MABALACAT, Pampanga – The Mabalacat City College has accomplished a first in Pampanga and Central Luzon — being awarded a Level II and Candidate status in some of its programs by the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (ALCUCOA).
ALCUCOA President and Executive Director Dr. Raymundo P. Arcega personally conferred the certificates to College President Dr. Michelle Aguilar-Ong at the MCC Cultural Hall.
A total of 8 programs: BSEd English, BSEd Filipino, BSEd Science, BSEd Mathematics, Bachelor of Elementary Education, BS Hospitality Management, BS Tourism Management, and BS Information Technology are now Level II accredited; and 3 programs: BS Biology, BS Customs Administration and BA History are now Candidate status.
Quality Assurance Director Mr. Michelangelo Cayanan delivered during the Statement of Purpose that the awarded accreditation statuses are a reflection of MCC’s commitment to continuous improvement.
He also stated that the MCC community sought accreditation to “immerse the accreditors in our stories because we wanted their guiding hands as we took steps in creating our school of tomorrow.”
“Quality is more than a document. Quality is a way of life… Today is a celebration and I know how MCC worked hard for this. This could be done virtually but I wanted to make sure that you [MCC] receive the results of the accreditation,” Dr. Arcega said during the presentation and conferment of the certificates, granting all the accreditation levels applied for by the aforementioned programs.
Aguilar-Ong accepted the awards and thanked the Mabalacat City Government led by Mayor Crisostomo Garbo, also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Mabalacat, and all local officials of Mabalacat for the unwavering support and trust to the MCC Management, and for giving its faculty and officials the liberty to be academicians.
She also extended her gratitude to the MCC students for always carrying the dream of a Filipino student and being the inspiration for all MCC’s achievements and innovations.
She likewise congratulated the entire MCC community for their hard work, commitment, and support to the mission and vision of the institution.
In the end, she accepted the challenge of Dr. Arcega to be one of the very few LUCs accredited for Level 3 in the whole country.
“We just might be part of the Top 5. By accepting this certificate means only one thing, are U ready? And yesterday we trended with the “Are U Ready” post because I know that U are,” she said.
