Divine Word College of San Jose

Divine Word College of San Jose
Dalubhasaang Banal na Salita sa San Jose (Filipino)
The official seal of the Divine Word College of San Jose
Latin: Ecclesiasticus Sancti Iosephus Collegium Verbi Divini[citation needed]
Former names
  • Southern Mindoro Academy (1945–1960)
  • Divine Word Academy (1961–1966)[1]
MottoWitness to the Word
TypePrivate Catholic research coeducational basic and higher education institution (HEI)
EstablishedAugust 8, 1945; 79 years ago (August 8, 1945)
FoundersAtty. Gabriel F. Fabella[2]
Dr. Felix Gabriel[2]
Federico Castillo[2]
AccreditationPAASCU[3][4]
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Verbites)
Academic affiliations
PresidentFr. Felino B. Javines Jr. SVD[7]
Vice-president
List of VPs
  • Chona T. Jarabata PhD (VP for Academic Affairs)
  • Br. Florencio S. Jacela SVD (VP for Administration)
  • Fr. Paulus Karmani SVD (VP for Finance)
  • Jason S. Valera PhD (VP for Basic Education)[8]
Dean
List of Deans
  • Luis I. Gante Jr. PhD (Dean of College)
  • Jason S. Valera PhD (Dean of Teacher Education Department)[9]
  • Fr. Joel Sagdullas SVD (Dean of Graduate School)[5]
  • Fr. Felino B. Javines Jr. SVD (Dean of Graduate School)[10][11]
Academic staff
32–40 (2017–2020)[a]
Students2,441 (2017)[5]
Undergraduates857 (2017)[12]
Address
General Lukban Street, Barangay 8
,
San Jose
,
Occidental Mindoro
,
5100
,
Philippines

12°21′10″N 121°04′13″E / 12.3529°N 121.0703°E / 12.3529; 121.0703
CampusUrban; 15,788 m2 (1.58 ha)[b]
NewspaperThe Pioneer
Patron saints
Colors Orange and green
NicknameDivinians
Sporting affiliations
Websitedwcsj.edu.ph Edit this at Wikidata
The logo of the Divine Word College of San Jose
Map
DWCSJ Hymn
Choral version performed by DWCSJ Choir accompanied by the DWCSJ Marching Band. Conducted by Mr. Arnold Napas

The Divine Word College of San Jose is a private, Catholic, coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Central Province of the Society of the Divine Word or SVD in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. It holds the distinction of being the first and oldest educational institution in Mindoro island, even predating the island-province's separation in 1950 into two provinces[17] by five years.[18][2]

Divine Word College of San Jose, as it is known today, traces its roots to Southern Mindoro Academy,[1][19] a secondary school established in the middle of 1945 by Gabriel Fabrero Fabella,[20][21] a lawyer and prominent historian, which became exclusive to boys upon its incorporation into the Society of Divine Word (SVD) in 1960. It was renamed to Divine Word Academy a year after its acquisition by the SVD, and again to Divine Word College in 1966,[1] and has since offered complete academic courses from basic to tertiary education and postgraduate and vocational programs. Its patron saints are St. Arnold Janssen, the founder of the Society of the Divine Word, and St. Joseph Freinademetz, a missionary priest in China.

  1. ^ a b c Admin. "A Brief History". About Us. Divine Word College of San Jose. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Candelario 2015.
  3. ^ "Member Schools (D-H)". paascu.org.ph. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Divine Word College of San Jose welcomes PAASCU". dwcsj.edu.ph. February 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "Divine Word Educational Apostolate". svdphc.ph. Society of the Divine Word (Philippine Central Province). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "Member Schools". ceap.org.ph. Catholic Education Association of the Philippines. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "Office of the School President". DWCSJ Administration. Divine Word College of San Jose. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Basic Education Principal". dwcsj.edu.ph. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  9. ^ DWCSJ News (July 28, 2018). "LET passers celebrate; new education program disclosed". The Pioneer. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "DWCSJ Offices (President's Council)". dwcsj.edu.ph. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  11. ^ "DWCSJ Departments (Graduate School Faculty)". dwcsj.edu.ph. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Commission on Higher Education. "Private Higher Education Institutions Faculty-Student Ratio: AY 2017-18" (PDF). Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  13. ^ Eberhard 2020, pp. 934, 935.
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  17. ^ Republic Act No. 505 (June 13, 1950), An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved November 27, 2023
  18. ^ "Divine Word College of San Jose - Overview". edukasyon.ph. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  19. ^ Fabella 2008, p. 108.
  20. ^ Esquejo 2012, p. 67.
  21. ^ Landicho 2006, pp. 522, 724.


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