Saint Ferdinand College


St. Ferdinand College is the only Catholic Educational Institution located in Ilagan City, Isabela, Philippines. It is one of the leading educational institution in Isabela duly recognized by the Commission on Higher Education and Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation.
It was established in 1950 by Knights of Columbus Ilagan Council 3705. Its formal operation was in the School Year 1951-1952 with classes offering from Kindergarten to College Level.
At present, St. Ferdinand College has one satellite campus in Cabagan in the same province headed by Natividad A. Dela Cruz.

Patron Saint

Saint Ferdinand of Castile

Born near Salamanca, Spain, c. 1199; died in Seville, Spain, on May 30, 1252; canonized in 1671 at the request of Philip IV.
Ferdinand was the son of Alphonso IX, king of León, and Berengaria, the oldest daughter of Alphonso III, king of Castile. His maternal grandmother was the daughter of Henry II of England, and her sister Blanche became the mother of Saint Louis of France. The death of Berengaria's brother, Henry, left her heiress to the throne of Castile in 1217, but she ceded her rights to the 18-year- old Ferdinand. He was a stern, but forgiving, ruler who ignored personal slights, and an excellent administrator. The archbishop of Toledo, Rodrigo Ximenes, was chancellor of Castile and his principal adviser for many years. Ferdinand married Beatrice, daughter of King Philip of Swabia in 1219.
Upon the death of his father in 1230, Ferdinand became king of León. There was opposition to this, for there were supporters of the claim of his two half sisters, but his union of the two kingdoms made a recovery from the Moors possible. He campaigned against the Moors without respite for 27 years, and his success won the great devotion of his people. He recaptured the greater part of Andalusia, including Ubeda, Cordova, Murcia, Jaen, Cadiz, and Seville.
It was in the battle of Xeres, when only 10 or 12 Spanish lives were lost, that Saint James was said to have been seen leading the host on a white horse. Saint James's chronicle is a principal source for Ferdinand's achievements. Ferdinand's military efforts were not so much imperialistic in motivation as driven by a wish to save Christians from the dominance of infidels. Although he was a warrior, it was said of him that "he feared the curse of one old woman more than a whole army of Moors." In thanksgiving for his victories, Ferdinand rebuilt the cathedral in Burgos and converted the great mosque of Seville into a church. He restored to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella the bells that had been removed by the Moors. Once the Moors and Jews submitted, he pursued a course of tolerance, while encouraging the friars to convert them. He was the founder of the famed University of Salamanca in 1243. He married Joan of Ponthieu on the death of Beatrice. By his second wife he was the father of Eleanor, wife of King Edward I of England. Upon his death he was buried in the habit of a Franciscan friar in the cathedral of Seville. At his death he was popularly acclaimed a saint but canonical recognition took another 400 years. King Saint Ferdinand is depicted in art as a crowned knight with a greyhound. He is dressed royal regalia, cross on his breast, and the dog at his feet. He is the patron saint of persons in authority --a result of his wise appointments; the poor and prisoners ; engineers, and the Spanish army

History

St. Ferdinand College was established in September 1950, based on Christian democratic principles dedicated to the original objectives of its original founders, the Knights of Columbus Ilagan Council 3705.

With the able services of dynamic and scientifically-oriented faculty and administrators, the College has offered a kind of education that prepares the student for life. It provides every student with moral and intellectual training in Christian atmosphere so that they may become efficient and ready to play a dynamic role in the growth of the country.
The College had its formal operation on the school year 1951-1952 and offered kindergarten up to college level. Started occupying three small and temporary buildings enough to accommodate complete elementary grades with only one section each; a complete secondary level with only seven sections; and a handful of college students enrolled in Liberal Arts and in Elementary Education.
On the first year of its existence the college was operated purely by lay teachers and administrators, but because its desire to propagate stronger and more firm Christian education the late Rev. Msgr. Ricardo A. Jamias, one of the founders and spiritual director invited the Franciscan Sisters to take over the reins of the College from 1952 up to S.Y 1974-1975.
During the S.Y 1952-1953, the newly constructed main building was occupied. Permit was granted by the Bureau of Private Schools to open courses in Education and Commerce. Four years later, the College reaped the first crop of graduates in the college level. Full recognition of all courses offered was granted on its fourth and fifth year of operation.
The coming of the Fransican sisters under the very able and energetic direction of Sr. Agnes Encarnacion gave an impetous to its enrollment and from then on there was a yearly increase in each of the three departments. The major turning point of the College came as a result of the opening of a new course in education, the BSEEd. There was then a great demand of graduates finishing this course. The majority of the public school teachers were only ETC graduates. These undergraduates rushed to SFC to enroll which resulted in the dramatic increase in the population particularly in the College Department.
The greatest problem met as a result of the increase in enrolment was lack of class rooms. The main building, which was occupied by the three departments the library, the laboratories, and offices were not enough. The College had to look for means by which it could accommodate all the students. The school Board of Trustees decided to act and secured a loan for the construction of separate buildings for the elementary, secondary, and HE practice house.
During the year 1962, the ROTC unit was activated which added more attraction to the male students. A separate ROTC and Armory building was immediately constructed for that purpose. The succeeding years, new major fields of learning was opened: Accounting, Banking and Finance, and Management in Commerce; English, Mathematics, History, Science and Filipino under Education. This led to the establishment of a separate College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Commerce and Secretarial.
In 1965, the Graduate Course was opened. This led to the expansion of the library with the purchase of hundreds of volumes of books to meet the requirements arising from the increase in student enrollment.
Being fully recognized by the government, all the schools graduate and post graduate offerings are now well-established and has graduated many MA's, MBA's and MPA's since. In 1993, Ph.D. course was opened. The pioneer batch from this post graduate courase graduated in the SY 1995-1996.
The School of Midwifery was established in 1986. Its first batch of graduates include a topnotcher in the Board Exams. The Voc. Tech School was also put up in the year 1987 but it was closed years after because of dwindling population.
The decade of the 90's has witnessed significant changes which have been taking place in the College. Under permit 002 granted by the DECS, the School started to offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the S.Y. 1992-1993. Again the School was in the national limelight when a BSN graduate Batch '98 was one of the topnotchers in the Nursing Licensure Examination. It was during the S.Y. 1993-1994 when the following courses was opened: Bachelor of Science in Management-major in Legal Management ; Two Year Medical Secretarial Course. The school opened Bachelor of Science in Criminology course during S.Y. 1994-95 and it had been under the headship of the Dean of the AB Department.
Because of the massive transfer of students to SFC, the Msgr. Ricardo Jamias Bldg. which houses the administrative offices, libraries and classrooms of the College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences underwent massive face-lifting while the Our Lady of Lourdes Bldg. underwent finishing touches. A year earlier, the Our Lady of Visitation building was constructed to provide adequate and comfortable rooms for the secondary students. In the year 1997, the Our Lady of Perpetual Help building was completed to meet the growing demands of elementary graders. Also, a multi-purpose laboratory was opened for the High School and Elementary for their Home Technology, food processing, textile and sewing and handicraft making practicum. A fourth floor has been added to the Lourdes building and a 500-seater auditorium complete with sound and stage lighting system was constructed. The hall was named Arranz Auditorium in honor to the late Judge Manual Arranz and Mrs. Magdalena Arranz, the school's first directress. The old seminary building across Mabini St. had been leased by the school for the paramedical courses. The building has been completely rehabilitated and its laboratories were completely furnished. Due to the increasing population the school had likewise leased the old rectory and had been converted into classrooms for the college department.
Two separate colleges under the supervision of their own deans were established, the College of Accountancy and College of Criminology in the S.Y. 1996-97. During that school year, new courses were offered namely, BS Biology and BS Nutrition and Dietetics. These however, were closed two years after because of poor enrollment. The school envisions to open more courses in the next school year 1999-2000. SFC is now on the process of securing permit from the Commission on Higher Education for possible operation of new courses which include BS Information Technology, BS Information Management, BS in Computer Science, BSEd-Religious Education; Health Science; BSC-Public Administration and AB majors Political in Science and Economics.
To keep pace with the call of quality education, SFC has been offering science curriculum in the secondary level. Computer subject have been integrated in the curriculum of elementary and secondary students. All courses in the tertiary level other than computer-related courses include basic computer subjects. The computer laboratories are now equipped with Local Area Network with open line Internet to make available to students the latest windows based software and to keep them addressed with the latest trend in information technology.
Being recognized for its good facilities and competent staff, SFC served as the contest venue in the 1999 National School Press Conference on February 8–12, 1999.
For several years now, SFC remains the center of scholarship admission of the Ateneo de Manila University and University of the Philippines in Region 02. In-School Board Review for Criminology is now offered and it is presently linked with the University of Baguio. A Review Program for the Licensure Examination for Teachers has also started in Summer 1999. This is a continuing service afforded by the school to help students prepare in the Board Exams at affordable cost.
At present SFC also offers new programs namely: the Master of Arts majors in English and Mathematics.
To date, SFC has the following programs accredited:
ProgramsStatusPeriod Covered
ElementaryLevel I- Formal AccreditedFebruary 4, 2008- February 2011
High SchoolLevel I- Formal AccreditedFebruary 4, 2008- February 2011
CriminologyLevel I- Formal AccreditedMarch 3, 2008- March 2011
Business AdministrationLevel II- First ReaccreditationJuly 7, 2008- July 2011
BSEDLevel II- First ReaccreditationOctober 6, 2008- October 2013
BEEDLevel II- First ReaccreditationOctober 6, 2008- October 2013
NursingLevel I- Formal AccreditedMarch 2, 2009- March 2012
Liberal ArtsLevel I- Formal AccreditedJanuary 9, 2009- January 2014

Vision

St. Ferdinand College is a dynamic Catholic Educational Institution that develops individuals of competence and character through wholistic education and dedicated service toward a just and humane society.

Mission

St. Ferdinand College as an evangelizing arm of the church provides relevant knowledge, enhances practical skills, and inculcates Christian values that promote personal development and social responsibility among people in school and community.

SFC Hymn

Beloved Alma Mater, all hail!
Fair gem of our Valley,
St. Ferdinand College, 'neath your standard we rally.
For you raise an army for Christ
whose royal blood runs red
for the glory of our Mother Church
a royal road they tread.
Our hearts beat high for you
within us high ideals burn,
"For Christ the King!" our battle cry,
Ah! all of hell we spurn.
We pledge our oath of fealthy,
yeah ! Each of us your knight,
for God and country and for you,
we live and strive and fight.

Academic Programs

Graduate School
Objectives
The Program of Graduate Studies emphasizes the objectives of the school which are based on the goals for national development. It has the following objectives:
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management
Provides the school administrator with specialized instruction in educational management. The course produces specially educated men and women who generate new knowledge, distill into wisdom, transmit it through teaching and utilize it as responses to the interest of a developing country, produces truly dedicated, productive researchers who will push forward the frontiers of human knowledge, promotes the growth of a special class of individuals who can be the most effective instruments of producing research that contributes to the development of the country. It develops educational professionals for leadership and research service for the improvement of quality Christian Education.
Master in Business Administration
This course provides the necessary knowledge and skills needed in business operations. It provides the student with adequate background in business operation aided by the tools of research, financial management, administrative policies, managerial accounting, managerial economics and other business-related courses. It also provides them with the managerial skills for productivity and total quality management.
Master of Arts in Educational Management
Course provides advanced knowledge and skills in educational management. It prepares the professionals of the education sector to become administrators, supervisors of educational institutions and professionalizes teaching proficiency of the individuals to become researchers in education and related fields for the improvement of school management and instruction. It trains the professionals to become leaders in educational management.
College of Information Technology
College of Business Education
Major in:
College of Accountancy
College of Health Sciences
College of Teacher Education
Major in:
Major in:
College of Arts and Sciences
Major in:
College of Criminology
Basic Education
Special Science Curriculum and Basic Education Curriculum
K-12 Program
Senior High School

National Service Training Program
Board of Directors
NamePosition
Rev. Fr. Patrick Henry B. PuaChairman
Rev. Fr. Mario Jerry B. DaquioagVice Chairman
Rev. Fr. Gregorio Marvic C. UananSecretary
Patricia T. UyTreasurer
Rev. Fr. Francisco R. AlbanoMember
Rev. Fr. Ramon Ma. NavarroMember
Cezar G. Guzman, Jr.Member

Administrators
NamePosition
Salome S. Cariño, Ph.D.President
Elena C. Ariola, Ph.D.Vice President

Administrative Staff
NamePosition
Imelda B. CordovaCoordinator, Campus Christian Formation Ministry
Rev. Fr. George QuilongquilongChaplain, Campus Christian Formation Ministry - Main Campus
Rev. Fr. Peter M. SimanganChaplain, Campus Christian Formation Ministry - Main Campus
Rev. Fr. Jomar CastañedaChaplain, Campus Christian Formation Ministry - Main Campus
Rev. Fr. Joefrey B. EscorpezoChaplain, Campus Christian Formation Ministry - Cabagan Campus
Terrence Jay V. Marquez, CPAInternal Auditor
Alona L. Melad, CPA, MBAAccounts Officer
Ismael U. Dela Rosa, Jr., MBACollege Registrar, Main Campus
Basilio N. Catimbang III, Llb., MBACollege Registrar, Cabagan Campus
Engr. Mario Q. Sevilla, Ph.D.Head, General Services Department
Ma. Fernanda A. Alindayu, MBAHead, Office of the Student Affairs and Services
Dr. Jeanette A. RosarioHead, Medical and Dental Services
Zenaida D. Ariola, MBAHead, Community Extension Services
Editha G. Sevilla, MBACoordinator, Science Laboratory Services
Fatima Amor M. Dumenden, RPmHead, Guidance Services
Chares P. Mingming, RLOIC, Library Services

Academic Heads
NamePosition
Precilo L. Buslig, Ph.D.Dean, Graduate School, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Charina G. Alejo, Ph.D.Dean, College of Teacher Education
Renato M. Alamo, MBADean, College of Business Education
Ma. Monette P. Alburo, CPA, MBADean, College of Accountancy
Diosdado T. Patubo, Llb., MS Crim.Dean, College of Criminology
Quinsly R. Jimenez, RN, MSNDean, College of Health Sciences
Ramon Z. Marayag, MBA, MIT, LPTDean, College of Information Technology
Cesar B. Malenab, Ph.D.College Dean, Cabagan Campus
Eunice P. Orzame, Ed.D.Principal, Elementary Department - Main Campus
Bethzaida S. Balingao, Ph.D.Principal, High School Department - Main Campus
Jocelyn M. Claravall, Ph.D.Principal, Senior High School Department - Main Campus
Orlando R. Macaballug, MA.Ed.Principal, Elementary and High School Department - Cabagan Campus

Subject Area Chairman and Area Coordinators
The Subject Area Chairman is a senior faculty member who is responsible in planning, organizing and directing the activities in his subject area in coordination with the Dean.
NamePosition
Maria Monette P. Alburo, CPA, MBAChair, Professional Accounting Subjects
Renato M. Alamo, MBAChair, Business Related Subjects
Charina G. Alejo, Ph.D.Chair, English Area
Armando B. Papa, MA, Llb.Chair, Religious Education Area
Quinsly R. Jimenez, RN, MSNHealth Sciences Academic Coordinator
Maria Nelita M. FaylogaChair, Filipino Area
Arcely Q. Say, MA MathChair, Mathematics Area
Michael Kit T. Pobre, MIT, LPTChair, Computer Education Area
Rizza Emily B. Roque, M. Chem.Chair, Science Area
Jo Carmelo C. Lucas, MBA, LPTBachelor of Science in Business Administration Program Coordinator
Rosanna V. NaragHotel and Restaurant Management Program Coordinator
Ramon Z. Marayag, MBA, MIT, LPTComputer Information Technology Program Coordinator
Julie R. Manayan, MS Crim.Criminology Program Coordinator
Lamberto L. LamorenaAcademic Crime Laboratory Coordinator, Cabagan Campus
Elsa A. Cadiente, Ph.D.Science Laboratory Coordinator, High School Department - Main Campus
Demetrio U. Divina, Jr., MA.Ed.Academic Student Affairs Coordinator and BRO-Ed Scholarship Coordinator, Cabagan Campus
Mark Anthony B. AquinoStudent Teaching Coordinator, Cabagan Campus
Rosendo I. Bariuad, M.A. EnglishNational Service Training Program Coordinator, Main Campus
Amadeo B. Balingao, MATHSports Coordinator
Orlando R. Macaballug, MA.Ed.Sports and Cultural Affairs Coordinator and National Service Training Program Coordinator, Cabagan Campus
Romeo P. Aguilar, Jr., LPTCultural Affairs Coordinator, Main Campus
Cesar B. Malenab, Ph.D.Extension and Research Coordinator, Cabagan Campus
Gennieve D. Singson, Llb.School Publication Adviser, Main Campus
Ronacris L. BeltranGazette Adviser, Cabagan Campus

Students

Several co-curricular clubs and organizations exist in SFC. They are organized to complement the academic programs. Each club or organized to complement the academic programs. Each club or organization has its own constitution and by-laws and specific objectives to attain. The following are the currently recognized clubs and organization in SFC.