CSU's Metamorphosis

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Historical Background of CSU-Sanchez Mira

The colorful history started in 1947, when the people felt the need for a strong secondary education, two years after a devastating war. Thus, with the help of civic-spirited people, the then Sanchez Mira (ARRANZ) High School was born.

In 1960, the said high school was then converted into an agricultural high school by virtue of RA 2398, a former bill being passed in congress. It was then named Rural Vocational School. Because an agricultural curriculum requires a wide and vast settlement, the school was located at the sitio of Nagbaranganan, Centro 2, which 2 1/2 kilometers away from the highway.

In 1967, the agricultural school appeared like a small city nestled in the middle of a mountain, with its sprawling land of 100 hectares, only 14 of which were used for crop plantation and infrastructure. Many income-generating activities were established that development became very fast.

In 1974, after more than a decade, authority of the Director of Vocational Education opened a two post-secondary curriculum. Said curriculum grew fast and by virtue of the authority from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, BS in Agriculture and BS in Agricultural Education courses were offered.

In May 1992, seven years after a temporary stay at the Municipal gymnasium due to an internal struggle from the hands of the NPAs, a 6.9-hectare lot along Maharlika Highway was purchased. The new campus then started to flourish offering other courses to include Secondary Education Curriculum sponsored by the DOST-SEI. Later, it started to offer courses in Elementary Education, BS in Mathematics, BS in Information Technology and the Graduate Studies program.

After almost 25 years, CSU-Sanchez Mira is now cradled in a wholesome campus, linked with various entities and other member-SCUs and GOs as well as NGOs, meeting the challenges for the Computer Technology Age.

Campus Vision

The Cagayan State University at Sanchez Mira envisions of recognizing the uniqueness and multidimensionality of human intelligence and aspires to form intellectually inclined researchers and educators who are deeply rooted in innovations, appreciative of the worth of others, socially responsible, creative, professionally competent and who are Filipino in ideals.

Campus Mission

It is committed to produce learner-centered teaching methodologies and relevant service-oriented programs to the academe, industry and government, as well as in building a just, humane and progressive society.

Note: This was taken from the CSU-SM Website.