Cebu Technological University

Not to be confused with Cebu Institute of Technology – University.
"Cebu State College of Science and Technology" redirects here. Not to be confused with Cebu State College.
Cebu Technological University
Kinatumhaang Teknolohiko sa Sugbo (Cebuano)
Official seal
Former names
  • Cebu Trade School (1911–1940)
  • Cebu School of Arts and Trades (1940–1983)
  • Cebu State College of Science and Technology (1983–2009)
TypePublic, co-educational, non-sectarian, research basic higher education institution
Established
AccreditationAACCUP

ISO 9001:2015

Quacquarelli Symonds
Religious affiliation
Non-sectarian
Budget₱2.508 billion (2025)[1]
ChairmanDr. Ronald L. Adamat
PresidentDr. Joseph C. Pepito
Academic staff
1,249 (S.Y. 2019–20)
Students41,395 (S.Y. 2019–20)
Address
M.J. Cuenco Avenue corner R. Palma Street
,
Cebu City
,
Cebu
,
Philippines

10°17′48″N 123°54′23″E / 10.2966°N 123.9065°E / 10.2966; 123.9065
CampusUrban, 2.8 ha (6.9 acres)
DemonymTechnologist, Teknolohiko
University HymnCTU Hymn
Colors Red   Grey   Gold 
NicknameFighters
Sporting affiliations
CESAFI, SCUAA, PRISAA
MascotCTU Red Bulldogs
Websitewww.ctu.edu.ph
Cebu Technological University is located in Visayas
Cebu Technological University
Location in the Visayas
Cebu Technological University is located in Philippines
Cebu Technological University
Location in the Philippines

Cebu Technological University (Cebuano: Kinatumhaang Teknolohiko sa Sugbo), abbreviated as CTU and also known as Cebu Tech, is a public, non-sectarian, coeducational, state-funded higher education institution located in Cebu, Philippines. CTU was originally a part of the Philippine public high school system and traces its roots to the Manual Arts department of the Cebu Normal School (now the Cebu Normal University), and was founded independently in 1911 as the Cebu Trade School. In 1928, the institution opened its own campus near the Port of Cebu, where its main campus still stands today.

The university, since its founding in 1911, was also previously known as Cebu Trade School, Cebu School of Arts and Trades, and Cebu State College of Science and Technology, until, in 2009, by the virtue of Republic Act 9744, it was converted into a state university, and assuming the name Cebu Technological University.[2]

The CTU system counts a total of 23 campuses, which consists of one main campus in Cebu City, nine satellite campuses, and 13 extension campuses. As of school year 2019–20, there are 41,395 students enrolled on the 23 CTU campuses located throughout the province of Cebu.[3]

In 2020, CTU became the first university in Cebu to be awarded an overall rating of three stars by global higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars team, following CHED's announcement of being one of the grantees of the “Fostering World Class Philippines Universities Project” in July 2019. The following year, in 2022, CTU was ranked in the 651+ bracket of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asian University Rankings.[4] In 2022, CTU was given reporter status in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, marking its inclusion to the prestigious list for the first time.[5] Spain-based Cybermetrics Lab also ranks CTU in its Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, placing it 11th in the Philippines in the said ranking.

  1. ^ "J3.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Republic Act No. 9744". officialgazette.gov.ph. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Higher Education Enrollment and Graduates in State Universities and Colleges" (PDF). Commission on Higher Education (Philippines). Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Bernardo, Jaehwa (November 3, 2021). "UP slips but still lone PH school in top 100 QS Asian rankings". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Sevillano, Stephanie (October 12, 2022). "CHED lauds 10 PH HEIs in World Uni Rankings". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved October 30, 2022.