The 1980s witnessed exceptional growth in the Information Technology (IT) Industry. In line with this development, strong demand for IT professionals resulted in computer schools' proliferation. With the sprouting of these schools, concerns over the quality of education came into focus when it was observed that some graduates could not meet the high standards set by business and industry.
IBM Philippines, the leading IT supplier in the country, together with SM (Shoemart) Foundation, the number one retail giant in the Philippines, explored the possibility of putting up a computer training institution that would produce high caliber graduates. These exploratory talks are the inception in 1991 of Asia Pacific College (APC), the educational collaboration of these two prominent and highly successful privately-owned corporations.
Together with top IBM executives, notably Mr. Ramon Dimacali, former Chairman and General Manager of IBM Philippines, Inc., well-known Filipino educators are APC's founding members: Dr. Paulino Y. Tan, former Executive Vice President of De La Salle University (DLSU) and Computer Consultant for SM Prof. Leonida Africa, Vice President of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities and former Vice President for Academic Programs at DLSU, and Bro. Andrew Gonzales, former Secretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, former President of DLSU and former President of the Manila Bulletin.
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