THE UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO: THREE SCORES OF PRODUCTIVE ENDEAVORS

MOVING ON TO GREATER HEIGHTS

The University of Baguio, in its three scores of productive educational endeavors, has indeed
undergone a phenomenal metamorphosis: from a seemingly, insignificant, small technical school
in a “hole-in-the-wall,” to an imposing, noble and esteemed, deregulated educational institution
that it is today.

BAGUIO TECH then – now – UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO – Pride of the Mountain City of
the Cordilleras – turns 60 years old this August 8, 2008. That UB has come this far is enough
reason to celebrate. Three scores signify six decades of fruitful, dedicated services in the
educational frontier.

The Founders

Six decades of educational services attest to the pioneering spirit of its Founders: DR.
FERNANDO “TATAY” GONZAGA BAUTISTA and MRS. ROSA “NANAY” CASTILLO
BAUTISTA – the eminent, golden hearted couple who built a University that has remained
steadfast through the years.

Dr. Fernando G. Bautista was a professionally trained teacher and educational administrator.
The “Little Giant,” as he was mythically referred to, was literally small in stature, but a giant in
his accomplishment.

Tatay Bautista to almost everyone was known as sweet, simple man, who led a simple,
disciplined life. He was born in Tondo, Manila on March 10, 1908, of poor and unschooled
parents: Placido Bautista and Benedicta Gonzaga. He worked his way through elementary and
high school as bootblack and newsboy. He strived to acquire an elementary school teaching
certificate at Philippine Normal School by working as a plumber and graduated in 1928 as an
honor student. After graduation, he took up teaching posts as Model Demonstration Teacher.
While thus employed, he took up night classes at the University of the Philippines where he
graduated with a degree of BS Education in 1934. He continued teaching and studying hard and,
in 1936, he earned the Master of Arts in Education degree at the same university. In 1937, he
became Assistant principal of the Gregorio del Pilar Elementary School, and in 1940, Principal
of the Rizal Elementary School, both in Manila. He married Rosa Castillo in April, 1938.

The Father of UB was recipient of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities
(PACU) Most Outstanding Educator Award in 1978. It is not surprising at all that he should be
given that award. So closely intertwined is the story of hid life to that of his career as an educator
that to talk of one would be incomplete without the other. Tatay Bautista also became a delegate
to the 1971 Constitutional Convention.

Tatay Bautista passed away on October 9, 2002, at the age of 94 years and seven months. As
Dr. Amado C. Dizon, one-time President of Manuel L. Quezon University and PACU, wrote in
the preface of Tatay’s Biography: “When everything has been said about him (Tatay), he will be
remembered, most singularly for being a great educator.”
 “Nanay,” as old timers in the university fondly called her, was a teeny weeny of a lady but a
colossus in the world of educational management. She was the guiding spirit behind the “Little
Giant.” That “behind every man’s victory/success is a woman” aptly applies to MRS ROSA C.
BAUTISTA, in relation to her husband, “Tatay Nanding,” the founder of UB.

Nanay Rosa grew up in Tondo where she finished her elementary and secondary education.
In a place where living conditions were not really up to standard, the environmental struggle for
success, coupled with her parents’ efficient guidance, helped shape her personality which is
characterized by rigid self-discipline. Nanay Rosa’s strength of character was manifested in her
love of work, in her steadiness and tirelessness, and in the value she placed on resources even on
seemingly little things. Her love for simplicity and her close attention to details to her many
admirable traits which are worthy of emulation.

Nanay Rosa was fully prepared professionally to carry out her task as an educational leader.
She obtained an elementary teacher’s diploma, as honor graduate at the Philippine Normal
University, Manila, in 1935; and an M.A. in Education, also at the University of the Philippines,
in 1959.]

She had a rich professional experience as elementary and high school teacher, elementary and
high school principal and supervisor in Manila and Baguio schools. At the then Baguio Tech
(now UB), she serves as Supervisor, Principal, Secretary-Treasurer and member of the faculty.
Despite the many hats she wore, her family obligations and school duties did not hinder her from
actively participating in professional and civic organizations where she occupied key positions of
leadership. All varied activities she got involved in reflect the vitality and tirelessness that Nanay
Rosa was known for.

Nanay Rosa passed away on February 6, 1987.

The couple successfully reared seven remarkable sons, all in successful in their chosen
careers: Fernando Jr. (+), Second President of the University of Baguio; Benjamin, a progressive
architect, former chairman of the UB Board of Directors; Reinaldo, Third President of UB and
former chairman of the UB Board of Directors; Leonides, present Chairman of the UB Board of
Directors; Herminio, Sixth President of (current President) of UB; Virgilio, Fifth President of
UB; and Joselito (+), former member, UB Board of Directors.

The Founding of UB: The Birth of a University

The struggles which the founders had gone through and their awareness of the country, then
still rehabilitating from the ravage of World War II, kindled in the couple a desire to dedicate
themselves to the education of the youth. Unsatisfied with simply assisting others in educating
the youth, they decided to establish their own school.

It is no ordinarily phenomenon for a school that would touch the lives of thousands of people,
to be established. So it was in August 8, 1948, that the wee school named the Baguio Technical
and Commercial Institute (popularly known as Baguio Tech) was born.
 Baguio Tech was born in a modest five-room structure along Session Road, midway between
Mabini Street and Malcolm Square (now People’s Park). At the best the “figment of a dream,”
the school which pioneered with 80 students, would in the years ahead, produce noted educators,
businessmen, bankers, accountants, medical technologists, dentists, engineers, nutritionists,
criminologists, hotel and restaurant managers, physical therapists, computer programmers,
computer engineers, optometrists, architects, public administrators, nurses, lawyers, and many
others. Noted alumni are now serving their respective communities and the nation, and
contributing their share in national and international development. From a pioneering student
population of 80 in 1948, UB has indeed grown to 18,552 at the onset of the new millennium. Its
growth and development continues.

Sheer determination, sacrifice and dedication of the Founders, with wholehearted and equally
dedicated cooperation of the pioneer teachers made the Baguio Tech successfully hurdle its first
trying years.

Growth and Development

Initially, there were five full-time teachers who pioneered to teach the first batch of students
enrolled in high school, automotive mechanics, radio mechanics, typing, stenography and
bookkeeping. They were Julian Reyes, Honorio Estepa, Canuto Mabalot who taught
stenography, bookkeeping and typewriting respectively; Mr. Fernando G. Bautista and Mrs.
Rosa C. Bautista who taught English and Algebra. Shortly they were joined by Mrs. Epifania S.
Encarnacion, Mrs. Culasita Ylagan, Engr. Loreto Andrada, Ms. Carmen Espina and Loreto
Alzate, who taught in the High School Department, Jorge E. Borja who headed the Radio
Department; Engr. Vivencio Villaluz who headed the Automotive Mechanics Department. Dr.
Fernando G. Bautista was the Director; Mrs. Rosa C. Bautista was the Secretary; Mr. Canuto
Mabalot was the Treasurer; Mr. Constacio de la Cruz served as janitor, security guard,
messenger, and information clerk all rolled into one.

In 1949, two teachers joined Baguio Tech: Mr. Ambrosio Delmendo and Mrs. Loreto
Delmendo Callao and Mrs. Apolonia Diaz Academia joined the staff as clerk (later Registrar).
Mrs. Victoria delos Reyes reinforced the teaching staff in 1950. Joining the staff later were Pedro
Indunan (later to become DECS Regional Director of CAR), Daniel Vergara, Mrs. Ella Grande,
Mrs. Illuminada C. Boado, Pio Tadaoan, and Patrick Ikid. As years went by, more teachers
joined and strengthened the teaching staff.

At first, only high school and short-term technical courses were offered by Baguio Tech. The
favorable response of the City of Baguio and the surrounding provinces inspired the founders to
expand the course offerings of Baguio Tech.

In 1950, after moving to a new 1000 square-meter campus on General Luna Road, in a newly-
constructed building referred to then as the Main Building, the founders opened the College of
Liberal Arts and the Normal Training Department for prospective teachers. This was in answer
to the pressing need for trained elementary school teachers in the ‘50s. The offering of four-year
degree courses in 1950 converted the Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute into the
Baguio Technical and Commercial College. Then, in 1958, the College of Engineering was
established in response to the technological changes rapidly making their impact on the Filipino
way of life. Many able and skilled “builders” and construction managers who are now serving in
the construction industry in the Philippines and abroad have been trained in Baguio Tech/UB.

In the early ‘60s, there was a clamor from the community, particularly the alumni, that
Baguio Tech should occupy the Leadership in the professional growth of teachers in Northern
Luzon in the elementary, high school, and collegiate levels, both public and private, and at the
same time promote the improvement, transmission and preservation of culture with particular
emphasis on minority groups. This spurred the establishment, the Graduate School has been able
to upgrade the professional status of many professionals in the field of education, public
administration, criminology, education, and dentistry education.

The Science High School, “a distinct institution within an institution,” was founded in 1963,
by Reinaldo C. Bautista (then Executive Vice president, later Third president and past chairman
of the Board of Directors). The Science High School started from a class of 40 pioneering
students, called then the Special Science Scholar Section (SSSS) in the school year 1963-1964.
The school has grown to a complete high school, the first class having graduated in1967.

Police officers training course was a felt need, nationwide, in the late ‘60s because of the
demand for improved police personnel services. Ever cognizant of societal needs, Baguio Tech
opened the Bachelor of Science in Criminology course in 1967. The Course has become popular
and has become the number one Criminology school throughout the Philippines up to the
present. It is now known as College of Criminal Justice Education.

The ‘60s also ushered in the demand for the services of medical technologists not only in the
Philippines but particularly abroad. The lure of overseas employment made the course on
Medical Technology attractive. This spurred Baguio Tech to open the Bachelor of Science in
Medical Technology in 1967, under the umbrella of the College of Liberal Arts. It became a
separate college (College of Medical Technology) in 1994.

After two decades of service, 21 years to be exact, Baguio Tech was converted into a
university on August 7, 1969. On this memorable day, Baguio Tech officially became the
University of Baguio, with the signing of its University Charter by then Secretary of Education,
Dr. Onofre Corpuz.

The “Little Giant,” Dr. Fernando G. Bautista (Tatay), the Director of the Baguio Tech, was
formally installed as the First President of the University of Baguio in an appropriate investiture
ceremony on December 18, 1969. Ranking officials of the Department of Education, City
Officials, Heads/Representatives of 20 educational institutions in the United States and Great
Britain and presidents of more than 60 colleges and universities in the Philippines participated in
the investiture rites installing Dr. Fernando G. Bautista as the First President of the University of
Baguio.

The decade of the ‘70s brought changes in the leadership of the University of Baguio. When
Dr. Fernando G. Bautista decided to run as delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention
Delegate, he relinquished his position as President of the University of Baguio but remained the
Chairman of the University of Board of Directors. His eldest son Dr. Fernando Bautista Jr., took
over as Second President of University of Baguio. During the latter’s incumbency, more
programs were opened in response to the ever growing needs that brought forth new goals, new
plans. The following were opened in 1974: Master in Business Administration, Police Science,
BS Biology, Architectural Drafting, Sanitary Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Pre-
Dentistry. Doctor of Education, Kindergarten and BS Mathematics were opened in 1976 while
BS Secretarial Administration and BS Forestry started in 1978.

In June 1980, Dr. Reinaldo C. Bautista took over as Third President of the University of
Baguio. During his term, the following programs were opened: Doctor of Dental Medicine
(1980), that established the College of Dentistry which maintained its status as one of the top
five Dentistry school in the country; and Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant
Management (1981), another flagship of the University.

The only outsider (not from the Bautista clan) to become President – Atty. Wilfredo Wi, took
over as fourth President of the University of Baguio in June 1989. During his incumbency,
computer courses were introduced and the Computer Center was established.

Then came two physical tragedies in the history of the University of Baguio. First, fire gutted
key buildings of UB on June 10, 1990: the UB Main Building, Administration Building, the
College of Education/Graduate School Library, and several laboratory equipment, supplies and
offices. Second, one month later, on July 16, 1990, the killer earthquake destroyed the top floors
of the UB Commerce Building, part of the Au-Gym and part of the Engineering Building and
totally destroyed the FRB Building and Hotel. These calamities adversely affected the University
of Baguio such that enrolment notably dropped in the second semester of the SY 1990-1991 and
SY 1991-1992. Undaunted by these misfortunes, however, the University of Baguio strove hard
to rise once more from the ashes and rubbles.

The University of Baguio has fully recovered from the calamities that beset it. When the
Commerce and Engineering Building have become fully rehabilitated. Also, the new University
Library have became fully operational. In addition, the University Computer Center has grown
from the state-of-the-art Local Area Network facilities system to advance technology (AT)
Computer system and sophisticated network software and University-wide automation. It now
offers Internet services, through the UB internet. The new Building, the UB Square, became
operational in 1994. The new Allied Medical Sciences (AMS) Building became operational in
June 1998.

On April 1, 1992, Dr. Virgilio C. Bautista took over as fifth president of the University of
Baguio. He was officially installed in solemn Investiture Rites on October 18, 1992. On May 30,
1994, he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by the University of
Pangasinan. Under his dynamic leadership, UB continued marching on, in the pursuit of the
institution’s vision, mission and goals. During his incumbency, more programs were opened and
enrolment remarkably increased.

New Colleges and Programs

 During the incumbency of Dr. Virgilio C. Bautista, the following colleges have been
established: College of Physical Therapy (1992), College of Optometry (1993), College of
Medical Technology (1994) after the program, had been weaned from the College of Arts and
Sciences; College of Hotel and Restaurant Management (1994) after the program had been
separated from the College of Commerce to which it was transferred from the College of
Education in 1993; College of Information and Communications Technology (June, 2002) after
the BS Computer Science, BS Computer Engineering, BS Industrial Technology, Two and Three
Year Computer Technology, Computer Technician programs had been weaned from the College
of Engineering; College of Nursing (May 2002) and College of Law (May 2002). Incidentally,
the UB Graduate School programs had to be distributed to pertinent colleges during the Second
Semester; SY 2001-2002 as per instruction of the Commission on Higher Education. All
education graduate programs were placed under the College of Teacher Education; business
graduate programs, under the College of Commerce; criminology graduate programs, under the
College of Criminal Justice Education; dentistry graduate programs, under the College of
Dentistry; and the public administration graduate programs, under the College of Liberal Arts.

During the same term of Dr. Virgilio C. Bautista, the following academic programs have been
granted government recognition: Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental Education (2000),
Master in Public Administration (1992), Master of Science in Dentistry (1999), Master of
Science in Crimonology (1998), Dental Technician (1995), BS in Radiologic Technology (1999),
Associate in Health Science Education (1999), Computer Secretarial (1996), BS Tourism (1997),
Associate in Hotel and Restaurant Management (1994), BS Sanitary Engineering and
Environmental Engineering (1993), BS Architecture (1996), BS in Computer Engineering
(1998), BS Industrial Technology (1999), BS Computer Science (1996), Associate in Geodetic
Engineering (1995), Certificate in Building Construction (1994), Certificate in Computer
Technician (1994), Two-Year Computer Technology (1996), Three-Associate in Geodetic
Engineering (1995), Certificate in Building Construction (1994), Certificate in Computer
Technician (1994), Two-Year Computer Technology (1996), Three-Year Computer Technology
(1996), Two-Year Computer Technician (1994), One-Year Computer Programming (1993), Five
Months Basic Computer Programming (1993), Doctor of Optometry (1995), BS Physical
Therapy (1994), BS Occupational Therapy (1999), BS Nursing (Government Permit, 2002), and
Bachelor of Laws (Government Permit, 2002).

In June 2003, Engr. Herminio C. Bautista took over as Sixth President of the University of
Baguio. During his term, government recognition was granted to the following UB programs: BS
Nursing and Bachelor of Laws. In addition, Level III – re-accredited status was granted to the
following programs: Liberal Arts, Commerce, and Education (LACOMED) in October, 2007.
Also, more academic linkages were forges between UB and local and international institutions.
Under his leadership, the University of Baguio Research Center gained recognition as one of the
outstanding research centers in the country.

UB’S Accredited Status

One of the thrusts being strongly pursued by UB is the accreditation of its academic
programs.
 The programs of Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education (LACOMED) presently enjoy the
benefits of Level III, re-accredited status; the programs of dentistry and Engineering, Level II,
Second-re-accredited status; and the programs of Criminology, Hotel and Restaurant
Management, and Medical Technology, Level II, first-re-accredited status, by the Philippine
Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation(PACUCOA) and
certified by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP).

Deregulated Status

Two marks of distinction and quality education are deregulation and autonomy. By virtue of
CHED Memo Order No. 32, s. 2001, the Commission on Higher Education (CHWD) granted
deregulated status to the University of Baguio along with 21 other private higher education
institutions throughout the country. The status became effective on October 22, 2001.

Performance in the Licensure Examinations

“A tree is known by its fruits.” The University of Baguio has a legitimate claim to greatness
as attested by its alumni. The graduates of various UB Programs register a passing rate higher
than the national rate of passing in different board exams each year. Specifically, UB College of
Criminal Justice Education ranks number one in national standing with respect to the
performance of the graduates in the Licensure Exams for Criminologists. Many of the UB-CJE
graduates have topped the Criminology licensure exams. Similarly, the UB College of Dentistry
is ranked third nationwide and has also produced topnotchers in the Dentistry licensure exams. It
is a matter of record also that UB has produced topnotchers in the Licensure Examinations for
Teachers (LET) and in the board exams fro Accountancy, Sanitary Engineering, Medical
Technology and Physical Therapy.

Linkages

UB has established linkages with several local and foreign educational institutions and
business establishments for faculty and students’ academic exchanges and students’ on-the-job
training or internship. Among these are: Phon Commercial and Technical College, Thailand;
College of Asian Scholars, Thailand; Rajabhat Maha-Sarakham University, Thailand; Princess of
the Naradiwas University, Thailand; Nagasaki Wesleyan Junior College, Japan; Hangzhou
Teachers’ College, People’s Republic of China; University of Adelaide, Australia; Moscow
Linguistic University, Russia; National Graduate University, USA; University of Tokushima,
Japan; Jakarta, Indonesia; Dong-a University, South Korea; Kolej Utama, Senai, Johor,
Malaysia.

UB has also established tie-ups with industrial establishments locally and abroad, to provide
global exposure to its students in their practicum and on-the-job training (OJT) programs. For
instance, the College of Hotel and Restaurant Management sends its students for OJT in noted
hotels and restaurants in Baguio and other cities in the country. It has also gone international by
sending its senior students in HRM and Tourism for their OJT to establishments in the United
States, Singapore, Bangkok, Denmark, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The UB Mass Communication
Department has linked up with Alenia Pictures, Jakarta, Indonesia.
 The UB College of Nursing has forged a total of 45 hospital affiliations in the country for its
student nurses. It has also affiliated with the Royal Bangkok Hospital and its branch based in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The UB College of Teacher Education has forged linkages with public and private elementary
and secondary schools for off-campus student teacher OJT.

The UB College of Engineering has forged partnership with Texas Instruments.

The College of Dentistry has forged linkages with Intradent Zantechnik, Philippines for the
OJT of Dental Technology students and has established linkage abroad through the Asia-pacific
orthodontic Congress.

UB Today

From the initial five course offerings of Baguio Tech, the University of Baguio now a
deregulated, Level III accredited University, offers 11 graduate programs, 40 undergraduate
programs, a Preparatory High School, Science High School and a Grade School. It is proud to
claim its prominent status as an education pioneer and leader in this country. It has grown to be
an institution of close to 18,000 students and more than 400 faculty members. It now counts 12
buildings, which house 14 colleges, two high schools, one elementary school, various science
and technical laboratories, libraries and an audio-visual center, a 5,000-seat Au-Gym, a
dental/medical laboratory, x-ray laboratory, a research center, a community outreach center, and
an Olympic-size swimming pool.

After six decades of productive endeavors, UB gears itself to meet the complex challenges of
the third millennium. It will continue to pursue perfection, to perpetuate its culture of excellence,
and to develop its students into integral and balanced persons who are imbued with Christian
values, academic excellence, social awareness and involvement, sense of responsibility and
accountability, dynamic Filipinism, consciousness for their personal health and physical well-
being and a deep concern for the environment.

The University of Baguio keeps moving on to greater heights!

HISTORY

It has been said:

When in your heart you find a dream,
Don't ever try to let it go;
For dreams are tiny little seeds
From which our bright tomorrow grow.

UB was a dream in the hearts of a very enterprising couple, who were teachers par excellence, Dr. Fernando G.
Bautista, who has always been addressed "Tatay," and the late Mrs. Rosa C. Bautista, who was always addressed
"Nanay,"- appellations that depict the familial atmosphere and culture that have always pervaded the University of
Baguio.

When the Bautista dream was realized on August 8,1948, it began like the proverbial biblical mustard seed. In the
words of the Lord Jesus, the mustard seed is "the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown, it... becomes a
tree." (Matthew 13:32) UB had small and modest beginnings. In the first two years of its existence, the school
occupied rented quarters along downtown Session Road, Baguio City, a sort of a "hole-in-the-wall." It began with 89
students enrolled in high school and in short-term technical courses, namely Automotive Mechanics, Radio
Mechanics, Radio Technology, Horology, Typing, Stenography, and Bookkeeping.

The school founded by Dr. and Mrs. Fernando G. Bautista was at first known as Baguio Technical and
Commercial Institute, but people loved to call it Baguio Tech. After two decades of service, 21 years to be exact, it
was granted university status on August 7, 1969. On this memorable day, Baguio Tech officially became the
University of Baguio, with the signing of its university charter by then Secretary of Education, Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz. In
appropriate investiture rites attended by ranking officials of the Department of Education, City officials, Heads/
representatives of 20 educational institutions in the USA and Great Britain and Presidents of more than 60 Philippine
Colleges and universities, Dr. Fernando G. Bautista, was installed as the first President of UB.

Two years after the opening of a high school and short-term courses, the UB founders opened in 1950 the College of
Liberal Arts and the Normal Training Department for prospective teachers. The offering of four-year degree courses
saw the conversion of the Baguio Technical and Commercial Institute into Baguio Technical and Commercial College.

The University of Baguio Laboratory Elementary School was established as an Elementary Training Department for
the college of Education in 1950. It offered elementary education from Kindergarten to Grade VI from 1950 to 1975.
In 1980 it got its permanent building near the Aguinaldo Park at the Happy Glenn Loop.

The College of Engineering was put up in 1958 in response to the technological changes rapidly making their impact
on the Filipino way of life. At present the College offers the following programs: Bachelor of Science in Environmental
and Sanitary Engineering, -- which enjoy Level II, first re-accredited status--, Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Computer
Science, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Five-Month Basic
Computer Programming, One-Year Computer Technology, Two-year Computer Technician, Three-year Computer
Technology, Associate in Computer Technology, Certificate in Computer Technician, Certificate in Building
Construction, Associates in Geodetic Engineering. The UB College of Engineering takes pride in its high position as
far as Board passing percentages in Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Plumbing are concerned.

The UB Science High School, "a distinct institution within an institution", was founded by Dr. Reinaldo C. Bautista,
who served as the Third President of UB and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. This is a school that
defies the enrolment trend in private secondary schools in the country. Instead of going down, its enrolment
continuously increases in spite of the annual increase in tuition fees. This indicates a strong recognition of the quality
of education the UB Science High imparts to its students.

Dr. Virgilio C. Bautista, the 6th son of the founders, was a man of action who had the ability to concretize and
realize his vision and dreams for the University. He took over the helm of UB two years after two (2) catastrophes
struck the school: a fire on June 10, 1990 and a killer earthquake on July 16, 1990 that left the University almost in
shambles. While Dr. Bautista was putting the University back together, no employee or teacher was deprived of his
regular salary and benefits.
 Like that legendary bird- the Phoenix- that rose fresh and young from its ashes, UB has metamorphosed from its
ruins into a bustling, fully alive, focused, and globally oriented and competitive educational community. The
metamorphosis of UB after the above-mentioned disasters into what it is now is largely due to Dr. Bautista's foresight,
dedication, and hard work.

University of Baguio

Included in the top private universities in the Philippines, University of Baguio is one of the
leading schools in the northern area of the country. The Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) gives the Award of Distinction as Deregulated Status to the university for its efforts in
giving quality education to students in tertiary level. The school has outstanding and dedicated
faculty members who teach and train students to become competitive.

University of Baguio has a relaxing atmosphere that is conducive for learning. It also holds
athletic competitions and art events that develop the communication and art skills of its students.
Among all, the school hones students to be responsible, service-oriented and dedicated
individuals.

University of Baguio’s Brief History

Rosa C. Bautista and husband Dr. Fernando G. Bautista founded this educational institution on
August 8, 1948. University of Baguio strived hard to provide competitive environment to
students. After several years, the institution introduced new curriculums and degree programs to
serve more youths in the city until CHED granted level II and level III accreditation status to
some of the undergraduate and graduate programs of the school in 2007.

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at University of Baguio

University of Baguio is proud to offer 13 colleges to students who want to succeed in different
fields. College of Business Administration and Accountancy, College of Education, College of
Information and Communications Technology and College of Liberal Arts are some of the
popular colleges in the school. To those who have interest in pursuing careers in natural sciences
they can enroll in College of Nursing, College of Medical Technology, College of Dentistry and
College of Physical Therapy and Optometry.

The university has outstanding curriculums in some of its undergraduate degrees including
Bachelor of Science in Criminology, Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Science
in Architecture. Graduate students can also enroll in the graduate programs of the school such as
Doctor of Philosophy, Master in Public Administration and Master of Arts in English.

Grade School and Science High School at University of Baguio

The university also offers education to elementary and secondary levels. The curriculums that the
school follows in grade school and high school are unique since it focuses on helping students
realize their skills, talents and potentials to the fullest. Among all, University of Baguio offers
quality education to secondary level students by establishing Science-based curriculum.
University of Baguio aims to promote quality and responsible education in the city. Hence,
students who want to have quality education should consider the curriculums of the university
since the school does not just help them become intelligent individuals but it also teaches them to
be responsible persons.