John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation – Bacolod

(Redirected from John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation) Private maritime college in Bacolod, Philippines

John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (Bacolod), Inc.

Former names	Iloilo Maritime Academy
Motto	We Lead, We Excel, The Lacsonian Legacy
Type	Private maritime college
Established	1974
Location	Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines 10°38′19″N 122°56′26″E / 10.63873°N 122.94069°E / 10.63873; 122.94069
Campus	Urban, 8 ha (20 acres)
Demonym	Lacsonians
Nickname	Dolphins
Sporting affiliations	NOPSSCEA
Website	www.jblfmu.edu.ph
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John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation (Bacolod), Inc. (JBLCF–Bacolod or JBLCFI) is a private maritime college in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

It is a component school of the John B. Lacson Foundation, Inc. System; other component schools being John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University - Arevalo, Inc., and John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University - Molo, Inc.

History

In October 1948, Juan Lacson, a Master mariner, together with his brother, Frank Lacson founded the Iloilo Maritime Academy (now John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University) in Iloilo. In 1972, the Arevalo unit was established, followed by the Bacolod unit in 1974 and the Molo unit two years later. The Puerto del Mar unit in Guimaras was established in 1991.

In 1994, the different units were reorganized into the John B. Lacson Foundation, Inc. System.

In 2015, the unit started the first batch of Junior High School and in 2017, it offered Senior High School with Maritime Tracks.

References

"John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation - Molo, Inc. Official Website:General Info". Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
"Captain Juan Bautista Lacson". Retrieved May 14, 2008.

External links

v t e John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University
Molo, Iloilo City
Campuses	Arevalo Bacolod Molo Training Center
People	Juan Bautista Lacson
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