Type Private Website www.holychild.edu.ph Motto Opus Deo Dignum | Established August 28, 1981 Founded 28 August 1981 | |
President Mrs. Victoria D. Leuterio Number of students 3,570 (as 2014 estimate) Address Barangay Buhangin, Bajada, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines Similar Brokenshire College, Assumption College of Davao, Agro Industrial Foundati, Philippine Women's College, University of the Immacula | ||
Holy Child College of Davao (HCCD) formerly known as Holy Child Day Care and Learning Center, is a private school in Davao City. The school was established in August 28, 1981. The first settlement was in E. Jacinto, Roxas Boulevard and the second is in Brgy. Sto Nino, Tugbok District and the last is in 348 Buhangin-Cabantian-Indangan Road. Additionally, Holy Child IT Academy and Holy Child Kinderville.
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History
The Holy Child College of Davao (formerly Holy Child Day Care and Learning Center) was founded in August 28, 1981 by Mrs. Victoria D. Leuterio in Davao City, during the Marcos government. There were only two classrooms as a preparatory school and the school move to its present site along Jacinto Street. The school levels were given by the government in 1986; the time when the Marcos regime ended.
The school has three campuses --Jacinto Campus, Green Meadows Campus and Buhangin Campus.The second campus offers High School and the Sunday High School diploma in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The school changed its name-- The Holy Child School of Davao and The Holy Child College of Davao in 2003 and 2012 respectively.
In 2003,the school began offering college courses such as two-year courses in Diploma in Information Technology and Office Skills Management with Desktop Publishing and other short courses. It was in 2004 that the school began to offer College of Nursing, College of Commerce and the College of Education. In 2013, the school added the courses Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, BS in Physical Therapy, BS in Occupational Therapy, and BS in Library and Information Science. The School of Criminology was added in 2015.
Also they provide Holy Child Boys and Girls Brigade.
Community
The Holy Child College of Davao is the one of the Christian schools in Davao City.