The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Visayas is a state higher education institution in Talisay City,
Negros Occidental. It was established in 1977 as one of the three prototype technician institutes/projects of the National Government. TUP Visayas was then known as the Visayas Technician Institute (VTI).
In 1978, the Philippine College of Arts and Trades (PCAT) in Manila was converted into the
Technological University of the Philippines
The Technological University of the Philippines ( fil, Pamantasang Teknolohiya ng Pilipinas or ''Teknolohikal na Unibersidad ng Pilipinas''), commonly known as TUP, is a coeducational state university in the Philippines. It was established in 1 ...
(TUP) and was designated as the apex of
technology education. Accordingly, the VTI was placed under the management of the TUP. In 1985, the VTI was renamed the Technological University of the Philippines Visayas.
Currently, the TUP Visayas is one of the top providers of engineering graduates in the country, producing topnotchers in the Professional Licensure Examination given by the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
TUP Visayas is located in Talisay City with extension campuses in
Sagay City and
Cadiz City
Cadiz, officially the City of Cadiz ( hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Cadiz; ceb, Dakbayan sa Cadiz; fil, Lungsod ng Cadiz), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was the capital of the short-lived provi ...
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Curricular programs
Graduate Program
*Master of Technology (MT)
Baccalaureate Programs
*Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering (BSECE)
*Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET)
*Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
*Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BSChem)
*Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BET)
Major in Automotive Engineering Technology (AET)
Major in Chemical Engineering Technology (ChET)
Major in Computer Engineering Technology (CoET)
Major in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)
Major in Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (EMT)
Major in Electronics Engineering Technology (ECET)
Major in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)
Major in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Technology (RACET)
References
*https://web.archive.org/web/20120314205422/http://www.tup.edu.ph/page.php?id=campuses
External links
* http://www.tup.edu.ph
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192644/http://www.tupvisayas.edu.ph/
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State universities and colleges in the Philippines
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Educational institutions established in 1977
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