Fr. Saturnino Urios University
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Ranked #14 by PRC and CHED in Board Exams
The First and Only Home-Ground University in Caraga
The Only School in CARAGA which was a WIFI Hot Spot
The Oldest Leading Catholic Institution in CARAGA
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History Of Urios College
Urios College High School Building (C. A. 1947)
In 1901, the Butuan Parochial School was founded by Fr. Saturnino Urios, S.J. and opened its doors to welcome the first pupils. A low building made of bricks adjacent to the old church was built to house the first pupils who trickled in slowly. When the state started asserting its influence and control over public and private schools, the late Fr. Jose Buxo, S.J. was believed responsible for the government recognition of the parochial school. In 1935, the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC - Dutch Congregation) took over the missionary work from the Jesuits. In 1939, the high school was opened.
This became Fr. Urios High School, named after Fr. Saturnino Urios, SJ. After the ravages of war, the slow and tedious work of reconstruction began and once again, the school was on its feet. The low brick building hummed with activity of the grade school classes. Meanwhile, a wooden building was constructed beside the convent to house the high school classes. In 1947, the high school department turned out its first graduates. In the early 1950's the old brick elementary building had to go to make room for the new church, so a wooden grade school building was constructed along San Francisco St. All grade school classes were then transferred to the new building. In the same year, the wooden high school building was replaced by a two-story concrete building.
In 1950, the college department started with the 2-year commercial course. In 1955, three courses were offered - Commerce, Liberal Arts and Bachelor of Science in Education. In subsequent years, other courses were added - Collegiate Normal (1958); One-year Collegiate Secretarial Science (1959); Two-year Junior Secretarial Course (1960). There were more students now and they needed new buildings. The three-story high school building along Zamora St. went up first. Then the wooden grade school building had to make way for the three-story administration building. Enrollment continued to increase so the old HE building turned dormitory along Zamora St. had to renovated to have more classrooms. In the grade school campus, new buildings were also constructed to house additional grade school classes, administrative offices, library and bookstore, HE building, Speech building and computer room.
In 1970, the name of the school was changed from Fr. Urios College to Urios College. Since then, Urios College has added collegiate courses such as: Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Two-year Technical courses in Automotive Technology, Computer Technology, Drafting Technology, Electronic Technical course, Industrial Electricity, Machine Shop Technology, General Radio Communication Operator's course, Computer Secretarial, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in General Science and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology. The Graduate School was also opened and offered Master of Arts in Educational Management, Master in Business Administration, Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling, Maser of Arts in Nursing, Doctor of Management and Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
In 1990, two concrete buildings were constructed in the main campus. The four-story building is where the Engineering and Technology and Nursing classes are held and the two-story faculty center and chapel. A four-story concrete building was constructed in 1997. This is occupied by the high school during the day and the college in the evening. It has 32 classrooms and 15 spaces for laboratories, library and offices. Adjacent to it is a gymnasium, which can accommodate 5,000 to 6,000 persons. Urios College was born small. From its very modest beginnings, the Butuan Parochial School has grown through the years.
From the time she turned out her first high school graduates in 1947 and first college graduates in 1955, Urios College is considered one of the leading institutions in Northern Mindanao. Sprawling along streets of J.C. Aquino (formerly Zamora St.), San Francisco, R. D. Calo and Padre Burgos. It boosts of quality education and Christian formation with complete facilities and helps meet the manpower demand of the Northern Mindanao Region. With the creation of the Caraga Region, Urios College faces more challenge being the only catholic academic institution situated in the city of Butuan, which is the administrative seat of the region.
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