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As part of the "Spirit of Reform" spreading throughout Christendom, the order of Augustinian Recollects emerged during the last quarter of the sixteenth century (1588) as a movement aiming for a stricter observance of the Rule of St.Augustine. The Graduate School, guided by the institutional vision and mission, commits itself to develop professionals with intellectual expertise, competent and effective leadership, a spirit of meaningful community involvement, and scholarly attitude. Two graduate program options are offered in the SSC-RdC Graduate School of Business: the Master in Business Administration (MBA) Thesis and Non-Thesis programs. Both curriculums are designed for individuals who desire to enhance their entrepreneurial pursuits or in preparation for promotion to higher executive levels in their companies. The MBA Program (Thesis/Non-Thesis) is offered on a trimestral basis and may be completed in two academic years. Since the Junior High School of the San Sebastian College -Recoletos de Cavite is PAASCU accredited, the Department of Education has granted the institution permission to offer Senior High School Program starting SY 2016-2017. Appreciative of the goal of graduating young people who are college and employment-ready, SSC-RdC will provide learners with 21stcentury skills that they will need for lifelong learning. In 2016, the main campus, with necessary laboratories, facilities, and equipment, will house SHS students who may pursue either the Academic or Tech-Voc Track. The graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite must be a love-inspired Christian, ever searching for perfection in his endeavors in the service he offers to his God, country, and neighbors, and in the witness he gives to his convictions. San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite provides scholarships designed to help financially handicapped but deserving students who would like to pursue their tertiary education and, at the same time, serve as apprentices in any of the school's offices, or laboratories, or facilities. Under the Student Assistance Program, the grantees formed themselves into the Organization of Sebastian Student Assistants (OSSA). In the SEAP (Secretariat of the Educational Apostolate of the Philippines) General Assembly held in September 2003, the nomenclature, READS (Recoletos Educational Assistance for Deserving Students) was used to identify the working students of Recoletos Schools throughout the Philippines, to unify all OAR Schools.READS is the one who extends auxiliary services to the school during his/her free time without any remuneration while he/she is currently enrolled in the college. In return for his/her auxiliary services, he/she is granted a full scholarship by the school to enroll in the college course. The Augustinian Recollects initially adopted the charism of the contemplative life. However, the great demand for missionaries necessitated by the Philippines' recently undertaken evangelization called upon them to accept missionary work. In the year 1606, the first group of Recollect missionaries reached the Philippine shores. Mindful of the mission they had to accomplish, they spread themselves nearly all over the Philippine archipelago and succeeded in establishing missions in regions not yet covered by other religious congregations. In 1616, the Recollect Fathers built a beautiful church and convent in Cavite. They remained here, spreading the light of the Gospel and promoting Christian civilization until World War II. Determined to continue the work they had begun in Cavite, the Recollect Fathers founded in 1966 the San Sebastian College-Recoletos. In addition to opening an exclusive high school for boys, the former junior college offered co-educational tertiary level education in Commerce, Liberal Arts, and a two-year Secretarial Science course. The only other school in the city that provided college education was Saint Joseph College, also run by a religious group, the Augustinian sisters. In the early years, the two administrations forged an agreement not to offer a course the other was specializing in. After about twenty years of peaceful co-existence, their monopoly was threatened by founding other smaller private institutions within the city and the nearby towns offering other baccalaureate degrees and vocational courses. Such change, at that time, somehow affected the enrollment in both institutions. In the late '80s, SSC-R de Cavite gained the upper hand in the competition when the administration decided to offer courses in computer science. Very few schools had the same courage because of the budget requirement for these courses. However, realizing the growing market for computer education and fear of the adverse effect of not responding to the changing needs of the market, several other schools decided to join the competition in technological education. The challenges resulting from the branching out of prominent universities in nearby towns in the province like Dasmariñas and Imus have eventually forced SSC-R de Cavite to be more aggressive in its plans if it desires to continue with its mission of providing Caviteños with quality Christian education. In order not to lose the market, SSC-R de Cavite has to increase its course offerings. View full university