University of Perpetual Help System Laguna

University of Perpetual Help System JONELTA
Motto Character Building is Nation Building
Type Private
Established 1976
President Dr./BGen. Antonio L. Tamayo, AFP, FPCHA, Ph.D.
Students over 10,000
Location Biñan City, Laguna, Philippines
Campus Suburban, 28 hectares
Sports NCAA South, UCAA, PRISAA
Nickname Saints
Website http://uphsl.edu.ph/index.htm

University of Perpetual Help System Laguna (UPHSL), or simply Perpetual or Perps, (formerly Perpetual Help College of Laguna) is the first university school in Biñan City, Laguna in the Philippines. It is the main campus of the JONELTA System of the UPHS. The UPH-Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University is also located at the UPHS compound, along the old National Highway in the City of Biñan. The school opened with a total of 89 students in the first and second year high school, and 367 students in the tertiary level.

Historical Sketch

The University of Perpetual Help System, was founded by Dr. Jose G. Tamayo and Dr. Josefina Laperal Tamayo as an institution for education and health care. From its founding, the institution has grown substantially. Its Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering and Nursing have all been granted Level II accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), and on April 20, 1997 the school acquired university status. At present, the University identifies itself as a private non-sectarian educational institution.

University status of Perpetual Help System was granted on the natal day of Dr. Josefina Laperal Tamayo, on April 20, 1997. The nature of University of Perpetual Help System is a private non-sectarian institution.

Academics

Colleges

UPH-Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University

Basic Education

References

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