QUIRINO STATE COLLEGE

MISSION

The College shall primarily provide professional technological and vocational instruction and learning in science, agricultural and industrial fields as well as short term and vocational courses.

It shall promote research, advance studies and progressive leadership in these areas of specialization to meet the needs of the region (section 2, BP 440)

VISION

Quirino State College as the prime catalyst for countryside development

The College shall constantly be in pursuit of excellence towards providing quality education, timely and responsive extension services crafted from in-depth research of applicable technologies to an ever-changing environment to effect national development.

INSTITUTIONAL GOAL

To produce academically competent, employable professionals and productive, skillful middle-level entrepreneurs who shall lead the development of the province and the region.

PHILOSOPHY

QSC believes that national economic development and the betterment of the quality of life result from social transformation, which can be achieved through access to quality, relevant tertiary education. The greatest wealth of a country is in its people. Strong, enlightened individuals collectively make a strong nation. QSC believes in developing fully the individual.

The guiding philosophy of the College is the development of a well-rounded, morally upright, physically fit, feeling and productive citizen.

Quirino State College is a public college in the Philippines with main campus located in Diffun, Quirino. Nestled in the verdant hills of Diffun, Quirino State College (QSC) is a bastion of higher learning in Quirino province - considered as the last frontier of Northern Luzon.

General Mandate

The state college is mandated to provide higher technological, professional, and vocational instruction and training in science, agricultural and industrial fields, as well as short-term technical or vocational courses. It is also mandated to promote research, advanced studies, and progressive leadership in its areas of specialization. Its main campus is located in Diffun, Quirino.

History

The college started as the Northern Nueva Vizcaya National High School in 1963 when Quirino was still a part of Nueva Vizcaya. In 1971, the NNVHS was transformed into an agricultural school called the Northern Nueva Vizcaya National Agricultural School (NNVNAS). After Quirino was separated from Nueva Vizcaya, NNVNAS was eventually named Quirino National Agricultural School (QNAS) in 1976. In 1983, Quirino National Agricultural School gradually metamorphosed from an agricultural school to a state college to be named Quirino State College. This was during the tenure of then President Julian A. Alvarez. The Quirino State College landmark Julian A. Alvarez Hall (JAAH) in the heart of the campus was built during his tenure and was named after him.

Mandated by its charter to promote academic, research and extension activities, the college continues to be a catalyst for the development for the countryside, especially students of Quirino and adjacent municipalities of Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya.

Dr.Edgar M. Ricamonte, the second president of QSC, started development projects as soon as he took over the leadership of the college.. An action man and a devoted agriculturist from Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Dr. Ricamonte established strong linkages, initiated pet projects in agriculture and acquired additional land at the back portion of the college to widen space for agricultural ventures. It was during his tenure that the first phase of the construction of an Animal Science Complex was completed.

Further development was achieved with the advent of Australian Government funded Agritech aimed at providing experiential learning to agriculture students through the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Technology as new curricular offering. During this period, more Student Instructional Units (SIU’s) and Income Generating Projects (IGP’s) on crop and livestock were established which include the Dairy Buffalo Project, Floriculture and Nursery project, Banana Tissue Culture, Food Processing Center, and the Community Outreach Center. In addition, a machine and industry building and a crop science building with classrooms and laboratories were constructed.

Continuing Dr. Ricamonte’s development projects, Dr. Reynaldo P. Villamayor, the current president, toils hard to establish development projects geared at improving QSC’s services to countryside youths, farmer clienteles, and attached agencies.