La Consolacion College Manila

Roman Catholic college in Manila, Philippines

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "La Consolacion College Manila" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

La Consolacion College Manila
Dalubhasaang La Consolacion sa Manila (Filipino)

Former names	Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion (1902–1945)
Motto	Unitas, Caritas, Veritas (Latin)
Motto in English	Unity Charity Truth
Type	Private Non-profit Basic and Higher education institution
Established	May 1902; 122 years ago (1902-05)
Founder	Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Augustinian Sisters)
Academic affiliations	PAASCU
President	Sr. Emilia S. Lacuarta, O.S.A.
Students	3,000
Location	8 Mendiola St., San Miguel, Manila, Philippines 14°35′50″N 120°59′34″E / 14.59715°N 120.99274°E / 14.59715; 120.99274
Colors	Blue and White
Nickname	Blue Royals
Sporting affiliations	ISAA
Website	www.lccm.edu.ph
Location in ManilaShow map of ManilaLocation in Metro ManilaShow map of Metro ManilaLocation in LuzonShow map of LuzonLocation in the PhilippinesShow map of Philippines

La Consolación College Manila is a private Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC) in the City of Manila, Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinian Sisters in 1902 when the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines offered ten Filipino nuns from the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation a house near the Basilica of San Sebastián.

The college is located beside the Centro Escolar University and across College of the Holy Spirit in the city's San Miguel district, where also Malacañang Palace is located.

Campus

La Consolacion College Manila is in Mendiola Street, at the doorstep of Malacañang Palace, and occupying a trapezoidal area of 2.8 hectares enclosed by the streets of Arlegui, San Rafael, C.A. Aguila and Mendiola. Within the vicinity there are other colleges and universities forming the "university belt" of Claro M. Recto Avenue and Legarda Street.

With the completion of the Line 2 with stations at Recto and Legarda, La Consolacion College Manila is only minutes away from areas up north like Pasig, Marikina, and Quezon City. From the south, buses, fxs, and jeepneys find their route to the heart of Mendiola making the college accessible from any part of the metro.

It is one of the Catholic schools administered by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC). Aside from the Administration building, Mo. Consuelo Barcelo Auditorium, Gregor Mendel Science Center, and classroom buildings — St. Augustine, Sta. Monica, Our Lady of Consolation, Kamalayan (which houses the college library), and the Mother Rita Building (also known as LCCM International Center) — La Residencia 1 and 2 (dormitories), occupy the land area. Today, there are more than 3,500 students, faculty, and staff.

History

La Consolacion College Manila was founded in 1902 when Msgr. Placido Chapelle, the Papal Nuncio, offered the first ten Filipino Augustinian Sisters a house at R. Hidalgo St., Quiapo near the Basilica of San Sebastian. Chapelle convinced the sisters, Agustinas Terciarias, to cease the operation of their asilo-colegio and to establish a defined school for women whose objective was to provide training and instruction to those intending to pass the civil service examination. The school was named Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion. Sor Clara del Santissimo Sacramento was the first directress of the colegio.

The Filipino Augustinian Sisters who founded the school were the same group given the order to disband by the Father Provincial of the Augustinian Order in 1899 during the Philippine–American War when the remaining Catalan Sisters, Sor Rita Barcelo y Pages and Sor Consuelo Barcelo y Pages, left for Spain. The Catalan Sisters were founding sisters of the asilo-colegio in Mandaluyong when they arrived in the country in 1883.

After years of steady growth, the school caught fire in 1909 and was destroyed. In 1910, a new building rose in its present location. It was during this period that the school received the American government's recognition and a permit to include secondary course. As the first among private schools recognized in Manila, G.A. O'Reilly, superintendent of private schools, described it as "most proficient". During its 25th year, in 1927, the school started the expansion of its physical facilities. In 1937 the Junior Normal was opened.

During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers occupied the school. Right after the war in 1945, the school played host to the offices of the Catholic Welfare Organization (CWO) and the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP). It also started conducting "abridged classes". A commencement exercise was held in November for the graduates of 1944-45 before the Junior Normal was reopened on December of the same year. 1945 was marked with two developments: It was the year when the school started accepting boys in the elementary level, and the school adopted La Consolacion College as its official name.

The post-war period was characterized by physical and curricular expansion of the school. In 1947, the Junior Normal had its first set of graduates. The Music Department was recognized to confer diplomas and issue certificates in 1948. By 1951, the Secretarial Department and the combined Junior Normal and Home Economics were added. In 1952, the Office of the College Dean was established paving the way for bachelor's degrees. BSEd was offered in 1962 followed by BS in Commerce as well as other courses.

In 1974, the school's board of trustees was instituted. When the school turned 75, the Mother Rita Barcelo Pastoral Formation Center (MRBPFC) was established as a non-formal educational unit geared towards community assistance. Two years after, in 1979, the school adopted the Catholic Schools' System Development (CSSD) while at the same time working on the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) accreditation, which was eventually passed in 1981. The following year, Basic Education Scheme was also adopted. Computer Program was introduced to the college and Basic Education Department in 1985 and 1988, respectively.

The 1990s opened the doors of LCCM to foreign academic and professional linkages. On the eve of its centennial, the school opened a dormitory, La Residencia, and the Kamalayan building which houses the college library, the multimedia, business and case rooms, SMART rooms, the school canteen, the offices of the Center for Technology and Curriculum Development (CTCD) and the School of Information Technology & Computer Studies.

The school officially adopted La Consolacion College Manila as its name. In 2004, LCCM inaugurated the Gregor Mendel Science Center where the Research Center, Nursing Review Center, nursing and science laboratories, e-learning laboratories, etc., are to be found. Today, La Consolacion College Manila is composed of its College Department with its six schools — Business and Accountancy, Arts and Sciences, Nursing, HRM and Tourism, Information Technology & Computer Studies, and Music — and the Basic Education Department.

Gallery

Main entrance
Exterior of the main building
Corridor within the main building
Fountain made of concrete
School of Music
Exterior of the chapel, second floor of the main building
Santa Monica building
Centennial Anniversary 1902-2002

References

"La Consolacion College Manila (Reviews) Manila, Philippines". edarabia.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
"La Casarita". lacasarita.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

External links

Media related to La Consolacion College Manila at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

Colleges and universities in Metro Manila

Universities

State universities	Philippine Normal University Polytechnic University of the Philippines PUP Parañaque PUP Quezon City PUP San Juan PUP Taguig Rizal Technological University Technological University of the Philippines University of the Philippines Diliman University of the Philippines Manila
Local universities	City University of Pasay Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela Quezon City University Taguig City University Universidad de Manila University of Caloocan City University of Makati
Catholic universities	Adamson University Ateneo de Manila University De La Salle Araneta University De La Salle University Our Lady of Fatima University San Beda University St. Paul University Manila St. Paul University Quezon City University of Asia and the Pacific University of Perpetual Help System University of Santo Tomas
Other religious universities	Philippine Christian University Trinity University of Asia New Era University
Other private universities	AMA Computer University Arellano University Centro Escolar University Las Piñas Makati Far Eastern University FEATI University José Rizal University Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila Central University Manuel L. Quezon University Mapúa University National University Philippine Women's University The University of Manila University of the East UE Caloocan

Colleges

State colleges	Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology Marikina Polytechnic College Philippine Public Safety College Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Local colleges	Navotas Polytechnic College
Catholic colleges	Assumption College San Lorenzo Children of Mary Immaculate College Colegio de San Juan de Letran Colegio de San Lorenzo Colegio de Santa Rosa CSR Makati College of the Holy Spirit Concordia College De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde Don Bosco Technical College Immaculate Heart of Mary College-Parañaque La Consolacion College Manila LCC Novaliches Miriam College Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College Pasig Catholic College Perpetual Help College Saint Francis of Assisi College Saint James College Saint Joseph's College Saint Louis College Saint Mary's College St. Paul College of Makati St. Paul College Pasig Saint Rita College St. Scholastica's College San Beda College Alabang San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation San Sebastian College Santa Catalina College Santa Isabel College Siena College UST Angelicum College
Other religious colleges	Grace Christian College La Verdad Christian College Manila Adventist College
Other private colleges	Access Computer College Airlink International Aviation College Asia Pacific College Asian Institute of Computer Studies Asian Institute for Distance Education Asian Institute of Maritime Studies CAP College Foundation Center for Culinary Arts Central Colleges of the Philippines Chiang Kai Shek College Chinese General Hospital Colleges CIIT College of Arts and Technology De Los Santos – STI College Emilio Aguinaldo College Enderun Colleges FEU Alabang FEU Diliman FEU Institute of Technology Global City Innovative College Golden Link College iAcademy International Academy of Management and Economics Kalayaan College Manila Business College Manila Tytana Colleges Metropolitan Hospital College MFI Foundation National College of Business and Arts National Teachers College Olivarez College Open Source College PATTS College of Aeronautics Philippine College of Criminology Philippine College of Health Sciences Philippine Cultural College Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Philippine School of Business Administration PMI Colleges PNTC Colleges Roosevelt College Saint Jude College South Mansfield College South SEED LPDH College Southeast Asian College Southville International School and Colleges STI College STI-NAMEI Technological Institute of the Philippines Universal College Valenzuela City Polytechnic College
Theological colleges	Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries Asian Theological Seminary Christ the King Mission Seminary Maryhill School of Theology San Agustin Center of Studies San Carlos Seminary

Postgraduate education

Graduate schools

Law schools

See also: Higher education in the Philippines

v t e University Belt
Universities	Adamson University Arellano University Centro Escolar University De La Salle University Far Eastern University FEATI University Lyceum of the Philippines University Manuel L. Quezon University Mapúa University National University Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Philippine Christian University Philippine Normal University Philippine Women's University Polytechnic University of the Philippines San Beda University St. Paul University Manila Technological University of the Philippines The University of Manila Universidad de Manila University of the East University of the Philippines Manila University of Santo Tomas
Colleges	Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Concordia Colegio de San Juan de Letran College of the Holy Spirit Manila De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde Emilio Aguinaldo College Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology FEU Institute of Technology La Consolacion College Manila National Teachers College Philippine College of Health Sciences Philippine School of Business Administration PMI Colleges San Sebastian College – Recoletos Santa Isabel College Manila Technological Institute of the Philippines University of Perpetual Help, Manila

University Belt