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Prior to the creation of the SOUTHERN CITY COLLEGES (SCC), despite the lack of facilities in warn-torn Philippines, a man with keen vision for progress initiated as early as May 9, 1946, the offering of vocational courses at a building shack on the old Bailen Street, now La Purizima St.. This man is Mr. Francisco M. Caliolio of Tarlac, a transient in this city who was in search of greener pastures and better place to live in.

Mr. Caliolio had seen the need for technical training by providing technical opportunities for those who need them, thus enrollment in Typewriting, Stenography, and Bookkeeping is a year round schedule. Because of the six-month duration of the course, many enrolled at the SOUTHERN ACADEMY. There was only one typewriter, (a Remington). Mr. Caliolio was the only teacher in all three subjects. Not long after, a course in Hair Culture was added, and his wife, Mrs. Araceli Ferrer Caliolio joined him.

In 1952, Mr. Caliolio applied to the Bureau of Private School in Manila, for a two-year Commercial course and a one-year Secretarial Science course. Upon approval of the new courses, the SOUTHERN ACADEMY was changed to SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF COMMERCE. The students were housed at the Luy Kim Guan Building at Madrid Street, now N. and Valderosa Street. On June 11, 1956, the four-year Commerce course, one-year Secretarial Science, Vocational courses in Typewriting, Stenography and Bookkeeping together with the First and Second year of the Business Secondary (Day) were granted government recognition. Thereafter, the yearly recognition of the various courses like the Third and Fourth Years of the Business Secondary (Day), the Business Secondary (Night), and the four-year Academic Secondary (Day).

Not contented with the courses being offered, in 1962, the school applied for additional collegiate courses like the four-year Liberal Arts (A.B.), two-year Collegiate Secretarial Science (CSS), four-year Commercial Education (B.S. Com. Ed.), and the four-year Education (B.S.E). At this point in time, the SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF COMMERCE was renamed the SOUTHERN CITY COLLEGES. But whether as Southern City College of Commerce or as Southern City Colleges - the school continues to gain the continuing patronage and support of its students, their parents, and the community in general.

The College of Commerce, with majors in Accounting and Banking & Finance, as the primer and core of all the college departments, has produced CPA’s with sterling character that would help raise the standard of the accounting profession and thus give credit to their own country and calling.

However, in consonance with P.D. 692, known as “The Revised Accountancy Law”, DECS Order No. 5, in 1990, which required school colleges and universities to gradually phase out the accounting major in the Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In May 1990, the school applied for the new course where the school was given government recognition to offer the B.S. in Accountancy in July 1990, effective school year 1990-1991. The B.S. in Commerce, aside from the original Banking and Finance major, additional majors in Marketing, Management and Accounting Technology have been added.