Catanduanes college welcomes tertiary students

By Edna A. Bagadiong

VIRAC, Catanduanes, June 24 (PIA) -- The Catanduanes State Colleges (CSC) administration officially welcomed the 6,272 tertiary students of the College on June 15 through the General Orientation Program for Freshmen, Transferees, and Continuing Students.

A holy mass preceded the annual orientation program. The students were familiarized with the officials, faculty members and non-teaching personnel of CSC.

Dr. Minerva I. Morales, CSC president, exhorted the students to make their stay at CSC to be “very fruitful.” “I am eager to see you all take your initial steps to greater achievements. I expect that your stay here will be a glorious fulfillment of your parents’ dreams. I hope, too, that your acquisition of knowledge and the enrichment of your values will be your strong armor in fighting life’s many challenges, and ultimately, be your gateway to achieving a more meaningful and productive life,” she said.

In the afternoon, the ‘by college’ orientation about academic rules and regulations, institutional services, and co-curricular information was conducted. The guided campus tour for first years and transferees capped the day-long familiarization.

This year’s CSC main campus enrollment increased by 1.14 percent, compared to last first semester of school year 2011-2012. All colleges registered increase in enrollment.

Comparative enrollment data (First Semester, SY 2011-2012 to First Semester SY 2012-2013) show the following increase in student population of the following colleges: College of Agri-Fisheries – from 111 to 537; College of Arts and Sciences – from 472 to 576; College of Business and Accountancy – from 1,023 to 1,083; College of Education – from 871 to 1,025; College of Health Sciences – from 527 to 417; College of Technology – from 2,295 to 2,634.

Moreover, the CSC Panganiban Campus registered an 80.83 percent in enrollment, which is from 386 enrollees last First Semester of 2011 to 698 registered students this June 2012.

The Graduate School registered this June 2012 a total of 376 enrollees which is slightly higher than the 305 student population last First Semester of 2011. (EAB/ GSR/ PIA/CSC Catanduanes)