Villaflores College

The school was also called The School on the Hill or the school beside the cemetery.[1] It is situated nearby to the town hall Poblacion IX Barangay Hall and the government office DepEd SDO Tanjay City.[4]

At present, the college offers bachelor's degree programs in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Business Administration. VC also provides the basic education program, including Junior High School (JHS), Senior High School (SHS), which has the STEM, ABM, GAS, and TVL strands available. The school and its programs are recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd).[2][3]

The history of Villaflores College is likewise an endless and an uphill battle for recognition and leadership in the domain of intellect. Like any worthy center of higher learning which started from scratch. Villaflores College was founded by Dr. Diosdado P. Villaflores and Mrs. Emerenciana F. Villaflores in 1952 after concluding a negotiation for the purchase of over one and half hectare of land located in Pancil, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental. The school opened in July 1952 with the name Tanjay Institute (TI) offering a Four-year Fishery Curriculum.[1][2][3][5]

The Fishery Curriculum enjoyed government recognition for ten years until it was replaced in July 1, 1963 with the complete Secondary Academic Curriculum under the 2-2 plan. Since then the curriculum had to undergo several modification and change adapting whatever is prescribed by the Departmant of Education (DepEd). In June 1956, Tanjay Institute grew into Tanjay Junior College with a Collegiate offering of One-year Secretarial Science Course, 2 years Liberal Arts, Commerce and Education courses. Later on, the curriculum offerings covered Four-year Collegiate Courses and gained recognition as a college granting the Bachelor’s Degrees. The College was then entitled to adopt the name College and the school was renamed Tanjay College.[1][2][3][5]

The Elementary department was likewise recognized on the same year. In 1986, cognizant of education’s role in the development of the countryside, and the need to help the rural youth acquire professional and practical training that would incorporated modern technology, the College of Agriculture was opened and computer education was integrated into commercial curriculum. Before, the college has one of the best computer school in the province. In 1973, the Grade School of Education was opened. On August 26, 1974, the opening of the Graduate School was inaugurated with Doña Josefa Edralin Marcos, mother of his Excellency President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. as a Guest of Honor and speaker.[1][2][3][5]

Government recognition for the Masteral Programs was granted on March 1977. In 1976, upon the suggestion of the founder’s son, Tanjay College was renamed Villaflores College to give their name a place of honor and distinction and to let records stand and speak that the college was built with their blood, sweat and tears. The Villaflores College of today is certainly the product of a couple’s relentless pursuit of vision. It now stands ready to take on more responsibility in the shaping of the country’s future leaders. With the continued support of its faculty, students and the wider academic community, it is determined to shine brighter like beacon in the island of Negros.[5]

• • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
  • GAS (General Academic Strand)
  • HUMMS (Humanities and Social Sciences)
  • ABM (Accountancy, Business, Management)
  • TVL (Technical-Vocational-Livelihood Track)
  • ICT (Information Communication and Technology) or ICT Strand