Apayao State College

Apayao State College (ASC) is a public college in the Philippines. Its main campus is located in Conner, Apayao, with a satellite campus in Luna, Apayao

History
Apayao State College (Formerly known as the Conner Vocational High School) (CVHS) and was established through the creation of Republic Act No. 4928.

The institution opened on July 1, 1971 with five faculty members, four office personnel and an initial enrollment of twenty-four (24) male students, temporarily housed at the defunct Municipal Building at Brgy. Ripang, Conner, Apayao. The school site was then transferred in 1974 to Brgy. Malama, on a 4.8 hectare site donated by Albert Bengan and Sabas Gorospe. The first building was inaugurated on August 24, 1975 and another building for the Boys Shop was constructed on the succeeding year.

In 1976, the request to offer two-year technical courses was granted, and on February 7, 1978, The President of the Philippines approved the changing of the status and rename the school to the Kalinga-Apayao School of Arts and Trade (KASAT). An adjacent site was purchased in 1982, as an extension site for the operation of the programs of the school.

The school administrator, Dr. Lorenzo J. Tadios, then worked for the approval to offer four-year degree courses, beginning with the offering of Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE), and in 1992, with the cooperative efforts of its sixty-six (66) hard working faculty and staff, KASAT successfully produced its first batch of graduates of Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in Technology and Home Economics (BSE-THE).

Following the conversion of Apayao as a separate province from Kalinga with the passage of Republic Act No. 7878 the following year, Dr. Tadios continued his efforts to convert KASAT to Apayao Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) to cater more to the needs of the province and the immediate service areas of the school.

The exemplary leadership of Congressman Elias K. Bulut, Sr., and Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, was evidenced in the approval by President Fidel V. Ramos for the conversion of Kalinga-Apayao School of Arts and Trades into the Apayao Institute of Science and Technology through Republic Act 7853 of House Bill No. 8179 on December 24, 1994.

With the global demand of quality education, the thrust of the national government on education for all, and the demand of the community for more relevant and competitive degree courses, the school superintendent, with the full support of then Congressman Elias K. Bulut, Sr., drafted a bill and worked for its passage in the House of Representatives for the elevation of the institution into a state college to enable it to offer more curricular programs. With the collaborative efforts of the congressman, the school superintendent, local officials, the faculty and the administrative staff, the Apayao Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) was converted into a state college and named Apayao State College (ASC) on February 26, 1998 through Republic Act 8563.

Academics
Graduate Programs


 * PhD in Education, Major in Educational Leadership and Management


 * Master of Arts in Education (Major in: Educational Management, English & Mathematics)


 * Master of Public Administration, Major in Program Development and Administration


 * Master of Science (Major in Animal Science & Crop Science)

Undergraduate Programs


 * Bachelor of Secondary Education (Major in: English, Filipino, Math, Social Science & Technology and Livelihood Education)


 * Bachelor of Elementary Education


 * Bachelor of Information Technology


 * Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (Major in Automotive Technology, Electronics Technology Garments Technology, Food Technology, Civil Technology & Drafting Technology)


 * Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education (Major in: Automotive Management, Foods Service Management & Electronics


 * Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering


 * Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Management


 * Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Major in: Crop Science & Animal Science)


 * Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Major in: Office Management, Entrepreneurial Management, Marketing)


 * Bachelor of Science in Tourism


 * Bachelor of Science in Criminology


 * Bachelor of Science in Forestry


 * Bachelor of Physical Education


 * Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering