John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc.

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John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc.
Logo of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc.
Logo of John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc.

Motto: Education, Life, Progress, Discipline, Values
Established: 1974
Type: private maritime college
Endowment: No available figures (Php)
President: Mary Lou Lacson Arcelo (Emeritus)
Location: Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Campus: Urban, 8 hectares
Former names: Iloilo Maritime Academy
Athletics: NOPSSCEA
Website: http://www.jblcf-bacolod.edu.ph

John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Bacolod, Inc. is a private maritime college in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is a component school of the John B. Lacson Foundation, Inc. system, other component schools being John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Arevalo, Inc., John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Molo, Inc. and John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Puerto del Mar.[1]

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In October 1948, Captain Juan B. Lacson, a Master mariner, together with his brother, Frank Lacson founded the Iloilo Maritime Academy in Iloilo.[2] In 1972, the Arevalo unit was established, followed by the Bacolod unit in 1974 and the Molo unit two years later. The Puerto del Mar unit in Guimaras was established in 1991. In 1994, the different units were reorganized into the John B. Lacson Foundation, Inc. system.

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