Central Philippine Adventist College

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Central Philippine Adventist College is a private educational Christian college in Alegria, Murcia, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second-largest Christian school system. The college is fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities-Accrediting Agency, Inc. (ACSCU-AAI), the Adventist Accrediting Agency (AAA) of General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and by the Department of Education of Southern Asia Pacific Division.
Our vision is, "Central Philippine Adventist College trains students to be productive, service-oriented, and win-some witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ."
Our mission is "To be a Christian institution of academic excellence, continuously upgrading its faculty and facilities, and establishing healthy linkages with other institutions, whose students and graduates perform creditably and honorably in their chosen profession, and respond to the holistic needs of local and global communities."
Shortly after the Central Philippine Union Mission was organized in 1964, its leaders dreamt of a college in Central Philippines. Following the dream, CPUM spent years of "sightseeing" activities over all of the Visayas searching for a favorable location. Finally, the search ended in Alegria, Murcia, 23 kilometers from Bacolod City, with the purchase of 71 hectares for P 600,000. A donation of $ 64,000 by Mrs. May Chung enlarged the property by 35 hectares.
Events moved more rapidly after 1979. In 1981, the second quarter's 13th Sabbath School Overflow Offering set aside by the General Conference for the Central Philippine Union Mission College project gave it a much-needed funding boost. On August 12, 1981, seventeen years after the dream was born, the college's groundbreaking ceremonies took place. Keynote speaker was Dr. C. D. Hirsch, General Conference Director of Education, and the guest speaker was Negros Occidental governor, the Honorable Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. The actual construction began on October 2, 1981, with architect-contractor Raymundo R Victoriano donating his services as supervising engineer.
On June 14, 1982, registered with the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports (DECS) as Central Philippine Adventist School, the college opened its door. There were 100 students and 17 faculty members. Pastor David Recalde was the president. As a Junior or vocational college, Rural Health Nursing, Building Construction, Agriculture, and Biblical Studies were the first courses.
The Central Philippine Adventist College campus is located on a 115- hectare hilly slope of Brgy. Alegria, Murcia, Negros Occidental. Nestled at the foot of Mt. Mara para, the campus is 23 kilometers east of Bacolod City. It can be reached after about a 30-minute ride by jeepney or private vehicles. If you come by public conveyance, you can proceed to the Murcia or Mambucal, Murcia terminals near Libertad market, and take a jeepney bound for Murcia's municipality, dropping at the market area. Then ask for directions for Alegria/CPAC bound tricycles. The welcome marker near the barangay road signals you are only half a kilometer away from the campus known for its refreshingly rural and scenic environment. * Personnel from Negros Occidental Conference and Bacolod Adventist Medical Center (both located in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City) can give directions to the CPAC campus.

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