Aklan Catholic College

The Aklan Catholic College in Boracay has, through the years, emerged as one of the top notch schools in the province. With the facilities always being improved, its standing will only get better as time goes by.

Location

The school can be found at Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes St, Kalibo at Aklan. It is one of the better known schools in the city and so its location is well known among the local residents. It is in fact, used as a landmark so getting to the area is very easy as most people know it well.

Courses Offered

There are a variety of courses that the aspiring student can take up at the Aklan Catholic College. These include, but are not limited to a Doctorate in Education, Master in Business and Administration, Masers of Arts and Education including Mathematics, English Major, Psychology, Law, Science, Nursing, Filipino, Physics, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management, Bachelor or Computer Science and also Tourism Management.

Other courses on tap are the Food and Beverage Preparation Management, Cruise Ship Management, Computer Technology, Food Service Management, and many more. Aside from this, the school also has a library, a chemistry lab, and also a laboratory specifically designed for criminology. There is also a gym, and there are several facilities for the registrar and they also have a scholarship program for qualified students.

History

The beginnings of the college began in the late 1930s, as the administrators and future officers of the school decided that there needed to be a collegiate facility in the area, but the onset of World War II derailed the building of the Aklan Catholic College. In the year 1945, at the end of the war, the administrators set about creating the school proper. On August 18 of that year the by laws of the college were drafted and approved. On the same year the college was finally opened.

Over 180 students participated, the number of which would increase as the years went by. As the years passed by, numerous courses were added including law, business, various courses in economics, and other courses. In the early 1990s, in view of the increasing demand, courses involving computers, IT and nursing were added.

The Aklan Catholic College, in spite of setbacks and obstacles, continues in its aim of providing education for the younger generation, and the success of their graduates is a testament to the quality of the school itself.