Benguet State University

Benguet State University is a state university located in the municipality of La Trinidad in the province of Benguet in the Philippines.

Benguet State University main gate (right) along Halsema Highway in 2018
Benguet State University
Former names
MottoBringing Service with Utmost Quality and Dedication
TypePublic state university Co-educational Non-profit Research higher education institution
Established1916[1]
Academic affiliations
AACCUP[3]
PresidentDr. Feliciano G. Calora Jr.
Vice-president
Students10,000++ (elementary, secondary and tertiary)
Location
La Trinidad
,
Benguet
,
Philippines

16°27′07″N 120°35′27″E
Campus
  • Main campus (La Trinidad)
  • Satellite campuses (Buguias and Bokod)
Colors Green  and  Yellow 
Sporting affiliations
BBEAL
Sports
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Softball
  • Athletics
MascotWildcats
Websitewww.bsu.edu.ph
Location in Luzon
Benguet State University (Philippines)

It started as the La Trinidad Farm School, which was elevated to Trinidad Agricultural School (TAS) in 1920. The school reopened after World War II and became the La Trinidad Agricultural High School. Four months later, it was nationalized and renamed as the Mountain National Agricultural School (MNAS). It was soon converted into the Mountain National College (MNAC), Mountain Agricultural College (MAC), and Mountain State Agricultural College (MSAC) in 1969 through Republic Act 5923.[1][4]

On January 12, 1986, the school was converted into a chartered state university by virtue of Presidential Decree 2010.[2][1]

As of May 2018, Benguet State University is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Teacher education, and Center of Development (COD) for both Agriculture education, and Nutrition and Dietetics.[5]

Academics

BSU has two satellite campuses, eight colleges, two academic institutes, and a Graduate School. It also runs an Open University. These units offer graduate and undergraduate degree programs in agriculture, forestry, teacher's education, nursing, physical sciences and the arts. Some units offer non-degree programs and short courses.[6]

Colleges[6]
  • College of Agriculture
  • College of Teacher Education
  • College of Forestry
  • College of Home Economics and Technology
  • College of Engineering and Applied Technology
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Graduate School
  • Open University
Institutes
[6]
  • Institute of Public Administration
  • Institute of Human Kinetics
  • Institute of Information Technology
Campuses
[6]
  • La Trinidad, Benguet (Main Campus)
  • Buguias, Benguet (Satellite Campus)
  • Bokod, Benguet (Satellite Campus)

Elementary and secondary schools

Besides having college campuses, the school had also elementary and secondary campuses called Elementary Laboratory School (ELS) and the secondary as the Secondary Laboratory School (SLS). The ELS campus is located at Km. 5, La Trinidad while the SLS campus is in the Outpost, La Trinidad.

See also

References
  1. Empian, Ofelia C. (28 June 2015). "Benguet State University celebrates 99th anniversary". Baguio Midland Courier. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Presidential Decree 2010". The LawPhil Project. Philippine Government. January 12, 1986. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  3. "Accredited Programs (All Years 1992-2017); Benguet State University" (PDF). Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "An Act Converting the Mountain Agricultural College in the Municipality of La Trinidad, Province of Benguet, to a State College to be known as the Mountain State Agricultural College". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 21 June 1969. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. "Table 6. Distribution of Programs with COE/COD by Region and Sector: AY 2017-18" (PDF). Commission on Higher Education. pp. 3, 17, 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. "Benguet State University". 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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