Samar College

Samar College, Inc. (Filipino: Kolehiyo ng Samar; Waray: Eskuwelahan Tersyedad han Samar; abbreviated as SC) is a private school in Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines. It was founded in 1949 as the Samar Junior College and initially offered Elementary Teacher Certificate and Associate in Arts.^{[citation needed]} Bachelor's degree programs in Education were opened in the 1950s, while the Bachelor of Science in Commerce followed in the 1980s. The college expanded its undergraduate programs throughout the years, and it eventually established the College of Graduate Studies in the late 1990s.^{[citation needed]} This was also the same time that the high school and elementary departments were opened.^[1]

Samar College

Kolehiyo ng Samar (Filipino) Eskuwelahan Tersyedad han Samar (Waray)
Former name	Samar Junior College
Type	Private, Nonsectarian
Established	1949
Students	Around 5,000
Address	Mabini Avenue , Catbalogan , Samar , Philippines 11°46′41″N 124°52′57″E
Colors	Emerald Green
Website	samarcollege.edu.ph
Location in the Visayas Show map of Visayas Location in the Philippines Show map of Philippines

At present, Samar College provides programs in the elementary, junior high school, senior high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.^[2][3] The college department has five academic units which offer courses in Criminology, Business Administration, Elementary and Secondary Education, English Language, Information Technology, College of Arts and sciences. For college graduates who wish to pursue further studies, SC's College of Graduate Studies has an MA in Education program.^{[citation needed]}

Reputation

• Samar College perfected a cultural dance troupe called the Rayhak Dance Troupe.^{[citation needed]} It is famous and sought after by organizers of big events such as the Manaragat Festival in Catbalogan, the Mutya han Samar Beauty Pageant in Samar, and the Department of Tourism's “Festival of Festivals” in Manila.^[4][5]

See also

• Saint Mary’s College of Catbalogan
• Samar State University
• Northwest Samar State University