Tuguegarao City: Cagayan Valley's Educational Center

Because of the presence of the region’s biggest educational institutions in the city, Tuguegarao is tagged as Cagayan Valley’s Center for Excellence in Education.  There are currently four universities and more than a dozen colleges  in the city that are offering baccalaureate and technical and vocational courses to its students, majority of which comes from the northern Cordillera provinces and the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela. The following is a list of some of the educational institutions found in the city:

AMA Computer College Tuguegarao – Cagayan Valley Road, Caggay

Cagayan State University – Andrews Campus, Caritan Sur

                                                 Carig Campus, Carig Sur               

F.L. Vargas College – Main Campus, Blumentritt Street

                                                         College of Eng’g and Technology Campus, Maharlika Highway, Pengue

                                                     College of Nursing Campus, Bagay Road, San Gabriel

Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines – International School of Asia and the Pacific –                Boundary between Penablanca and Tuguegarao

Saint Paul University Philippines – College Avenue

STI College Tuguegarao – Luna Extension, Ugac Sur

University of Cagayan Valley – Main Campus, College Avenue

                                                         New Site Campus, Balzain Road

University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao – Main Campus, Mabini Street

                                                                            New Site Campus, Bartolome Street, Leonarda

But more than the sprawling campuses and the modernized facilities they have, the educational centers found in Tuguegarao are also capable of molding their students into competent and well – equipped future professionals, students that can keep up with those from the popular universities of the country. A manifestation to this is their students’ performances in national licensure examinations. Here is a list of some feats by students of the different colleges and universities in Tuguegarao:

            Engr. Sonny Mateo of USLT

-          Top 1 in the National Geodetic Engineering Board Examinations

Baby Gina Tagapan Gannaban of MCNP - ISAP

-          Top 10 in the November 2011 National Midwifery Board Examinations

 Benjamin P. Liao of MCNP - ISAP

-      Top 10 in the November 2011 National Radiologic Technology Board Examinations

Daven J. Udani of MCNP - ISAP

-      Top 7 in the June 2011 National Radiologic Technology Board Examinations

Diane Bernadette S. Cos-Agon of MCNP - ISAP

-      Top 1 in the October 2011 National Customs Broker Board Examinations

Rommel Adolf Ibay Diciano of UCV

-      Top 5 in the October 2011 National Criminologists Board Examinations

USLT: Top 3 Best Performing School in the National CPA Board Examinations

 The above - listed achievements made the whole city of Tuguegarao proud and solidified its position as Region 02's Center for Education.

Note: For a complete list of educational institutions based in the city, visit the Various Institutions page of this blogsite.