of the city and is primarily...
(District I), Ramon Avanceña High School in Quiapo
Quiapo, Manila
Quiapo is a district and city square of Manila. Referred as the "Old Downtown", Quiapo in known for where cheap buys or goods are being sold at rock-bottom prices and was the home of the Quiapo Church, where the feast for the Black Nazarene is held, with over millions of people attending...
(District III).
In about the same period, another MOA was signed with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Philippines)
The Philippines' Technical Education and Skills Development Authority , abbreviated as TESDA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Labor and Employment responsible for managing and supervising technical education and skills development in the Philippines.-History:The...
, providing partnership with the City government through the PLM education system.
On May 31, 2002, the Department of Social Welfare and Development
Department of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines)
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare rights of Filipinos and to promote social development.-History:...
of Manila, conducted the Integrated Early Childhood Care and Development (IECCD). It was the first academic course conducted in the District Colleges through the auspices of the United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Children's Fund
United Nations Children's Fund was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II...
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Degree programs
The District Colleges offer ladder-type higher vocational programs as well as technical programs and education degrees. These include:Undergraduate Programs
- Associate in Computer Science
- Associate in Civil Technology
- Associate in Electrical Technology
- Associate in Electronics
- Associate in Health Care
- Associate in Junior Geodetic Engineering
- Associate in Mechanical Technology, major in Refrigeration and Airconditioning
- Associate in Physical Therapy
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in Biology
- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in Chemistry
- Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education, major in Physics
- Bachelor of Science in Social Work
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Post-Baccalaureate Diploma Programs
- Diploma in Accounting
- Diploma in Chemical Technology
- Diploma in Computer Technology
- Diploma in Pre-School Education
- Diploma in Entrepreneurship
- Diploma in Human Resource Development
- Diploma in Real Estate Management
- Diploma in Salesmanship
- Diploma in Advertising
- Diploma in Broadcast Communication
- Diploma in Public Relations
- Diploma in Physical Education
- Diploma in Sports Coaching
- Diploma in Food Technology