Western Philippines University

Western Philippines University
Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas (Filipino)
Established	1910
President	Dr. Julie Hope Timotea P. Evina
Location	Aborlan, Palawan, Philippines; 9°26′25″N 118°33′30″E / 9.44028°N 118.55833°E
Affiliations	Puerto Princesa - Palawan Association of Higher Education Institutions (PPPAHEI); PASUC; Southern Tagalog Islands Research and Development Consortium (STIRDC); Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU);
Website	www.wpu.edu.ph
	Location in the Philippines

Western Philippines University (Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas^[1]) is a state higher education institution located in Palawan. The university began as the Aborlan Farm Settlement School for the Tagbanuas (an indigenous cultural community of Palawan) in 1910. It became the Aborlan Agricultural High School in 1928 and then Palawan Regional Agricultural School in 1960. It was renamed Palawan National School in 1962 and became the Palawan National Agricultural College in 1963. Its name was again changed to State Polytechnic College of Palawan in 1995 by virtue of RA 8012, and in 2004, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed RA 9260 converting it to Western Philippines University.

Curricular Offerings

Graduate school

PhD in Rural Development
PhD in Fisheries
MS in Marine Biology
MS in Fisheries
MS in Rural Development
MS in Extension Systems Management
MS in Agronomy
MS in Horticulture
MS in Agricultural Education
Master in Public Administration
Master in Educational Management
Certificate in Extension Systems Management
Certificate in Teaching Program

Baccalaureate Courses

BS in Agricultural Engineering
BS in Civil Engineering
BS in Electrical Engineering
BS in Mechanical Engineering
BS in Aquatic Biology
BS in Agriculture
BS in Agricultural Business
BS in Business Administration (Major in Financial Management, Marketing Management)
BS in Criminology
BS in Entrepreneurship
BS in Environmental Management
BS in Fisheries
BS in Forestry
BS in Home Economics
BS in Hospitality Management
BS in Public Administration
BS in Rural Development Management
BS in Social Work
Bachelor of Agricultural Technology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Bachelor of Elementary Education
Bachelor of Secondary Education
Bachelor of Physical Education

Pre-Baccalaureate Courses

Certificate in Agricultural Science leading to BS in Agriculture

Basic Education Laboratory Schools

Agricultural Science High School (Senior High School & Junior High School)
Laboratory Elementary School (Grades I to VI)

Branches and Campuses

Main Campus in San Juan, Aborlan, Palawan
Puerto Princesa City Campus in Sta. Monica, Puerto Princesa City
Culion Campus in Jardin, Culion, Palawan
Busuanga Campus in Salvacion, Busuanga, Palawan
El Nido Campus in Villa Libertad, El Nido, Palawan
Canique Extension School in Taytay, Palawan
Quezon Campus in Poblacion, Quezon, Palawan
Rio Tuba Extension School in Rio Tuba, Bataraza, Palawan

References

^ Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas (PDF) (in Filipino). Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management). 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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[1] Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas (PDF) (in Filipino). Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management). 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

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Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanluraning Pilipinas (Filipino)

Established	1910
President	Dr. Julie Hope Timotea P. Evina
Location	Aborlan , Palawan , Philippines 9°26′25″N 118°33′30″E / 9.44028°N 118.55833°E / 9.44028; 118.55833
Affiliations	Puerto Princesa - Palawan Association of Higher Education Institutions (PPPAHEI) PASUC Southern Tagalog Islands Research and Development Consortium (STIRDC) Asian Association of Agricultural Colleges and Universities (AAACU)
Website	www.wpu.edu.ph
Location in the Philippines