After the ruins of World War II, Dagupan City rose to become one of the major economic, political and socio - cultural centers of Northern Luzon. At the core of this development were the academic institutions that serve to produce the prime movers of society.

In that fateful year of 1948, Atty. Luis F. Samson, Sr. gathered his friends: Liberato LI. Reyna, Servillano B. Romasanta, Basilio F. Fernandez, Moises A.Maramba, Isidro Z. Tandoc, Jose D. Fenoy, Ruperto Z. Tandoc, Catalino C. Coquia, Federico I. Cervas, Victorino C. Daroya, Vicente de Leon, Constancio Ancheta, Pedro B. Pinero and Brigido Martinez. Together, they designed the blueprint of the then Luzon College of Commerce and Business Administration (LCCBA. Atty. Luis F. Samson served as the school president since the foundation of the college.

In 1952, LCCBA was renamed Luzon Colleges (LC). From the initial enrolment of 243, LC held as many as more than 16,000 students at the onset to the middle part of the 80's.

The Commission on Higher Education granted university status to the Luzon Colleges in 2002.

The university has five (5) PACUCOA Level III- Reaccredited programs, namely: Criminology in 2006,Teacher Education programs (Elementary Education and Secondary Education), Commerce and Liberal Arts in 2007.

On July 14, 2008, the UL College of Criminology was identified by CHED as the first and the only Center of Excellence in Criminology Education in the country. In March 2008, the UL College of Education was certified as a Center of Training by CHED, Department of Education and the Professional Regulation Commission. The Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education (LACOMED) programs of the University are now in the thick of preparation in their respective bids for Centers of Excellence Status.

The School Year 2008-2009 ushered in more changes for the university. This school year saw the implementation of web - enhanced learning for English, Mathematics, Science and Nursing through the introduction of E- Learning in campus. UL was the first in the region to adopt this program and among the very few to integrate IT in their instructional delivery systems all over the country. Another academic milestone was attained with the opening of the UL Pozorrubio Campus which started its academic calendar in June 2008 with an initial enrollment of 46 students.

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The University of Bohol (U.B.) is a private non-sectarian co-educational institution of higher learning in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

It was established as the Rafael Palma College in 1946. The main building is situated along Maria Clara Street with some departments in the vicinity. It is the first university to be established in the province of Bohol.

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The University of Makati is one of the 33 institutions in the country which piloted the Senior High School Modelling Program of the Department of Education in 2012.

UMak is the country's first ISO certified local university. Certified in 4 processes such as Admission, Registration, Releasing of Grades and Issuance of Transcript of Records.

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Tytana was founded in 1975 as the Manila Doctors Hospital School of Nursing. In 2004 MDC's campus was transferred from the City of Manila to Pasay City. It has a Level II accreditation by Phil. Accrediting Associations of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU). Its BS Psychology program also attain the same Level II accreditation from the The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) in 2013.

In 2011, Manila Tytana Colleges has opened new business courses - Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration with major studies in Business Economics, Financial Management, Marketing Management, Operations Management, Human Resources Development Management. In 2014, it opened BS Tourism Management. Tytana also offers BS Information Technology, BS Holistic Nutrition with Culinary Arts, and BS Hotel and Restaurant Management.

As it sets it eyes to become a leading educational institution, it complemented its expansion within the framework of Academe-Industry Partnership anchored on its close link with the Metrobank Group. The scheme gives due advantage to its students in shaping their skills through actual job application in many of the Tytana's partners. "Tytana your Edge", the new school catchphrase perfectly sums up this positive aspect of enrolling in the College.

The University of La Laguna (in spanish: Universidad de La Laguna), also known as the ULL, is situated in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife. It is the oldest university in the Canary Islands. It has six campuses: Central, Anchieta, Guajara, Campus del Sur, Ofra and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

In 2015, the University of La Laguna entered the ranking of the top 500 universities in the world by the Institute of Education in Shanghai (China), this being the only way between the two Canarian universities to enter the ranking. In addition, the Leiden ranking, prepared by the Center for Studies of Science and Technology of the Leiden University (Netherlands), has been at the University of La Laguna as the first Spanish university in scientific collaboration.

Garcia College of Technology is the premier business and engineering school in Kalibo, Aklan. It was founded in 1968 by the late Don Florencio M. Garcia and Doña Enrica Reyes Garcia.