The University of the Philippines Cebu (; ; also referred to as UPC or UP Cebu) is a public

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and the youngest constituent university of the

University of the Philippines System The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008) ...

located 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 highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Acc ...

, the capital city of

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 16 ...

province in the Philippines. It was founded on May 3, 1918, ten years after the founding of UP in 1908. UP Cebu was formerly under the administrative supervision of

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, along with three other satellite campuses, namely Miag-ao campus, Iloilo City campus and Tacloban College. On September 24, 2010, the UP Board of Regents elevated the status of UP Cebu to that of an autonomous unit, in preparation for its elevation to the status of a constituent university of the UP System in around five to seven years. On October 27, 2016, UP Cebu was elevated to constituent university status. The college has two campuses. The Lahug campus is located in Gorordo Avenue, Lahug,

. It occupies a 12-hectare site which was donated by the Cebu Provincial Government in 1929; however, a fraction of the land is occupied by informal settlers. The new UP Cebu SRP campus features the UP Professional Schools which offers degree programs such as Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Computer Science, Master of Education and Master of Science in Environmental Studies. In 2007, the Philippines' Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recognized UP Cebu as a National Center of Excellence (COE) in

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Name changes

UP Cebu has undergone multiple name changes as a result of its varied history.History , University of the Philippines Cebu
/ref> * 1918: Junior College of Liberal Arts * 1922: Junior College of the Philippines * 1930: Cebu Junior College, UP * 1947: Cebu College, UP * 1963: University of the Philippines Graduate School in Cebu * 1966: University of the Philippines School in Cebu * 1971: Cebu Branch Campus of the University of the Philippines * 1975: University of the Philippines College Cebu * 1987: Cebu College of the

University of the Philippines Visayas The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV or UP Visayas) is a public research university in the Philippines with campuses and facilities throughout the Visayas. A constituent university of the University of the Philippines system, it teaches ...

* 2010: University of the Philippines Cebu College * 2016: University of the Philippines Cebu

Administration

As a constituent university of the UP System, UP Cebu is headed by a Chancellor who serves as the chair of the University Council. Management and handling of the College's various administrative functions are divided between the following offices: * Office of the Chancellor * Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) * Office of the Vice Chancellorfor Administration (OVCA) * Office of the University Registrar (OUR) * Office of Student Affairs (OSA) * Campus Development and Maintenance Office (CDMO) * Colleges ** College of Communication, Art, and Design ** School of Management ** College of Science ** Department of Computer Science ** College of Social Science ** UP High School Cebu

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State universities and colleges in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Cebu City Educational institutions established in 1918 1918 establishments in the Philippines

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