Samar State University
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Samar State University is the premier university
in the province of Samar
, Philippines
. The main campus is in Catbalogan City
, Samar
. Formerly known as the Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC), it has three external campuses, namely, the Paranas Campus (formerly known as the Wright Vocational School) in Paranas
; Mercedes Campus (the former Samar Regional School of Fisheries (SRSF)) in Barangay Mercedes, Catbalogan City, and the Basey
Campus, the future site of the university's College of Agriculture and Forestry.
Samar State University is mandated to provide advanced instruction and professional training in the arts, philosophy, social sciences, agriculture, fishery, forestry, science and technology, engineering, education, law, and other related fields. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization.
A satellite campus in Basey will be housing the College of Agriculture and Forestry soon.
Samar Trade School was its name upon establishment in 1912, serving as laboratory shop of the Samar Provincial High School. Made later as a purely secondary trade school, it had its first graduation exercise in 1932. On June 21, 1959, by virtue of Republic Act No.2435, the Samar Trade School was converted to Samar School of Arts and Trades (SSAT). It was authorized to offer a two-year technical curriculum in various vocational courses. Not long after, the school was given the leeway to offer the four-year teacher-education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE) and the four-year technical education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT). It expanded its programs to the evening opportunity classes and extension services and masteral level. In 1981, SSAT became one of twenty-three vocational technical institutes in the Philippines to receive the Asian Development Bank of the Philippines-Vocational Technical (ADV-VOC-TECH) counterpart loan of the MECS in the form of equipment for Automotive, Electronics, Civil and Machine Shop Technology. With Batas Pambansa 323 passed on September 7, 1982, and approved on November 18 of the same year, SSAT was converted into the Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC). From serving as a laboratory shop of a provincial school, it has metamorphosed into a training ground of not only secondary but also tertiary, masteral and doctoral students. Students not only sought their own place in the field of Philippine labor, but also earnestly sought and worked for self-fulfillment, peace and progress for the Philippines.
In October 1999, the Samar Regional School of Fisheries (SRSF) was generated to the college as provided for in Republic Act 8745 and as implemented in the General Appropriation Act of 1999. As recommended by the College Council and later approved by the Board of Trustees, the SRSF became the SSPC Mercedes Campus. As one of its colleges, it is now known as the College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences.
On August 7, 2004, the Samar State Polytechnic College, by virtue of Republic Act 9313, was converted into Samar State University integrating therewith the Wright Vocational School in Paranas, Samar
.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF NURSING
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCES
Secondary (BEC)
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in the province of Samar
Samar
Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The main campus is in Catbalogan City
Catbalogan City
Catbalogan City is the city capital of Samar Province, Philippines with a population of 92,454 . It is Samar's main commercial, trading, educational, political and financial center. It is also an important and major seaport serving inter-island vessels...
, Samar
Samar
Samar, formerly and also known as Western Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catbalogan City and covers the western portion of Samar as well as several islands in the Samar Sea located to the west of the mainland...
. Formerly known as the Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC), it has three external campuses, namely, the Paranas Campus (formerly known as the Wright Vocational School) in Paranas
Paranas, Samar
Paranas is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,926 people in 5,200 households....
; Mercedes Campus (the former Samar Regional School of Fisheries (SRSF)) in Barangay Mercedes, Catbalogan City, and the Basey
Basey, Samar
Basey is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the census of 2000, it has a population of 43,809 people in 9,013 households....
Campus, the future site of the university's College of Agriculture and Forestry.
Samar State University is mandated to provide advanced instruction and professional training in the arts, philosophy, social sciences, agriculture, fishery, forestry, science and technology, engineering, education, law, and other related fields. It is also mandated to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization.
Colleges
The university has seven colleges and a secondary school department. It offers a variety of courses from secondary to postgraduate studies.- College of Graduate Studies
- College of Engineering
- College of Nursing
- College of Education
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Industrial Technology
- College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (Mercedes Campus)
- Secondary (High School) Department
- Paranas Campus
- Basey Campus
A satellite campus in Basey will be housing the College of Agriculture and Forestry soon.
History
Samar State University is an educational landmark of vital importance to the province of Samar. It gives everyone the opportunity to pursue higher education, which is very much needed for vocational proficiency, and individual as well as national development.Samar Trade School was its name upon establishment in 1912, serving as laboratory shop of the Samar Provincial High School. Made later as a purely secondary trade school, it had its first graduation exercise in 1932. On June 21, 1959, by virtue of Republic Act No.2435, the Samar Trade School was converted to Samar School of Arts and Trades (SSAT). It was authorized to offer a two-year technical curriculum in various vocational courses. Not long after, the school was given the leeway to offer the four-year teacher-education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE) and the four-year technical education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT). It expanded its programs to the evening opportunity classes and extension services and masteral level. In 1981, SSAT became one of twenty-three vocational technical institutes in the Philippines to receive the Asian Development Bank of the Philippines-Vocational Technical (ADV-VOC-TECH) counterpart loan of the MECS in the form of equipment for Automotive, Electronics, Civil and Machine Shop Technology. With Batas Pambansa 323 passed on September 7, 1982, and approved on November 18 of the same year, SSAT was converted into the Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC). From serving as a laboratory shop of a provincial school, it has metamorphosed into a training ground of not only secondary but also tertiary, masteral and doctoral students. Students not only sought their own place in the field of Philippine labor, but also earnestly sought and worked for self-fulfillment, peace and progress for the Philippines.
In October 1999, the Samar Regional School of Fisheries (SRSF) was generated to the college as provided for in Republic Act 8745 and as implemented in the General Appropriation Act of 1999. As recommended by the College Council and later approved by the Board of Trustees, the SRSF became the SSPC Mercedes Campus. As one of its colleges, it is now known as the College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences.
On August 7, 2004, the Samar State Polytechnic College, by virtue of Republic Act 9313, was converted into Samar State University integrating therewith the Wright Vocational School in Paranas, Samar
Paranas, Samar
Paranas is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,926 people in 5,200 households....
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Academic Programs Offered (as of 2009)
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES- PhD in Educational Management
- PhD in Technology Management (PhDTM)
- Doctor of Management (DM)
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- MA in Education (MAEd)
- MA in Elementary Education (MAEEd)
- Master in Technician Education (MTE)
- Master in Public Management (MPM)
- Master of Engineering (MEng'g) with majors in Water Resources Engineering and Management (WREM), Construction Engineering and Management (CEM), Civil Engineering (CE), Environmental Engineering (EnE) and Engineering Management (EM)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
- BS in Civil Engineering
- BS in Computer Engineering
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering
COLLEGE OF NURSING
- BS in Nursing
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
- Bachelor in Elementary Education
- Bachelor in Secondary Education with Majors in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Math, Physical Education (PE), and Technology and Home Economics (THE)
- BS in Industrial Education
- BS in Technician Education
COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
- BS in Applied Statistics
- BS in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Technology
- BS in Information Management
- BS in Psychology
COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
- BS in Industrial Technology
- Bachelor of Technology
- Bachelor of Industrial Technology
- Competency-Based Vocational Education
COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCES
- Master of Science in Fisheries Education
- Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Fisheries
- Bachelor of Secondary Education (Fisheries Education)
- Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
Secondary (BEC)