| Mountain View College | |
|---|---|
| Colegio ng Tanawing Kabundukan | |
| Motto | Shine On Till Jesus Comes |
| Established | 1953 |
| Type | Private, Sectarian |
| President | Dr. Daniel D. Dial (List of Presidents) |
| Students | 2,401 |
| Location | Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines |
| Campus | Rural and Suburban |
| Colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | The School of the Light |
| Affiliations | Seventh-day Adventist Church, Association of Christian Schools, Colleges, and Universities |
| Website | http://www.mvc.edu.ph |
Mountain View College (or MVC) is a private, co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist college in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines which was established in 1953. It has a semestral enrollment of more than 2000 students primarily from Mindanao, although there are also quite a number from Luzon and the Visayas. International enrollment from Cambodia, Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, South Korea, the United States, and other countries in Africa and Asia, comprises about five percent of the total student population.
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MVC was founded by Andrew Nathaniel Nelson in response to the growing interest in Christian education within the Philippines. A 584% increase for a six-year period in the college enrollment of Philippine Union College, where he was then president, necessitated the search for another site. Based on a nine-point criteria founded on Adventist principles and prior experience in the founding of two other educational institutions (Seattle Junior Academy in 1915 and Japan Missionary College in 1925), Dr. Nelson came upon MVC's present site.[1]
Manticao, Misamis Oriental served as MVC's temporary campus from 1949 to 1952, while the search was on for a site that met the criteria. It was then known as Philippine Union Junior College. In 1953, MVC moved to its present location and opened its doors to students from the Southern Philippines. The previous campus then became Mindanao Mission Academy. MVC's first offerings were certificates or associate degrees in business, education, and religion. It held its first graduation exercises in 1957, four years after its official opening.
As of 2009, the college has 132 full time and part-time teaching faculty members and 73 staff members in the industrial and support service departments.[2]
The main campus is located on a 2,500-foot (760 m) plateau in Mt. Nebo, Valencia City, with an area of 10.24 km², which includes farmlands, forests, and ranch lands ideal for industry work. The land has an ample supply of water that allows MVC to have its own hydroelectric plants, providing the campus populace with enough electricity along with an abundant water supply for the homes and other college facilities. It lays on the other side of the Manupali River from Mount Kitanglad.
An annex campus is located in Bagontaas, Valencia City, which is occupied by the School of Nursing. It includes a solarium, dormitories, classrooms, offices, and a cafeteria.
The student body of MVC is represented by the Central Student Council which elects its officers every school year. Each of the seven schools has its own local council which elects its officers every semester. About 80% of the students are housed in three ladies' dormitories, three men's dormitories, a co-ed dormitory, and a married-student dormitory. The rest either stay with the faculty or commute from the nearby sitios, barangays, or municipalities.
MVC is home to a number of student organizations. Included here are the current and defunct organizations:
The political organizations include: Central Student Council, School of Agriculture Student Council, School of Arts and Sciences Student Council, School of Business and Accountancy Student Council, School of Computing Student Council, School of Education Student Council, School of Nursing Student Council, and School of Theology Student Council. Inter-school organizations include: ANAK, OP, and PE.
Academic organizations include: Circle of English Majors, Lambda Sigma, Mu Sigma Kappa, Society of Agricultural Majors, Society of Electrical Technologists, Teachers of Tomorrow - Ethyl Young Chapter, Teachers of Tomorrow - Urbano Oliva Chapter, Young Ellen's Club, Young Theologians Club.
The singing groups include the:
There are also other musical groups, such as: Hilltop Symphonic Band and His Instruments.
Cultural organizations include: Adventist Muslim Relations, International Students Association, area specific organizations, such as: Association of DAvao Mission Students (ADAMS); and the alumni organizations of the Adventist academies in Mindanao and the Visayas. Service, outreach, and ministerial organizations include: Hilltop Amateur Radio Team (HART), LIGHT, Master Guides, Ministerial Seminar, Peer Counselors, Regeneration, Rescue 741, Seekers for Truth, Student Association of Literature Evangelists (SALE), and SULADS. Miscellaneous organizations are: EARTH Society, Advent Explorers, and the Reach-out Gymnaires.
Also featured at MVC are a number of student publications, both current and defunct: Dots and Dashes, Non-Linear Points, The Orchid, Outreach, Newsprint, Pencil, The Slashes, The Sentry, BEAMS, Hilltop Flashes, and The Views. Students also man the campus AM station, DXCR.