Colegio de San Juan de Letran
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San Juan de Letran College |
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| Motto | Deus, Patria, Letran (God, Country, Letran) |
| Established | 1620 |
| Type | Private, Dominican |
| Rector | Very Rev. Fr. Edwin A. Lao, OP |
| Chancellor | Very Rev. Fr. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP |
| Staff | About 150 professors |
| Undergraduates | About 4,000 |
| Postgraduates | Less than 100 |
| Location | Intramuros, Manila, Philippines |
| Campus | Urban, 2 acres |
| Hymn | Himno de Colegio de Letran |
| Colors | Dark blue █ and red █ |
| Nickname |  Letran Knights |
| Mascot | Johnny Big Knight |
| Affiliations | NCAA (Philippines), CEAP, Intramuros Consortium |
| Website | www.letran.edu |
Colegio de San Juan de Letran (CSJL) (also as San Juan de Letran College (SJLC), Letran College (LC) or simply Letran), was founded in 1620. Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
The Colegio was given Level 2 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities in the Elementary department, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), the College of Business Administration (CBA), and the High School Department.
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[edit] History
The name San Juan de Letran is derived from Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome, considered as the Mother Church of Christendom. This name, in turn, was taken from that of the palace known as Palazzo Laterano, beside which it stands at the Piazza San Giovanni or Saint John Square in that SE of Rome location, a former Imperial Palace given by Emperor Constantine to the Pope in the early 4th century, which later served as official papal residence for over a thousand years.
The Colegio is owned and administered by priests of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) of the Philippine Dominican Province. The school has a rich and proud history and holds the distinction of having produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and is the only Philippine school that has produced a Catholic Saint that actually lived and studied inside its original campus. The campus contains two statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: Manuel L. Quezon and St. Vicente Liem de la Paz.
Originally founded by Don Juan Geromino Guerrero in 1620, a retired Spanish officer, in Intramuros as Colegio de Niños Huerfanos de San Juan de Letran. The school was designed to educate and mold orphans to good Christian citizens.
Around the same time, Diego de Santa Maria, O.P. established Colegio de Huerfanos de San Pedro y San Pablo. As Don Guerrero grew old, the two schools were fused together, taking the name of Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
After 60 years, Letran was declared an ecclesiastical college. A royal decree on May 1865 pronounced Letran as a "College of the First Class". Around this time, Letran became a school exclusively for boys.
During World War II, Letran suspended classes, and the school was changed into a Japanese garrison. After the war, Letran resumed operations. Several new construction projects were inaugurated to replace the old structures wrecked by the war.
The school began accepting female students in its college department in the 1970s while the grade school and high school departments started accepting female enrollees in June 2005.
Letran has programs in business education, humanities, information technology, communication arts and basic education, and has successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football, volleyball, taekwondo, and tennis. Through the centuries Letran has produced numerous athletes that have donned the national colors (especially in basketball) in international events like the Olympics, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Jones Cup, and FIBA World Championship.
[edit] The Colegio's Symbols
[edit] Motto
"Deus, Patria, Letran" - "For God, Country, and Letran."
[edit] Creed
"Soy una Letranista, y viviré para el Señor Dios, Patria y Letran" - "I am a Letranite and I will live my days as one for God, the Fatherland, and for our beloved Alma Mater"
[edit] Official Publications
- The LANCE for the Collegiate Department
- Muralla is the literary portfolio of The LANCE
- The Scroll for the High School department
- Letran Page for the Elementary department
- Letran News for the Administration
[edit] Athletics
Letran is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 1928 to 1932, and since 1936.
The Colegio currently participates in basketball, volleyball, football (soccer), track and field, taekwondo and lawn tennis. The varsity teams are called Letran Knights (for seniors division), Squires (for juniors division) and Lady Knights (for women's division)
The seniors basketball team is the most successful team in the NCAA. Since joining in the 1928-29 season, the Knights have won a total of sixteen titles, the most in NCAA seniors basketball. The most recent championship came in the 2005 tournament, with a record of 13-1 in the eliminations and 3-1 in the playoffs (2-1 in the Finals) for an overall record of 16-2.
The staple cheer is Arriba Letran! (English: "Fly high Letran"). Several cheers of the Colegio were among of the first cheers to be used in the NCAA. The team supporters are known as Dugong Arriba (Arriba blooded).
Their most prominent rivals are the De La Salle Green Archers (before the Green Archers left the NCAA), San Sebastian Stags and the Mapua Cardinals, their neighbor in Intramuros.
[edit] Campuses
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Bataan
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Calamba
- Letran is underway to be a university with the inception of a Letran University System under the aggregation of the three campuses.
[edit] Degree Programs
[edit] Pre-Elementary
- Kindergarten
- Preparatory
[edit] Elementary
- Primary and Intermediate (Grades 1-6)
- Home Study Program
[edit] High school
- Secondary (First Year to Fourth Year)
- Home Study Program
[edit] College of Business Administration and Accountancy
[edit] College of Education
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[edit] College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[edit] Institute of Communication Arts
[edit] Institute of Information Technology
[edit] Others
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[edit] Graduate School of Business Administration
- Doctor in Business Administration (DBA) Program
- Masters of Business Administration - Special Management (SMP) Program
- Masters of Business Administration - Regular
[edit] Notable alumni
Beatified Letranites
Vice Presidents of the Philippines
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Heroes of the Philippine Revolution
Congressmen of the Philippines
Governors
Mayors
Councilors
Other Government Officials
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Men of Cloth
Writers
Educators
Sportspeople
Businessmen
Media Personalities
Others
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[edit] External links
- Official website of Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Intramuros, Manila
- Official website of Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Calamba, Laguna
- Official website of Colegio de San Juan de Letran- Abucay, Bataan
[edit] References
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Continuing a tradition of excellence (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2005 issue, pages D1 to D2)
- The Student Body: Proud to be Knights (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2005 issue, page D2)
- The LANCE
- Letran News
| The Intramuros Consortium |
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| Colegio de San Juan de Letran • Lyceum of the Philippines University • Mapúa Institute of Technology • Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila |
Angelicum College, Quezon City • Aquinas University • Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Bataan • Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Calamba •
Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Intramuros • Sienna College of Quezon City • University of Santo Tomas
Seniors:  Letran Knights |  St. Benilde Blazers |  JRU Heavy Bombers |  Mapúa Cardinals PCU Dolphins |  San Beda Red Lions |  San Sebastian Stags |  UPHSD Altas |
| Juniors: Letran Squires | JRU Light Bombers La Salle Greenies | PCU Union Baby Dolphins San Beda Red Cubs | San Sebastian Staglets | UPHSD Altalettes |
| NCAA South | List of seasons | Championship events |
Categories: Dominican educational institutions in the Philippines | 1620 establishments | Educational institutions established in the 1620s | Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni | National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) | Private schools | Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the Philippines | Educational institutions in Manila
