The De Los Santos – STI College of Health Professions (formerly known as De Los Santos College and later renamed to simply De Los Santos – STI College Inc.) was a merged institute between the De Los Santos College and
STI College. It is located along Epifanio Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard, in
Quezon City, Philippines.
History
The De Los Santos College was one of the De La Salle University Paranaque city established and recognized by DECS
(Dept. of Education, Culture and Sports) in 1975 as part of the expanding services of the De Los Santos Medical Center (now known as DLS – STI Medical Center) to the Filipino community. It was founded by Dr. Jose V. De Los Santos, founder of Philippine Orthopedics on 1975. The school opened its College of Nursing with 65 students. Application were limited to students with a minimum rating of 95% in their NCEE (National College Entrance Examination) were accepted into the College of Nursing to increase the quality of the institution. In 1981, the school opened courses in Junior Secretarial and
Midwifery. The DLS College also included the College of
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient ...
which has received DECS authority to operate in June 1993.
In September 2002, the merger with Systems Technological Institute (STI), an Information and Communications Technology centered educational institution was established. The merger produced DLS-STI College of Health Professions Inc.
In October 2013, STI Health Professionals, purchased 100 percent of
Makati Medical Center College Inc. from Medical Doctors Inc., a subsidiary of the
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is a Philippine-based unit investment holding company of First Pacific Company Limited through Metro Pacific Holdings, Inc. MPIC through its subsidiaries, provides water, sanitation, and sewerage se ...
, through its sister company
PWU. It later became an autonomous institution when STI and PWU's arrangement ended and was renamed since.
De Los Santos – STI College was later closed in 2015 and some of its operations were transferred to STI College – Quezon Avenue, Inc. who later closed down in 2020.
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Universities and colleges in Quezon City
Educational institutions established in 1945
1945 establishments in the Philippines