Unibersidad ng mga Kordilyera (Filipino) | |
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Motto | A Beacon of Higher Education Beaming from these Majestic Mountain Highlands... |
Type | Private Non-sectarian Non-profit Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution |
Established | June 19, 1946 (78 years) |
Founder | Benjamin R. Salvosa Evangelina D. Salvosa |
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Chairman | Ray Dean D. Salvosa[1] |
President | Nancy M. Flores[2] |
Vice-president | Ariel Nimo B. Pumecha (VP for Academics and Research) Rhodora A. Ngolob (VP for Administration and Academic Services) Linden Branscome S. Bowman III (VP for Finance) Ronaldo L. Pontanosa (Academic Director, Integrated School) |
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Students | 21,000 Tertiary (2018) |
Address | Gov. Pack Rd. , , Benguet , 16°24′30″N 120°35′53″E / 16.40845°N 120.59794°E |
Newspaper | The Alternative |
Colors | Forest Green |
Nickname | UC Jaguars (formerly BCF Shields) |
Sporting affiliations | BBEAL |
Website | www |
The University of the Cordilleras (UC or UC-BCF; Filipino: Unibersidad ng Kordilyeras), formerly known as the Baguio Colleges Foundation (BCF), is a private coeducational university in Baguio, Philippines. Founded by Benjamin R. Salvosa and his wife Evangelina D. Salvosa in 1946, it offers programs at the elementary, secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels catering to around 21,000 students.[3]
It has three campuses all located in Baguio. The main campus is at the city center, near the Baguio Cathedral and SM City Baguio. It has an autonomous status granted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and is an ISO certified university. The university's alumni include two Philippine Bar Examination topnotchers (first placers) and has graduated the founder and several members of Team Lakay Wushu. The university's athletics team is nicknamed UC Jaguars.