St. Joseph's College of Balanga (SJCB) is a

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

private college located in Balanga,

Bataan Bataan (), officially the Province of Bataan ( fil, Lalawigan ng Bataan ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entir ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. It is managed by the

Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception , image = FrancescoCoA PioM.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = A cross, Christ's arm and Saint Francis's arm, a universal symbol of the Franciscans , abbreviation = OFM , predecessor = , ...

."Bataan Directory - St. Joseph's College, Balanga City"
City Government of Balanga, accessed 3 October 2009. The college is the third branch of four St. Joseph's Colleges (the other three are from E. Rodriguez Blvd, Quezon City; Mactan, Cebu and Toril, in Davao City).

History

St. Joseph's College was founded by then Most Reverend Bishop Socrates B. Villegas, DD when he was the newly installed bishop of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Balanga The Diocese of Balanga is one of the 72 dioceses of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. It was established on March 17, 1975, by Pope Paul VI. The diocese comprises the whole civil province of Bataan, with 37 parishes, one minor basilica, ch ...

(now the Archbishop of the

Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

) in 2006 with then SFIC Provincial Superior Sr. Josephini P. Ambatali, SFIC. It is the first Catholic school in Balanga."Private Schools - St. Joseph's College of Balanga"
Discover Bataan, accessed 3 October 2009. The school pioneers were Sr. Teresita C. Babaran as directress, Sr. Agnes Labitoria as principal, Sr. Annalisa Cabrera as guidance counselor, Sr. Josefina Miguel as health officer, Sr. Lolita Oria as CFP teacher, Sr. Redempta Navalta as sewing room manager and Sr. Jocelyn Sulse as bookkeeper.

Degree programs

* Bachelor of Arts **

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

, the first ever course offered in the province **

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 ...

* Bachelor of Science ** Secondary & Elementary Education (with major in special education, values education and mathematics) ** Social Work

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's College, Balanga Universities and colleges in Bataan Education in Balanga, Bataan Educational institutions established in 2006 Franciscan universities and colleges Catholic universities and colleges in the Philippines 2006 establishments in the Philippines