The Asian Institute of Computer Studies (AICS) is a private and non-sectarian educational institution in the

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founded in 1996. Its academic offerings mainly focus on

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...

information and communications technology Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, ...

and

business studies Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource management, a ...

History

Manuel T. Asis, an architect by profession, founded the school in 1996 with an enrollment of 50 students. The first AICS campus opened in Fairview,

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. It grew to 600 students by its second year of operations. In succeeding years, it expanded and established new campuses within the

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area. The school has 17 campuses all over

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and a campus in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

. The AICS campus at Commonwealth Avenue inj Quezon City is the flagship campus and administrative hub for school operations. AICS is currently headed by Anthony S. Asis.

Academics

Academic degrees
Its offered courses include 4-year

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degrees in

computer engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

and

entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

. It also offers short courses on networking, computer programming, multimedia and office applications. In the 2016-7 school year, it accepted its first batch of students in the

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department. The school's curricular offerings are approved and accredited by the Philippine

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Technical Education and Skills Development Authority The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA ; fil, Pangasiwaan sa Edukasyong Teknikal at Pagpapaunlad ng Kasanayan) serves as the Philippines' Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) authority. As a government a ...

and the Commission on Higher Education. Academic calendar
AICS follows a traditional two-semester

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. The first semester starts around early or mid-June and ends in late October, with a break of two weeks. The second semester starts in the second week of November, with a two-week

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break in late December, and resumes by the first week of January and ends in late March. In 2020, AICS moved the start of its classes from June to August.

Campuses

AICS has 17 campuses within Luzon and one in Cebu: *

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* Bicutan * Calamba *

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(flagship campus and administrative seat) * Dau * GMA * Lipa *

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* Montalban *

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* Tanay *

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* Taytay *

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

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* {{Authority control Universities and colleges in Metro Manila Educational institutions established in 1996 Information technology institutes Information technology schools 1996 establishments in the Philippines

History

Academics

Campuses

See also

References

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