Samar State University
 Seal of Samar State University | |
Former names | Samar Trade School (STS); Samar School of Arts and Trades (SSAT); Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC) |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | 1912 |
| President | Dr. Eusebio T. Pacolor, Ph.D. |
| Vice-president | Dr. Marilyn D. Cardoso, Ph.D. |
| Location | Catbalogan City, Samar, Philippines |
| Nickname | SSU |
| Website |
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Samar State University (SSU) is a university in the province of Samar, Philippines. The main campus is in Catbalogan City, Samar.[1] Formerly known as the Samar State Polytechnic College (SSPC), it has three external campuses, namely, the Paranas Campus (formerly known as the Wright Vocational School) in Paranas; Mercedes Campus (the former Samar Regional School of Fisheries (SRSF)) in Barangay Mercedes, Catbalogan City, and the Basey Campus, the future site of the university's College of Agriculture and Forestry.
Samar State University is mandated to provide advanced instruction and professional training in the arts, philosophy, social sciences, agriculture, fishery, forestry, science and technology, engineering, education, law, and other related fields, and also to undertake research and extension services, and provide progressive leadership in its area of specialization.[2]
Colleges
The university has seven colleges and a secondary school department. It offers a variety of courses from secondary to postgraduate studies.
- College of Graduate Studies
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Education
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Industrial Technology
- College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (Mercedes Campus)
- Laboratory High School
- Paranas Campus
- Basey Campus
A satellite campus in Basey will be housing the College of Agriculture and Forestry soon.
History
Samar State University was established as Samar Trade School in 1912, serving as the laboratory shop of the Samar Provincial High School. It was later converted into a independent secondary trade school, and had its first graduation exercise in 1932. On June 21, 1959, by virtue of Republic Act No.2435, the school was converted to Samar School of Arts and Trades (SSAT), offering a two-year technical curriculum in various vocational areas. It subsequently was given the authority to offer a four-year teacher-education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE) and a four-year technical education curriculum, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT).
It expanded its programs to evening classes and extension services, and to masters-level instruction. In 1981, it became one of twenty-three vocational technical institutes in the Philippines to receive the Asian Development Bank of the Philippines-Vocational Technical (ADV-VOC-TECH) counterpart loan of the MECS in the form of equipment for Automotive, Electronics, Civil and Machine Shop Technology.
In 1982, SSAT was converted into the Samar State Polytechnic College, and in 2004, into Samar State University.
In October 1999, it added the Samar Regional School of Fisheries , now the College of Fisheries and Marine Sciences. In 2004, it incorporated the Wright Vocational School in Paranas, Samar.
Academic Programs Offered (as of 2014)
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
- PhD in Educational Management
- PhD in Technology Management (PhDTM)
- Doctor of Management (DM)
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- MA in Education (MAEd)
- MA in Elementary Education (MAEEd)
- Master in Technician Education (MTE)
- Master in Public Management (MPM)
- Master of Engineering (MEng'g) with majors in Water Resources Engineering and Management (WREM), Construction Engineering and Management (CEM), Civil Engineering (CE), Environmental Engineering (EnE) and Engineering Management (EM)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
- BS in Civil Engineering
- BS in Computer Engineering
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering
COLLEGE OF NURSING
- BS in Nursing
- BS in Pharmacy
- BS in Nutrition and Dietetics
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
- Bachelor in Elementary Education
- Bachelor in Secondary Education with Majors in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Math, Physical Education (PE), and Technology, Home Economics (THE), and SOCIAL STUDIES
- BS in Industrial Education
- BS in Technician Education
COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Information System
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology
COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
- Bachelor of Science in Architecture
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
- Bachelor of Technology
- Bachelor of Industrial Technology
- Competency-Based Vocational Education
COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND MARINE SCIENCES
- Master of Science in Fisheries Education
- Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Fisheries
- Bachelor of Secondary Education (Fisheries Education)
- Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology
References
Coordinates: 11°47′17″N 124°53′11″E / 11.78806°N 124.88639°E