The Divine Word College of Calapan also referred to by its acronym DWCC is a private

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basic and higher education institution run by the Philippine Central Province of the

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in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. It was established by the

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in April 1946 and was then called Mindoro Junior College until January 1981. The academic programs offered on its first year of operation were normal education, liberal arts, pre-law, including short term courses in typing and stenography (July 1, 1946). Model Students

History

The Divine World College of Calapan, as a Catholic institution of higher learning, goes back to the missionary work of Fr. Benito Rixner, SVD and other missionaries of the Society of the Divine Word in Mindoro. ''Mindoro Junior College'', as the school was first called, was established in April 1946. The formal opening of classes in first year Normal Education, Liberal Arts, Pre-Law, and special short-term courses in Typing and Stenography was on July 1, 1946. There were thirty-seven students as first enrollees. The first floor of the old bishop's residence was used for classrooms by the students and ten (10) faculty members. The biggest room served as library with around a thousand volumes coming from other SVD schools and the rest from donations. The regular residence rooms were used as classrooms while the smallest room became the Registrar's Office. Athletic activities were held at the church plaza. In 1953, Fr. Albert Cook, SVD who was the Director then, constructed a two-storey building on a lot purchased adjacent to the two original structures. Construction was completed just in time for the school year 1953–1954. By that time, there were just three buildings being housing about a thousand students until around 1964. From 1954 through 1964, enrolment increased steadily and, through the efforts of Bishop William Duschak, SVD, DD, who went to Europe to ask for donations from friends and benefactors, the dream of a modern college in a spacious compound materialized. During the school year 1964–1965, all classes were moved to the new campus. About the same time, the Elementary Department was inaugurated by virtue of the Temporary Permit No. 96. In 1975, the President, Fr. Eleuterio S. Lacaron, SVD, also introduced the School Campaign Program. In 1976, permission was granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) for the revival of the Graduate School Program which was phased out in 1972. Meanwhile, the college curriculum was further diversified with the inclusion of the short- term courses and the offering of traditional fields of concentration in the degree programs. In 1980, the course in Master in Business Administration (MBA) was offered by virtue of Temporary Permit No.132, s. 1985 dated July 1980 with forty-seven (47) students and three (3) professors. Recognition was granted in June 1985, signed by the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Jaime C. Laya. In January 1981, the name of the college was changed from Mindoro Junior College to Divine Word College of Calapan - making it more identified with the educational apostolate of the Society of the Divine Word in the province of Oriental Mindoro. In 1987, the Divine Word College of Calapan was granted Level II accreditation for five (5) years by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). On April 2, 1993, another Level II accreditation was granted, and a re-accreditation in 1998. A non-degree program in Computer Science was opened during the administration of Fr. Joel L. Maribao, to give the youth of Mindoro and its neighboring provinces the opportunity to learn the new technology. The Associate in Computer Data Processing (ACDP) was recognized during the school year 1994–1995, while the two-year course in Computer System and Business Management (CSBM) was given Permit No. TV-P 059, s. 1994. In 1995, the Civil Engineering Department was acknowledged as Top 1 in Region IV and Top 10 at the National Level credited to the high percentage of its board passers. This was published in the Philippine Star on June 13, 1995. Another honor was received by DWCC as per CHED Memorandum No. 76, s. 1995, when DWCC was selected as Center for Excellence in Teacher Education for Region IV. It was also during the time of Fr. Eleuterio S. Lacaron, SVD (1994–1995), that DWCC was named Institute of Local Government Academy (ILGA) in Oriental Mindoro by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). During the administration of Fr. Romeo P. Bancale, SVD, the DWCC Graduate School was granted permit to offer two (2) new graduate programs, Master in Public Administration and Doctor of Philosophy in Management, by virtue of the Government Recognition Nos. 27 and 28, s. 1997, made effective in the school year 1997–1998. It was also in that same year that the High School Department moved out from the main campus to the Janssen campus located in Brgy. Pachoca, Calapan City. The campus has been renamed Freinademetz Campus. In 2000, during the term of Fr. Ernesto F. Vitor, SVD, government permits were granted to offer Bachelor of Science in Office Administration, Bachelor of Science in Tourism, and Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management, including associate courses in Office Administration, Tourism, and HRM using the ladderized curriculum. In 2002, the Elementary Department building located adjacent to the High School Department building at the Freinademetz campus was completed. In the succeeding year, the Elementary Department transferred to its new site, thus housing together the Basic Education Department in that campus. Another milestone for the institution was again achieved when the DWCC-SIFE team of the Student In Free Enterprise (SIFE) was acclaimed the national champion in the SIFE National Exposition held at the Holiday Inn, Manila in February 2002. Later, the said team represented the country in the prestigious SIFE World Cup in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in September of the same year. In 2005, Jose Lemuel Dimaunahan topped the November 2005 Electronics and Communications Engineering board examination while Heidi Libed topped the 2005 Licensure Examination for Teachers in Region IV. The year 2006 marked the 60th founding anniversary of the Divine Word College of Calapan. Themed ‘Word in a Changing World’, DWCC, under the administration of Fr. Nielo M. Cantilado, SVD, renewed its commitment to continue to provide quality education. Pursuant to its thrust in research, DWCC launched the Center for Mindoro Studies in July 2006. As a resource center, the Center for Mindoro Studies focuses on the cultural heritage of Mindoro and helps promote respect for the indigenous culture of the Mangyans. As a center for research, it aims to organize a repository of research and historical materials relevant to the studies of parochial schools, parishes, and municipalities in the provinces of the Island of Mindoro. In the second semester of school year 2006–2007, assisted by the Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA), and under the auspices of President

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scholarship programs, DWCC began offering certificate courses in Contact Center Agent Training, Medical Transcription, and Commercial Cooking.

Academics

College departments

* Accountancy Department * Business and Hospitality Management Department * Computer Studies Department * Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts * Education Department * Liberal Arts and Criminology Department

Graduate courses

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of Philosophy in Management (

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) * M.A. in education (MAEd) ''Major in:'' **

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and

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** English Language Teaching **

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** Filipino ** Mathematics ** Science Education ** Social Science Teaching * Master in

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

(MBA) * Master in

Public Administration Public Administration (a form of governance) or Public Policy and Administration (an academic discipline) is the implementation of public policy, administration of government establishment (public governance), management of non-profit establ ...

(MPA)

Degree courses

* Bachelor of Science in

Accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language ...

* Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology * Bachelor of Science in

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

* Bachelor of Science in

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 ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Information System An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems are composed by four components: task, people ...

* Bachelor of Science 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 ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewage ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

and

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Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

* Bachelor of Science in

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and

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Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Office An office is a space where an Organization, organization's employees perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize objects and Goals, plans, action theory, goals of the organizati ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring (disambiguation), touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tour (disambiguation), tours. Th ...

* Bachelor of Science in

''Major in:''

Marketing Management Marketing management is the Organizational studies, organizational discipline which focuses on the practical application of marketing orientation, techniques and methods inside enterprises and organizations and on the management of a firm's mar ...

Business Economics Business economics is a field in applied economics which uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises and the factors contributing to the diversity of organizational structures and the relationships of firms with ...

, Operations Management and

Financial Management Financial management is the business function concerned with profitability, expenses, cash and credit, so that the "organization may have the means to carry out its objective as satisfactorily as possible;" the latter often defined as maximizin ...

* Bachelor of Science in

Criminology Criminology (from Latin , "accusation", and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'' meaning: "word, reason") is the study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and so ...

* Bachelor of

Arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both hi ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

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* Bachelor of Science in

Elementary Education Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or firs ...

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Early Childhood Education Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. Traditionally, this is up to the equivale ...

*** General Educ * Bachelor of Science in

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*** MAPEH ***

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* Teaching Certificate

TESDA/TVET

* Finishing Course for Call Center Agents (100 hours) * Contact Service Center/Call Center Course (300 hours)

Activities

The DWCC Gazette

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region.

Departments

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and

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''Katha'' Literary Folio

''Katha,'' an acronym for ''Kalipunan ng mga Akdang Tumatalakay sa mga Hinaing ng mga Aba'', is the official literary folio of the DWCC Gazette published once a year, released between November and February. The word ''katha'' is an old Tagalog word for "creation."

Comics

The DWCC Gazette's center-fold comics is a popular staple depicting semestral activities. The comics is often shown with a black and white sketch of the college, including the two large buildings that comprise the campus, namely the Main Building and the

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(ACD) Building. Students and characters are portrayed by

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characterized by big faces and small bodies made alive by dialogues taken from current school events.

Awards and recognitions

* Sep 2003 - Overall Champion, first Mimaropa Higher Education Press Conference * Sep 2004 - Overall Champion, second Mimaropa Higher Education Press Conference * 2006 - Best Tabloid Award, 14th CEGP Regional Press Conference 2006 * Nov 2007 - Best Newsletter, fourth Regional Higher Education Press Conference * Nov 2007 - second Place, Best Tabloid Award, fourth Regional Higher Education Press Conference * Nov 2007 - second Over-all Winner, fourth Regional Higher Education Press Conference * Jan 2009 - second Over-all Winner, fifth Regional Higher Education Press Conference * Feb 2010 - Overall Champion, sixth Mimaropa Higher Education Press Conference * Feb 2010 - Best Broadsheet, ninth Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference * Dec 2012 - Best Tabloid, Mimaropa Higher Education Press Conference

Campuses

The Divine Word College of Calapan is housed in three campuses: two campuses in Calapan City and the other in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro. * College Departments and Administrative Offices: Janssen Campus, Sta. Maria Village, Calapan City * Basic Education Departments: Freinademetz Campus, Tibag, Calapan City; Pinamalayan.

References

External links

Divine Word College of Calapan Online Community
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History

Academics

College departments

Graduate courses

Degree courses

TESDA/TVET

Activities

The DWCC Gazette

Departments

''Katha'' Literary Folio

Comics

Awards and recognitions

Campuses

See also

References

External links