Bohol Island State University

The Bohol Island State University (BISU) was born on October 14, 2009, after Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed into law Republic Act 9722, a.k.a.Today, Bohol Island State University is geared to pursue he culture of excellence cultivated by its proud past, guided by its mandate, and directed by its vision-mission.
BISU is committed to providing quality higher education in the arts and sciences and the professional and technological fields, undertaking research and development and extension services for Bohol and the country's sustainable development.
The BISU Main Campus believes that the students' total development is a big responsibility of the school. Students are our primary focus. To achieve this purpose, BISU-MC through SSP plans and manages student programs and activities aimed at broadening opportunities for students' personal, social, intellectual, and spiritual development. Recognizing students' importance, the STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE is geared towards more empowered studentry through different activities and undertakings that they initiate, plan, and carry out. This is a serviced office, in the sense that it serves and looks after students' interests. SAO is the official communication link with the student body, administration, and general public concerning student welfare and development, student activities, and student discipline.
Student Assistance Program is designed to help the less fortunate but deserving students to pursue their education. Scholarship grants and all forms of financial assistance are awarded under pertinent rules and regulations.
Students who are sick or who need medical assistance can avail themselves of the medical/dental staff's services, free of charge. Every student must be a member of the Student Medicare System who paid the membership fee shall be covered by medical aid within the school year in case of accidents occurring within the school campus during class hours or outside the school while undertaking school connected activities and in going to and from school or before and after class hours. The membership fee may increase from year to year, as determined by the PTGEI Board.
Being the realization of the Boholano aspiration, the Bohol Island State University is mandated to primarily provide advanced education, engineering, agriculture, fisheries, environment, arts and sciences, accountancy, cooperative, business and entrepreneurship, technology, and other relevant fields of study in the undergraduate and graduate levels and to undertake research and extension services and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization to meet the needs of the Province of Bohol and Region VII.
The road to success was by no means an easy one. BISU was the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Technology (CVSCAFT). It was initially composed of five (5) independent vocational and technical public schools in Bohol, integrated by Republic Act 8659 signed on June 22, 1998. The composite schools then were the following: The Bohol Agriculture College in Barangay Zamora, Municipality of Bilar The Bohol School of Fisheries in Barangay Cogtong, Municipality of Candijay The Clarin School of Fisheries in Barangay Poblacion, Municipality of Clarin The Calape National School of Fisheries in Barangay Calunasan, Municipality of Calape and The Bohol School of Arts and Trades (BSAT) in Tagbilaran City.
The Bohol Agriculture College was initially the Bilar Farm School established in 1968 under R.A. 5253 under Dr. Mateo M. Limbago. It is about 42 kilometers away from Tagbilaran's capital city and 19 kilometers away from the Municipality of Carmen, home of the world-renowned Chocolate Hills. The Bohol School of Fisheries was converted in 1959, according to R.A. No. 685 from the Candijay High School was established in 1948. It is about 96 kilometers from Tagbilaran City. For a long time, it was under the administration of Superintendent Pablito S. Recital.
The Clarin School of Fisheries was established in 1962 under RA 2834. Formerly, it was the Clarin Junior High School established in 1962. It is about 60 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City. The school was then under the administration of the late Vivencio R. Ramos. The Calpe National School of Fisheries, established in 1982, is about 45 kilometers away from the capital city. It was under the administration of the late Principal Antonio P. Magallanes. Finally, the Bohol School of Arts and Trades (BSAT) was established in 1959 (initially, the Bohol Trade School was established in 1907). Superintendent Luciano Borja held the reins productively and was later succeeded by Engr. Elpidio T. Magante.
As one of the leading institutions in Central Visayas, the CVSCAFT System served Boholanos and those from the neighboring provinces in the Visayas and Mindanao. It continually produced graduates who became leaders in the community, managers, and directors in many corporate organizations, experts, consultants in various technological fields, and administrators in educational institutions. She took pride in harnessing graduates who top board examinations, students under On-the-Jib Training (OJT) Programs who are absorbed directly by their cooperating companies and sent abroad further training and deployment, and other successful graduates who worked their way to prove true to the vision, mission, and goals of the institution, thus, making the difference.