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St. Paul University Quezon City is one of forty-three (43 ) schools operating under the management of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC) in the Philippines. The Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres transferred their Novitiate and Provincial House from busy Herran Street in Malate, Manila, to a quieter site in what is now known as Quezon City in 1931. In 1941, after a decade of peaceful living in the very tranquil residential area, the Sisters and the Novices had to give way to an opposed group, the Japanese occupational forces. The Novitiate and Provincialate, which then occupied the compound, became a garrison for Japanese soldiers. The end of World War II in 1945 found the Novitiate Building in ruins. After reconstruction, a Grade School was opened on July 7, 1946, to answer the post-liberation years' educational needs. Soon after that, a permit to open First Year High School was obtained in May 1947. A second building was constructed in 1950. The reconstructed building housed the school and the Sisters' Convent while a new group of novices occupied the newly constructed building on December 8, 1950. Later, the Novitiate and Provincial House were transferred to Antipolo, Rizal. In July 1966, the College Department was opened upon the request of the Parents of the Paulinian High School Graduates. In June 1973, the Grade School was transferred to Pasig, Metro Manila, but the school maintained its High School and College Departments. Situated on a gentle slope of what was initially known as New Manila, the SPUQC campus now occupies an entire block bordered by busy Aurora Boulevard, Gilmore Avenue, Third Street, and Doña Magdalena Hemady Street in Quezon City. Several construction projects have taken place within the last three decades. Enrollment has increased tremendously and has comprised more than 70% of the whole student population. More programs are now being offered. To respond to the times' signs, SPUQC established the Center for Career Development in 1994 as a night school and a part of its Community Extension Program. Within the last two decades, the CCD has expanded its programs and gained the recognition of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). It also opened its own co-educational Pre-school Department and Institute of Graduate Studies in June 2004 and re-opened its Grade School Department to boys and girls in June 2005. In June 2006, SPUQC started to open its doors to young men who desire to undergo their college education and formation in St. Paul University Quezon City. The High School Department followed suit when the first set of graduates from co-ed Grade School enrolled in the High School in June 2008. On April 25, 2007, the Articles and Plan of Merging St. Paul University Quezon City and St. Paul University-San Miguel Bulacan was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and endorsed by the Department of Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Committed to academic excellence, SPUQC continually upgrades the quality of Paulinian education. PAASCU first granted the Liberal Arts and Commerce program accreditation status in 1983 and the High School Department. The application for the accreditation of the Science programs followed in 1989. All these programs have periodically been granted- accreditation status since then. While tremendous changes have taken place, one significant factor has remained constant: the SPUQC Paulinian, be she/he a religious, a faculty member, a non-teaching staff member, or a student, has remained warm, simple, and active. Saint Paul University Quezon City (SPUQC), over the years, has grown into an institution that continues to upgrade its quality of education, making it one of the varied synonyms for academic excellence. Its transformation from a college into a university system status is, by far, the most recent achievement of the institution. In 2004, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) accorded the six (6) Paulinian Higher Education Institutions the status of being a University Status. Being a constituent institution, St. Paul College Quezon City then changed its name to St. Paul University Quezon City. Indeed, this has given birth to more accomplishments as the institution's doors have been opened to little boys and girls three years since, thus, establishing the Pre-School and the Grade School Departments. For this school year, SPUQC provides quality education rooted in the Gospel values and social transformation to male students in the College Department. SPUQC has been touted as an ISO 2001:9000-certified institution since March 2003. Moreover, its College Department, specifically the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, and Commerce is enjoying PAASCU Level II accredited. PAASCU has awarded the High School Department accreditation since 1983. Providing quality education that is responsive to the needs of the times and the community is one of the primary aims of SPUQC. Consequently, it is a co-ed school offering Preparatory, Grade School, High School, and College education for years now. To answer the student body's growing population and, more so, to provide more rooms conducive to learning, renovations, constructions, and facilities acquisition form part of the organization's agenda. Also on the list is the constant hiring of faculty who are specialists and witnesses of education for social transformation. To this day, SPUQC is true to its noblest mission in the commitment of educating and forming Christ-centered, integrated, responsible, and compassionate individuals in the service of the Church and society. View full university

St. Mary's College of Quezon City is a Catholic school for both boys and girls. It is administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary, the first pontifically approved congregation for women in the Philippines. It is located along Mother Ignacia Avenue, formerly Cebu Avenue, in Quezon City. It provides Preparatory, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary education. SMCQC embarked on a self-evaluation project, which led to a formal application for accreditation through the Philippine Accrediting Association for Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU). The High School Department was accredited in 1975 and the Grade School in 1978. PAASCU confirmed that St. Mary's College, Q.C. offers upgraded and good quality of instruction. SMCQC takes pride in maintaining a Level II, deregulated status. View full university

St. Joseph's College of Quezon City is a Catholic and private school administered by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception[disambiguation needed]. It is a national top college prep school, offers students in preschool-grade 12, and up to college level offering a high-quality and well-rounded education. Admissions are very competitive, and students admitted must pass a rigorous entrance examination. All students must maintain the highest academic and disciplinary standards. To date, SJCQC continues to hold these standards, focusing on academics, interpersonal discipline, and a commitment to social responsibility. St. Joseph's College was founded by the first five Dutch Franciscan nuns who, in 1929, came to Manila from Veghel in the Netherlands. First, it was an exclusive school for girls, then later became a coeducational institution. View full university

The Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) is a non-sectarian and educational private institution of learning, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a stock corporation and operates with the authority of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Department Authority (TESDA). It offers academic programs in Basic Education, which consists of Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary with the inclusion of Junior and Senior High School and Tertiary and Graduate Studies. Manuel L. Quezon University is an educational institution that provides holistic quality education through excellent instruction rendered by educators and leaders in their specialization fields. It shall be the learning center of nation builders and stewards of sustainable development. Manuel L. Quezon University shall contribute to nation-building and social and economic development by producing nationalistic, competent, learned, and upright Filipinos imbued with the spirit of selflessness and committed service to society through quality education and training. It shall contribute to creating a sustainable nation/society by producing globally competitive professionals who shall serve as innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across all sectors and stewards of the physical and social environment. The University's glorious beginnings took inspiration from the Filipino leader of unequaled charisma - the fiery, controversial, and fearless Manuel L. Quezon, a man willing to sacrifice all so that his people may enjoy the dignity of living as free men. The University is founded on the principle of Pro Patria Et Jure: For Country and Law and on the Philosophy of Know Thyself. MLQU owes its existence to the following men's idealism, namely: Justice Carmelino G. Alvendia, Atty. Manuel O. Chan, Dr.Anselmo S. Claudio, Justice Arsenio P. Dizon, Dr. Leoncio B. Monzon, Justice Jose B.L. Reyes, and Senator Lorenzo M. Tañada. Headed by the first Chairman of the Board and the first President of Manuel L. Quezon University, Dr. Leoncio B. Monzon, envisioned an institution that would provide ambitious yet financially disadvantaged young people with the Education and professional training needed to get ahead in life. The original name of MLQU was Manuel L. Quezon Educational Institution. It was changed in 1958 to Manuel L. Quezon University, having achieved its status as a University. The vision was realized on November 1, 1947, when Dr. Monzon, dean, was joined by eighteen professors from the school in an old building at the corner of Mendiola and Legarda Streets to form a law school with an enrollment of 643 students. The fledgling school produced its first batch of graduates in the following academic year, and in the same year, the school registered a passing average of 97.5% in the Bar Examinations. In 1949, it exceeded its first record with a 100% passing average, with three of its graduates making it to the Top Ten. The brilliant record of MLQU in the Bar Examinations attracted more students, making it imperative to transfer to a new site on R. Hidalgo Street, Quiapo, where a one-story structure was constructed and later rebuilt into a 4-story edifice. In the coming years, the Law School's continuous burgeoning enrollment required more space, and thus the Legarda Mansion on R. Hidalgo Street and the Arlegui Compound were also acquired. As the University grew, several academic units were established to complement the Law Curriculum namely, School of Arts and Sciences in 1948, Education in 1949, Commerce in 1952, Graduate Studies in 1953, Engineering in 1954, and Architecture in 1956, but the last two programs were later merged into a single unit. However, the School of Architecture became a separate unit in 1970. In 1975, Criminology, a former department of the School of Arts & Sciences, acquired the status as an academic unit. In 1981, the Department of Secretarial Education under the School of Commerce umbrella likewise became an academic unit. In 1984, the School of Information Technology was added. The need to streamline operations in the 1990s required merging the Secretarial Education program with Commerce, resulting in establishing the School of Accountancy and Business Arts in 1997 and the merger of the Arts and Education into the School of Education, Arts, and Sciences in 2001. To address students' library needs to be enrolled in the various curricular programs offered by the University, the Justice Arsenio P. Dizon Research Center was established. In October 2014, property developer New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI) acquired ownership of MLQU. NSJBI is a Filipino-owned company established in 1986 headed by its Chairman and Owner, Mr. Jose Rizalino Acuzar. Its acquisition of MLQU has opened more doors to the University and its graduates. The continuous upgrading of facilities, offering new programs, procurement of equipment, partnership with government agencies, educational institutions, etc. have created a more conducive learning environment for students to push their limits and do their best. NSJBI joins every Filipino student in achieving a better life through Education. The MLQU has every reason to be proud of producing alumni who have reached the top echelons of power in the government service and the academe, business and industry, and private practice. Some of the illustrious alumni of MLQU are former Secretary of Justice Ricardo C. Puno, Sr., Human Rights Advocate Sedfrey Ordoñez, Retired Supreme Court Justice Isagani A. Cruz, Two of Justice Puno's students, Jose Melo and Jose Vitug, became Supreme Court Justices, Congressman Antonio Abueg, Jr., COMELEC Commissioner Vicente Lima, former NBI Director Mariano Mison, Assemblyman Alejandro Finder, among others. "These thoughts, these hopes, these dreams and the trials that its founders shared benefit to the fullest measure by thousands of students, present and past, and thousands yet to come and are enshrined in the name of Manuel L. Quezon University" (as cited by Ricardo C. Puno, Sr. , The MLQU Story). View full university