University of Nueva Caceres


The University of Nueva Caceres is a private non-sectarian university run by the iPeople, Inc., a joint venture of Ayala Corporation and Yuchengco Group of Companies, in Naga City, Bicol Region, Philippines. It is under the arm of investment of Ayala Education. It is the oldest and the first university in southern Luzon. Founded in 1948, it offers pre-school, elementary, junior high school, senior high school, undergraduate, and graduate programs.
Founded by :bcl:Jaime Hernandez|Dr. Jaime Hernandez in 1948, it has grown to become one of the leading institutions of higher learning in the country. The campus is centrally located in the City of Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. The University has one of the biggest student populations in the Bicol Region and offers courses from Kinder to Graduate levels. All course offerings are recognized by the government and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education and Commerce are accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation. Its College of Engineering and Architecture is now one of the few regional centers for technological education in the Philippines.
The university's high academic standards have been proven by alumni who have performed well in government Board and Bar examinations. In fact, as of October 2006, 110 of them are topnotchers.

History

In February 1948, :bcl:Jaime Hernandez|Dr. Jaime Hernandez invited prominent Bicolanos to join him as incorporators. May 9, 1948, among those who signed the incorporation papers in were :bcl:Jaime Hernandez|Dr. Jaime Hernandez, Atty. Jaime Reyes, Ambassador Jose T. Fuentebella, Atty. Edmundo Cea, Atty. Buenaventura Blancaflor, Engr. Nicole Tado Sr., Atty. Juan F. Trivino, Atty. Antonio M. Sison, Dr. Manuel Abella and Dr. Domingo Abella. The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the incorporators on May 18, 1948.
Thus the school officially started operation on July 1, 1948, as the Nueva Caceres Colleges. The initial courses offered were Liberal Arts, Commerce, Education and high school with a total enrollment of 958. The students of the newly opened school had their classes in the rented Flordeliza Building fronting the public kiosk and the Governor Andres Hernandez residence along Burgos Street.
In the ensuing years, additional courses were opened: elementary, graduate school, law, engineering, nursing, secretarial and kindergarten.
In September 1951, the university administration headed by Dr. Hernandez took the first giant step since its foundation. It acquired the Rey property and transformed it from a marshland to its present condition. By early 1952 almost half of the site was filled and buildings began to rise. Most Rev. Pedro P. Santos blessed the new campus and the first two buildings, the original Dato Hall and Alba Hall on July 11, 1952. Other buildings were soon built to address the needs of a growing student population. At present, under the leadership of university president Dr. Dolores H. Sison, there is an ongoing multi-million infrastructure program to further modernize the institution.

Ayala Education, Inc

On July 28, 2015 press release, the AYALA Group has raised its stake in the Philippine education sector by investing P450 Million to acquire 60 percent of University of Nueva Caceres one of the universities in the Bicol Region.
As a result of Ayala Education's investment of Pesos 450 million, it will hold the majority of UNC's board seats. In addition, UNC appointed Ayala Education's CEO, Mr. Alfredo Ayala, as its President.
Ayala Corporation started investing in the education sector in 2012 through 100% owned Ayala Education, after recognizing the strong demand for Filipino talent from the IT-BPO and other service industries, such as banking, telecom, retail and tourism.
Ayala Education has also been pioneering Senior High School since 2013 through its LINC Academy's partnerships with Emilio Aguinaldo College and Arellano University.
Ayala Education has also formed a majority owned joint venture, Affordable Private Education Center, with Pearson, the world's leading learning company, to build a chain of low-cost secondary schools that provide quality education with affordable annual school fees. Since it started in 2013, APEC has grown to a total of 23 schools, with 3,400 students across Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite and Batangas, offering Grades 7 and 8 for less than P70 a day, inclusive of use of books and computers.
Ayala Corporation started investing in education after recognizing the large demand for Filipino talent in the services sector, which comprises 54% of all the jobs available in the Philippines. Ayala operates in various industries, including banking, retail, real estate, telecommunications, information technology, automotive, business process outsourcing, electronics, and utilities
On January 8, 2018, Yuchengco Group of Companies and Ayala Corporation, through a joint press statement, has announced the possible merger of their education arms, namely Ayala Education, Inc. and iPeople, Inc, with the iPeople, Inc. being the surviving entity. It has been stated that the potential merger will be finalized in the first quarter of 2018. This will bring together AEI's APEC Schools and University of Nueva Caceres, National Teachers College and iPeople's Malayan Education System, operating under the name Mapúa University and its subsidiaries, Malayan Colleges Laguna and Malayan Colleges Mindanao a combined student population of over 60,000. The transaction was completed on May 2, with the Yuchengco Group owning 51.3% of iPeople and Ayala Corporation with 33.5% share of the said company.
On July 30, 2018, DR. FAY LEA PATRIA M. LAURAYA was appointed as the 4th president of the university. According to Alfredo I. Ayala, UNC is fortunate to have Dr. Fay as the new president. Dr. Lauraya is an accomplished and proven leader who has a track record of engaging with and empowering both staff and students, introducing innovative new programs, and investing in employee development and a merit based promotion system.

iPeople, Inc.

On May 2, 2019, The Merger between AC Education and iPeople was completed, with the Yuchengco Group of Companies owning 51.3% of iPeople and Ayala Corporation with 33.5% share of the said company.

University president

UNC Greyhounds

The University of Nueva Caceres, for many years now, have chosen the label "Greyhound" to be the official tag of the school.

Junior High School Department

OFFICE of the PRINCIPAL
GUIDANCE OFFICE
HS LIBRARY
Subject Area Chairpersons

College of Arts and Sciences

College of Business and Accountancy

College of Criminal Justice Education(2012)

College of Computer Studies

College of Education

College of Engineering and Architecture

College of Nursing

School of Graduate Studies

College of Law

LINC Senior High School

LINC, or Learning with Industry Collaboration, is the Senior High School Academic Program at the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga, Bicol.
Academic TracksAccountancy, Business, and Management
General Academic Strand
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Tech. Voc. TracksInformation and Communication Technology

– The Independent Student-Publication of the University of Nueva Caceres.
– The Official Student-Publication of the UNC Senior High School Department
– The Official Student-Publication of the UNC Junior High School Department
The University of Nueva Caceres – Institutionalized Community Extension Services is the central office and coordinating center of the University for its Extension Service Program. It serves as the institutional coordinating arm of various departments, colleges and student organizations’ community services. The office initiates and/ or co-implements projects and programs and identify department who will be the lead implementer based on its line of interest and/ or expertise. It assists, advises, monitors and evaluates the Extension Program of the university or specific department as it ties up with offices like the Research Center, DSA, VPSEA, Deans and Principals, and the Local Government Units, Government Line Agencies, NGOs and POs.
ICES ensures that students, faculty members and non – teaching personnel of the University are provided with opportunities to get involved in various extension activities or program either institutionally or departmentally initiated and implemented. Once in a while alumni and UNC partners like Parents – Teachers – Council are tapped to support activities. Students’ involvement in Extension is varied. It can be curricular – related, extra – curricular involvement, or simply volunteerism like. For the teaching and non – teaching personnel, they can participate as resource speakers, lecturers, facilitators, trainers or initiators / organizers of an activity together with identified student organizations or community groups.

Student services

Guidance center

Provides services that will facilitate the growth and development of the students so that they will become more effective functional and productive members of the society.

Campus ministry

Coordinates all religious activities within the University, as well as the University's participation in related religious activities outside the campus. It plans and implements various programs geared toward moral and spiritual formation of the students and the entire University population. It encourages and develop student volunteerism for responsible and committed Christian action.

Office of the Director for Student Affairs

It primarily concerned with the coordination and overall development of non-academic areas of student life. It formulates and implements policies, rules and regulation concerning student activities and welfare and provides guidance and assistance to students and planning and organizing their activities.

Speech clinic

Equipped with individual booths, tape recorders and earphones which enable the students to follow speech models and also hear their own voices. It trains in pronunciation, enunciation, diction and other nuances of the English language.

Museum

The University Museum is a pet project of Don Jaime Hernandez, the Founder of the University of Nueva Caceres. It started on October 1, 1952, having as one of its primary aims to collect objects of interests in the arts and sciences. The UNC is the second educational institution in the Philippines to have a museum.
The UNC Museum is the 1st Museum in Bicol with the biggest and most varied collection consisting of historical – cultural pictures and documents/realias and models on UNC/Bicol and our country on the 4 periods of our history: the Ancient, the Spanish, the American, and the Republic. A mini – global collection ends the presentation. The temporary exhibit uses the central gallery.
The total number of visitors annually is 10, 000 consisting of UNCeans and both local, provincial, regional, national educational tours and international visitors. Admission is free of charge.
The University of Nueva Caceres is the second, private educational institution in the Philippines to have a Museum. When the late President Emeritus Jaime Hernandez founded the Nueva Caceres Colleges, one of his dreams for the future University was the establishment of a school Museum. He wanted to build sanctuary where historical relic, especially those of Bicol might be preserved for posterity, thus on October 1, 1952 the Museum was founded with the late Ignacio Meliton as the first Curator.

Student organizations in the University of Nueva Caceres

Student Government

•Joji Nanette P. Reodique