Saint Joseph's College of Balanga
Kolehiyong San Jose ng Balanga | |
| Motto | SAPIENTIA, BONITAS, CARITAS |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Wisdom, Goodness, Charity/Love" |
| Type | Private, Catholic , Coeducational |
| Established | 2006 |
| President | Sr. Teresita Babaran, SFIC |
| Location | |
| Campus | Brgy Upper Tuyo, Balanga City, Bataan |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
St. Joseph's College of Balanga (or simply SJCB) is a Catholic and private school managed by the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Concepcion. It is the third branch of the St. Joseph's College (the other two are from Quezon City and Mactan, in Cebu). It caters partly to students from the near upmarket of Balanga City and its neighbouring towns.
St. Joseph's College was founded by then Most Rev. Bishop Socrates Villegas (now the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan). In July 2004, when he was the newly-installed bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Balanga, he saw the need for more educational institutions to cater to the education and religious formation of the youth. He noted that while majority of the province's population is Catholic, there was no Catholic college that would promote and sustain the Christian Formation and serve as possible partner of the diocese in the performance of its service function of evangelisation.
Programme Offerings
Bachelor of Arts
Major in:
- Psychology
- Philosophy- the first ever course in the province offered
Bachelor of Science
- Social Work
- Secondary Education (with major in special education, values education and mathematics)
Other notes
- The college will have its first high school graduates this school year (2009-2010). It will also have its fifth elementary graduation rites this coming March for the school year 2009-2010.
- Every year, the school has its Sacrament of Confirmation and their recollection.