Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Kolehiyong Pampamahalaan sa Aeronautika ng Pilipinas ( President Prof. Marwin M. Dela Cruz[1] | | |
| Vice-president | List
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| Dean | List
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| Director | Dr. Roderick C. Santiago (Flying School) | |
| Location | Piccio Garden, UCLAA | |
| Website | philsca | |
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The Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA
In 2012, PhilSCA was awarded by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as the Number 1 Aeronautical School in the Country as it gained high percentage of board passers and for being Top 1 in the PRC Aeronautical Engineering Board Examination for almost 7 years in a row from 2004 until October 2012.[3]
History
The school was initially established in 1968 as Basa Air Base Community College (BABCC) under AFP Regulation G.168-342 issued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines dated April 1968 under the Department of National Defense to address the problem plaguing the 5th Fighter Wing of the Philippine Air Force stationed at Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga. The children and personnel then stationed in Basa could not pursue secondary and tertiary education as the nearest school offering them were located in Guagua, Pampanga, and Basa was still in the midst of an insurgency.
In 1977, the college established an annex in
In the same year, a satellite campus was established in
Also in the same year, President
In 1979, another satellite campus was established in Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base Campus in Lapulapu City in Mactan, Cebu.
On June 3, 1992, House Bill 26650 was signed into law as Republic Act. No. 7605 by then President
In 1994, its Board of Trustees approved the creation of its own flight school that will train students for private pilot and commercial pilot. In 1997, it acquired its first trainer plane --- a SOCATA TB-9C Tampico aircraft (RP-2200) which was donated by Senator Raul Roco from his country-wide development fund and another Tampico aircraft (RP-2204) was purchased for P10 million from PhilSCA Development Fund on June 3, 1992.
In 2009, Dr. Enerico M. Sampang was dismissed as College President of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics by the Office of the Ombudsman and immediately replaced by Atty. Carmelita Yadao-Sison,
June 1, 2010, Dr. Bernard R. Ramirez, former Vice-President for Administration and Finance, was appointed as the new and 5th College President of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics replacing Atty. Carmelita Yadao-Sison as an OIC.
On July 8, 2010, the college was transferred from its original location at Manlunas St. Villamor Air Base, Pasay (currently
On December 15, 2011, the PhilSCA-BAB campus made a groundbreaking ceremony of the newly donated lot for the relocation of the said campus at the Resettlement Area, in Floridablanca, Pampanga. When the said campus relocated to the new site, it was no longer BAB Campus, it became Basa-Palmayo Campus.[7][8]
In June 2014, Governor Lilia Pineda inaugurated the new constructed two-storey building of the PhilSCA Basa-Palmayo campus funded by the local government of Pampanga through the approval of the Provincial Board Members.[9]
Former names
- Basa Air Base Community College (June 1969 – January 26, 1977)
- Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics (January 26, 1977 – June 3, 1992)
- Philippine State College of Aeronautics (June 3, 1992 – present)
Campuses
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| Campus | Campus Director | Founded | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhilSCA – Villamor Campus | Prof. Marwin M. Dela Cruz | 1977 | Piccio Garden, Villamor, Pasay |
| PhilSCA – Basa Air Base Campus | Prof. Felix L. Alegado | 1967 | Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga |
| PhilSCA – Basa-Palmayo Extension Campus | 2014 | Palmayo Resettlement Area, Palmayo, Floridablanca, Pampanga | |
| PhilSCA – Fernando Air Base Campus | Dr. Rowena S. Navera | 1977 | |
| PhilSCA – Mactan Campus | Dr. Warlito B. Caro | 1979 | Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
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| PhilSCA – Mactan-Medellin Extension Campus | 2014 | Barangay Curva, Medellin, Cebu |
- Upcoming campuses
Organization
Board of trustees
Under the Republic Act 8292, Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, the governing body of state universities and colleges is hereby in the Board of Regents for universities and in the Board of Trustees for colleges which shall be composed of the following:
| Board Member | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | Dr. Marita R. Canapi | Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education |
| Vice Chairperson | Hon. Marwin M. Dela Cruz Ph. D. | College President, Philippine State College of Aeronautics |
| Member | Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano | Chairperson, Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education |
| Member | Hon. Marquez Go
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Chairperson, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education |
| Member | Lt. Gen. Stephen Parreño | Commanding General of the Philippine Air Force
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| Member | Sec. Arsenio Balisacan | Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority
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| Member | Hon. Ramon A. Ragasa | Representative, Private Sector |
| Member | Hon. Isidro T. Macaranas | PhilSCA Alumni Sector Representative |
| Member | Assoc. Prof Ramsey S. Ferrer | President, PhilSCA Faculty Federation |
| Member | Kent Vincent C. Bacalso | President, PhilSCA Federation of Supreme Student Council |
Academic programs
Institute of Engineering and Technology
Certified Approved Training Organization (ATO) by the CAAP
Level II AACCUP accredited: Aeronautical Engineering and Aircraft Maintenance Technology
Level I AACCUP accredited: Aviation Electronics Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (BSAeE)
- Bachelor of Science in Air Transportation major in Advanced Flying (BSAT)
- Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Maintenance Technology (BSAMT)
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Electronics Technology (BSAET)
- Associate in Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AAMT)
- Associate in Aviation Electronics Technology (AAET)
Institute of Computer Studies
Level II AACCUP accredited: Information Management major in Airline Operation
Level II AACCUP accredited: Aviation Information Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Information Technology (BSAIT)
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Information System (BSAIS)
Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Communication major in Flight Operations (BSAvComm)
- Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management with specialization in Aviation Logistics (BSAvLog)
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Tourism major in Travel Management (BSAvTour)
- Bachelor of Science in Aviation Safety and Security Management (BSAvSSM)
Institute of Graduate Studies
- Master of Education in Aeronautical Management (MEAM)
- Master in Public Administration (MPA) specializing in Governmental and Airport Administration
Publications
The official student publication of the College is known as Aeronautica[12] in Villamor Campus, Aerodite in Basa-Palmayo Campus, Aeropioneer in Fernando Air Base Campus and Aerotalk in Mactan Air Base Campus.
Notable alumni
- Lt. Gen. William K. Hotchkiss III, AFP (Ret.) – Director General, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)[13]
References
- ^ "Homepage". Philippine State College of Aeronautics. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas (PDF) (in Filipino). Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management). 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ JK. "Top 4 Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Philippines 2011". Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1078, s. 1977". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 26, 1977. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "R.A. No. 7605: An Act Converting the Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics into a State College to be Known as the Philippine State College of Aeronautics and for Other Purposes, Amending P.D. No. 1078 Entitled, "Converting the Basa Air Base Community College into the Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics, Providing for a Charter for This Purpose"". The Corpus Juris. June 3, 1992. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "INQUIRER.net". Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PHILSCA)". Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "PHILSCA thanks Pampanga officials for P10-M building | Headline Gitnang Luzon". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Pampanga guv opens 2 new PhilSCA buildings – Sun.Star". archive.sunstar.com.ph. July 16, 2012.
- ^ "Aviation school to open in Guimaras". Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Aviation School in Guimaras to rise". Iloilo Metropolitan Times. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Aeronautica". Facebook. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Former Air Force general is new Civil Aviation Authority head". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
External links
Media related to Philippine State College of Aeronautics at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- PAFCA Act – Presidential Degree 1078 converting Basa Air Base Community College into the Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics.
- PhilSCA Act – Republic Act 7605 converting the Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics into a state college to be known as the Philippine State College of Aeronautics.
