San Pedro College

San Pedro College
Latin: Collegium Sancti Petri
Former names
San Pedro Hospital School of Nursing
(1956–1973)
MottoLove Serves
TypePrivate Roman Catholic Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution
Established1956; 68 years ago (1956)
FounderDominican Sisters of the Trinity
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Dominican)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU ASEACCU CEAP DACS COCOPEA
ChairpersonSr.Araceli B.Dela Cruz, OP
PresidentSr. Aida T. Frencillo, OP[1]
Vice-presidentDr.Desiderio N.Noveno, Jr., DM (Executive VP)
Sr. Indalyn D. Kuizon, OP (VP for Finance)
PrincipalMrs. Allene L. Sayas-Tan, LPT, MEDLT
(Senior High School)[2]
DeanDr. Marleonie M. Bauyot, PhD[3] (Graduate School)
Patron SaintsSt. Dominic de Guzmán and St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Academic staff
600
Administrative staff
350
Students2500 (Grade School)
1500 (High School)
Undergraduates7000 (College)
Postgraduates100 (Graduate School)
Location
12 C. Guzman Street Davao City
, ,
7°04′41″N 125°36′57″E / 7.0780°N 125.6157°E / 7.0780; 125.6157
CampusUrban
Main Campus
Guzman St. Davao City (Senior High, Undergraduate, Graduate Schools)
Satellite Campus
Ulas Davao City
(Grade School & Junior High School)
Medium of instructionEnglish and Tagalog (for Filipino Subjects)
NewspaperThe Rock[4] (Main Campus)
The Veritas (Satellite Campus)
ColorsBlue   and   White
NicknameSPC
Sporting affiliations
DACS DCL DBL
MascotStallion
Websitewww.spcdavao.edu.ph
San Pedro College is located in Mindanao mainland
San Pedro College
Location in Mindanao
San Pedro College is located in Philippines
San Pedro College
Location in the Philippines

San Pedro College is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Dominican Sisters of the Trinity[5] in Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines. It was founded in 1956.[6]

It began as a school of nursing of the San Pedro Hospital, the first Catholic hospital in Mindanao, which the religious sisters have been operating since their arrival in 1948. Now, it encompasses several allied health sciences, arts and sciences, education and business programs, in addition to the nursing course it first offered.

The college is broadly organized into seven undergraduate departments and one graduate division at its main (Guzman Street) campus, with each college and the graduate division defining its own admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy. The college also administers one satellite Basic Education Campus at Ulas, Davao City. Of its seven undergraduate colleges, five offer degrees in the health sciences. These are the departments of Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, and Medical Technology. SPC's graduate school offers two doctorate programs, one master in nursing program, and five master of arts programs.

Since its founding, San Pedro College has been a coed, Catholic institution where admission has not been restricted by gender, race or religion (despite being a Catholic institution). The student body consists of nearly 7,000 undergraduate and 100 graduate students from all over the country, but majority comes from Mindanao particularly Davao City, where the school is located. Basic Education enrollees total to around 4,000.

In 2012, San Pedro College opened its Ulas Campus at Ulas, Davao City for School Year 2012-2013.

In August 2016, San Pedro College adopted the North American academic calendar, with the school year beginning in mid-August and the second semester starting on a late January or early February. Academic years are expected to end at June.

  1. ^ "San Pedro College Board of Trustees". spcdavao.edu.ph. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ^ "San Pedro College Department Heads". spcdavao.edu.ph. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ "San Pedro College Graduate School Professors". spcdavao.edu.ph. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The Rock Official Student Publication of San Pedro College". Facebook. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Dominican Sisters of the Trinity". Canadian Religious Conference. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ^ "History". San Pedro College Davao. Retrieved 4 November 2023.