Other than the City of Gentle People, Dumaguete is also known as "the university town" or "the center of learning in the south" because of its seven universities and colleges, where students from all over the province, so as the neighboring regions, enroll for tertiary education. The city also has 12 elementary schools and 9 secondary ones. An estimated of more than 30, 000 of the city's population (102, 165 as of the 2000 census), comprises of the students alone. The city's ambience and tranquil, moderate way of life make it conducive to learning and intellectual pursuits. Dumaguete has become a melting pot of students, professionals, artists, scholars and the literati coming from different parts of the country and the world. The Silliman University (SU)
The inset photo (left) shows the SU Science Complex Lecture Hall, located within the SU Science Complex. This facility holds two large lecture rooms that are not only used as classrooms, but also as sites for numerous assemblies and gatherings. Silliman University is in Dumaguete City in Central Philippines, an hour by plane and a day by boat from Manila. The front of the 65-hectare campus faces the sea to the east. Viewed from the sea, the campus is backdropped by the beautiful Cuernos de Negros. Students and teachers from other parts of the country and of the world have long enjoyed the amiable environment of this locality. This meeting together of various cultures has enriched academic life in the university over the years. In this University town, SU plays an important and vital role in the economic, social, civic religious and cultural life of the community. Learn more about the Silliman University... The Negros ORiental State University (NORSU)Negros ORiental State University is a vibrant place of intellectual, scientific, technological, social and cultural activities geared towards equipping the students with quality higher education and inculcating in them the twin cultures of excellence and service.
The inset photo (above) shows the NORSU College of Engineering & Architecture (CEA) building, located within the NORSU Main Campus II, Bajumpandan, Dumaguete City. NORSU is known as the school for poor but deserving students, because of its low-cost tuition and miscellaneous fees while capable of producing many board passers and topnotch achievers each year. For more information about NORSU, please visit the NORSU official website. The Foundation University (FU)
The inset photo (left) shows the FU Balay sa Alumni. Photo courtesy of www.foundationu.com. Foundation University is also a known sports contender for local, regional and national tournaments. The student players are known as Greyhounds, dubbing the university as the "Home of the Greyhounds, Home of the Champions." FU gained national recognition when the Greyhounds (men's volleyball) team won the National Beach Volley University Challenge, and the basketball team ranked 4th in the National University Games (UNIGAMES). Learn more about the Foundation University... Other tertiary institutions are the St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD), AMA Computer College, Asian College of Science and Technology (ACSAT), Colegio De Sta. Catalina (COSCA), Negros Maritime College Foundation, Inc., and STI College.
The city's secondary schools include Camanjac High
School, Catherina Cittadini (St. Louis School), Don Bosco (St. Louis High
School), Dumaguete Christian Academy, Dumaguete City High School, Dumaguete City
Science High School, Dumaguete Chung Hua High School, Holy Cross High School,
Junob High School, Living Word Christian School and Negros Oriental High School. |
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Among
these universities is the first American and Protestant school in the
Philippines, the 
NORSU
has 2 main campuses within 
Foundation
University programs are accredited not only by national accrediting agencies
such as PAASCU and PACU-COA, but also
internationally such as the IAU. This means that the credits
and credentials a student can earn at FU are transferable and valid for further
study anywhere in the world.|
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