University of Northeastern Philippines

The University of Northeastern Philippines (UNEP) is a private non-sectarian university located in Iriga City, Camarines Sur in Bicol, Philippines.

History

The University of Northeastern Philippines was established in 1948, in the then Municipality of Iriga. It was founded by a young couple named Felix Sr. and Remedios Alfelor as small school and was first located in a rented property in the town center. Mabini Memorial School, as it was named in the beginning, offered complete high school and degree courses in Education and Liberal Arts.

The school, in a few years, outgrew its space located downtown. The school then bought 17 hectares of land, a former dumpsite, near the town center. It then transferred into the new site and developed the campus, completing it in the early 1960s. It then was renamed Mabini College. Additional degrees were offered and school population even grew more rapidly with the diversified campus offerings.

In 1974, the school received its university charter and was finally named the University of Northeastern Philippines.^[1] Four years later, the College of Law opened. It is the only law school in Iriga. UNEP is considered one of the oldest universities in the Bicol Region, ^[2] and is also one of the only two universities in Iriga (the other is the University of Saint Anthony).

Organization

Currently, there are eight colleges in UNEP.

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business Education
  • Department Hospitality and Tourism Management
• College of Criminal Justice Education
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Architecture
• College of Maritime Education
• College of Nursing and Midwifery
• College of Law

Accreditation

Several programs of UNEP have been accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). Examples of these are the undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, business administration, elementary and secondary education which have all been Level II-accredited. Meanwhile graduate programs in education, business administration and public administration have all been accredited under Level I. ^[3]

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