Misamis University

Misamis University is an educational institution that advocates a progressive and dynamic education that upholds the principle that God is the center of its existence and education its service offering to God and country. It is the first and only ISO certified university by Det Norske Veritas, The Netherlands for Quality Education and Service in Mindanao. The University received ISO 9001:2000 certification on April 28, 2005, and five years later, ISO 9001:2008 for its Quality Management System about educational, research, and training services.
Misamis University stands proud of all its accomplishments, having grown from only four courses when it started in 1929 to more than 58 courses it now offers. It has striven hard to fulfill its mission to advocate a God-centered existence faithfully and offer an education committed to developing the person, who is God-fearing, principled, and socially responsible, service-oriented, environmentally concerned, and is competent to meet global challenges. It looks forward to climbing new heights to reinvent a more comprehensive and flexible system that can meet a dynamic world's needs.
Misamis University has become an urban and modern university sharing in the development of growth and success in the region with its present location. It continues to strengthen its reputation as a provider of an exceptional education. The Misamis University upholding the principle that God is the center of its existence and education its service offering to God and country aims to be the leading private non-sectarian institution of learning. It is committed to developing the whole person who is God-fearing, principled, socially responsible, service-oriented, environmentally concerned, and competent to meet global challenges.
Our priority at Misamis University is our students. We want to ensure that you have the information, resources, and support you need to succeed. MU's prominence in the region continues to strengthen its reputation as a provider of an exceptional education. Developing competence among students through an innovative teaching-learning process.
The Misamis University Library endeavors to provide and maintain a substantial library collection capable of supporting the instructional research and other students' and faculty's bibliographical needs. The Library system consists of Graduate, Undergraduate, Secondary and Elementary libraries. The present collection is not only extensive. Its quality, depth, and range are also vital in many areas like Humanities, Science, and Technology. The University Library is responsible for rendering services to all students, faculty, and staff of the University and extends its services to outside researchers. The Misamis University Library System aims to be the world-class academic Resource Center of Information and services to support the University's objectives of providing the community with progressive and dynamic education. It aims to provide a quality Information Center with complete modern facilities of various formats that provide the knowledge and skills for globally competitive libraries globally.
Misamis Colleges expanded its program offerings. In June 1974, the BS Social Work was offered, and the first graduate course leading to Master of Arts in Education and BS Civil Engineering gained recognition. In 1975, the BS Nursing & Midwifery was opened. The institution continuously responded to the challenges of quality education in various fields of specialization. A one-year Seafarer Course with a specialization in Deck Rating was opened in June 1999. To widen the program for computer technology, the BS in Information Technology was opened in June 2001. A year after that, the CISCO Networking Academy Program (CNAP) opened, and a six-month Care Giver course was offered.
Within the year, more expansions were undertaken. The Computer Engineering Laboratory was upgraded with a 30 unit fully air-conditioned computer laboratory. A brand-new Universal Testing Machine (UTM) was acquired for the Civil Engineering Program. A covered walk leading to the Engineering Laboratory was provided. The Maritime College has installed the latest version of its GMDSS equipment and asynchronous copy for the Marine Engineering Laboratory.
Over the past five years, Misamis University has undergone its most extensive academic transformation in our academic pursuit of excellence. We have undergone 5–day rigorous Institutional Sustainability Assessment or ISA by CHED, Awarded as Centers of Development for Teacher Education, Criminology, and Information Technology programs. These are on top of our already 20 accredited programs. As a result, CHED granted the University a DEREGULATED STATUS from April 1, 2016, valid until May 30, 2019. We are also a recipient of awards by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities [PACUCOA] as "having the most number of accredited programs for two [2] consecutive years-[SY 2014-15 to SY 2015-2016] recertified by DNV having conformed to ISO 9001:2008 with an EXCELLENT rating. Many infrastructures were added to the MU landscape, such as the 300 capacity auditorium located on the 4th floor of the Library Building, the covered walks, and the multi-million four-story Basic Education Building, the air-conditioning of our Junior High School classrooms, the construction of 2 story building in Oroquieta campus and the continuous upgrading of laboratories and classrooms in all programs.