Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 21)— A state college in Oriental Mindoro has successfully attained state university status, the first of its kind in the province.
The Commission on Higher Education on Wednesday said the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT) has been converted to the Mindoro State University (MinSU) by virtue of Republic Act No. 10596.
“MinSCAT has successfully passed through a series of rigorous evaluations and assessments conducted by CHED until it has fully complied with the criteria for conversion,” CHED chairman Prospero De Vera said in a statement.
It is also the first state college in the island of Mindoro to have achieved such status, CHED added.
The incumbent president of MinSCAT, Dr. Levy Arago, will serve as the university’s first president.
“This long sought-after conversion of MinSCAT into MinSU is the institution’s greatest stronghold to respond to the clamor of Mindoreños, particularly the poor but deserving ones, for the expanded program offerings at reduced cost,” Arago said.
The institution has three campuses, with the main one located in Victoria town, while the others are in Calapan City and Bongabong town.
