Established 2001 | Campus Urban | |
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Motto Karunungan, Kaunlaran, Kadakilaan (Wisdom, Prosperity, Honor) Type Public, District College President Adel A. Tamano, AB, JD, MPA, LlM (Harvard) Location Tondo and Quiapo, Manila, Philippines | ||
The District Colleges of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila was established in 2001 through the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Manila Mayor, the Department of Education Secretary, the PLM President, and the Superintendent of the Division of City Schools-Manila.
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The students and facilities of the District Colleges are housed in three existing public schools houses the students and facilities of the PLM District Colleges. These schools are Antonio Villegas Technical School in Tondo (District I), Ramon Avanceña High School in Quiapo (District III).
In about the same period, another MOA was signed with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, providing partnership with the City government through the PLM education system.
On May 31, 2002, the Department of Social Welfare and Development of Manila, conducted the Integrated Early Childhood Care and Development (IECCD). It was the first academic course conducted in the District Colleges through the auspices of the United Nations Children's Fund.
Degree programs
The District Colleges offer ladder-type higher vocational programs as well as technical programs and education degrees. These include: