Universidad de Zamboanga

The Universidad de Zamboanga (often abbreviated to UZ) is a non-profit, private university founded in Zamboanga City, Philippines. Originally named the Zamboanga Arturo Eustaquio Colleges in 1948 in honor of its founder, it is the largest private university in the Zamboanga Peninsula in terms of the number of enrollments across all of its campuses. The university is owned and operated by the Eustaquio family, with 6 campuses within Zamboanga City and satellite campuses in Ipil and Pagadian. In 2012, the president of the university, Arturo F. Estaquio III, was shot and killed in Zamboanga.

History

Founding

1948 - Engineer Arturo Francisco Eustaquio founded the Zamboanga Arturo Eustaquio Colleges (ZAEC), and opened its doors to 479 high school and college students. Classes were held at the former Mendoza Building, where Young Mart is now located.

ZAEC initially offered a complete academic Secondary Course, Bachelor of Science in education (BSE), Liberal Arts (AB) and Bachelor of Science in commerce (BSC).

1949 - First High School graduation

ZAEC's Complete Academic Secondary Course was given government recognition. There was a tremendous increase in enrollment and to accommodate the enrollees, ZAEC left the Mendoza Building and moved to its new home (its present location), the main campus in barangay Tetuan

1951 - Bachelor of Laws was offered and phased out in 1996.

1955 - Bachelor of Arts (AB) with majors in English, Filipino, History earned government recognition.

1956 - A one-year course in Pre-Nursing (up to the summer of '79) and Graduate Course in Education M.A. were offered, which lasted up to 1962 and were offered again in 1969. A one-year Secretarial course was initially offered.

1969 - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) and Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSChe) were first offered.

1970 - Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BSMT) were first offered.

1974 - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) earned government recognition.

1975 - Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BSMT) earned government recognition.

Master in Business Administration (MBA) was offered.

1976 - Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration (BSSA) and Bachelor of Science in criminology (BS Crim) were first offered.

1977 - Graduate course in Master of Arts in education (MA) was given government recognition. Masters in Public Administration (MPA) and Associate in Criminology were given government recognition.

1979 - Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (BSCHE) and Master in Business Administration (MBA) earned government recognition.

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Technology (BAT) was first offered. Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration (BSSA) earned government recognition.

Two-year course in Junior Secretarial Administration (BSSA) with majors in Computer Secretarial and Office Management earned government recognition.

1982 - Bachelor of Science in criminology (BS Criminology) earned government recognition.

1984 - Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business (BSAB) was offered.

Master in Public Administration (MPA) earned government recognition.

Campus life

The mascot of UZ is the Wildcat.

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