University of the Immaculate Conception

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The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) traces its roots to the Beaterio de la Compaňia, the first community of indigenous women formed during Hispanic colonial times. Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, a mestiza from Binondo who decided to serve the Divine Majesty by the sweat of her brow, started the Beaterio de la Compañia 1684. This community of indigenous women, now better known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), has grown through the years. It has extended itself through its different ministries, especially in the area of education.
The mission of the RVM in Mindanao started in 1902 when the late Rev. Superior General, M. Ma. Efigenia Alvarez sent three Sisters to Davao City. They were M. Severina Santos, Superior, M. Clara Ramirez, and M. Engracia Herrera. When they arrived in Davao, they met with the Hon. Teodoro Palma Gil, who was appointed Davao deputy representative to Governor-General Harrison. The pioneer Sisters stayed in the residence of the Palma Gil Family.
University of the Immaculate Conception is committed to providing quality Ignatian Marian education to mold students to be Ignatian Marian leaders of faith, excellence, and service wherever they are at all times.UIC commits to collaboratively maintain and comply with an effective quality management system by periodically reviewing and validating its instruction, processes, and services against quality objectives and standards for continual improvement.
The PAASCU accreditations characterize UIC's commitment to providing transformative quality Ignatian Marian education to all of its stakeholders to most of the institution's academic programs. This status about a university already hints that the organization focuses on achieving the highest performance it can deliver to establish effectiveness. To approximate our vision and live our mission, we dedicate all our human resources to transform the UIC family members to become enlightened, empowered, pro-active and liberated Christian leaders living in a humane and harmonious community for the love of God and love of country.
With the increase in enrollment in 1906, the house of Mr. Cenon Rasay in San Pedro-Anda intersection was used as classrooms. In 1907, the construction of the Sisters' Convent was started in the San Pedro-Bolton-Claveria site. At the end of the year, the Sisters transferred to their new convent. Originally established exclusively for girls, the RVM Sisters laid the foundation starting as a parochial school named "Escuela Catolica de San Pedro" with only the introductory and intermediate courses offered and were given government recognition in 1933.
When the high school opened in 1934, the school assumed the name "Immaculate Conception Academy," By 1938, the first batch of high school students graduated. By then, the school had been re-named "Immaculate Conception Institute."
As World War II broke out in 1941, the school closed and was re-opened five years later. The school received government recognition for the high school level in 1947. A year later, the school was named "Immaculate Conception College (ICC)," which then offered initial two collegiate courses: Collegiate Secretarial and Pharmacy. In the fifties, from 1951-1958, Immaculate Conception College (ICC) opened additional courses: BS in Education, BS in Home Economics, BS in Music, and BS in Elementary Education.
With the increasing enrollment and the demand for more courses, the following programs were added in 1961-62, namely: Liberal Arts, BS Commerce, and BS Medical Technology. In 1969, the Grade and High School Departments were moved to ICC's new site at Fr. Selga St. and followed by the College Department in 1971. Three more courses were then added: BS Chemistry, Pharmacy Aide, and BS in Nutrition and Dietetics. Moreover, in 1983-1986, four more courses were opened: Cafeteria Management, BS in Civil Engineering, MA in Theology, and MA in Elementary Education.
In December 2016, as UIC continuously strive for quality education through accreditation, the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) through PAASCU awards UIC an Institutional Accreditation valid until November 2018. This type of accreditation is comprehensive. It indicates that the institution has achieved quality standards in all areas and is held in high regard in education (Source: PAASCU Handbook on Accreditation, p.9).
Likewise, in the same year, Liberal Arts, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Business Administration programs were granted Level IV Accredited Status, valid until November 2018. Level IV accredited status is granted to highly respected institutions possessing very high-quality academic programs in the Philippines and prestige and authority comparable to similar programs in excellent foreign universities (Source: MORPHE p. 55). In May 2017, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) upgraded UIC's status from Deregulated to Autonomous.
The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) takes on the challenge to lead in Humanities, Science, and Technology in a globalized society. She desires to provide transformative quality Ignatian Marian education, be relevant to the demands of the time, able to produce the ideal RVM Ignatian Marian graduate imbued with profound faith in God, inspired by the spirituality of humble service committed to a continuous search for excellence and achieve its vision of a transformed society where persons live their dignity as children of God enjoying the fullness of life in Jesus Christ.

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