The City College of Davao, which will open in August for the academic period 2023-2024, will be accepting applications from indigent and deserving students for its pioneer batch.
City College of Davao OIC-President Wenefredo Cagape, during the I-Speak Media Forum on Thursday, June 2, 2023, said that residents of Davao City will be able to avail of free tuition at the CCD.
“Magpasalamat ta kay Mayor Baste Duterte, gi-subsidize sa local government ang tuition fee sa mga bata wala’y bayaran maski singko centavos (We should thank Mayor Baste Duterte, the local government subsidized the tuition fee and the students do not have to pay even five centavos),” he said.
Cagape said that the city government allotted more or less Php 60 million for the salaries and wages of personnel and the school’s MOOE.
He said that qualified to be admitted to CCD are Dabawenyos who do not have access to education.
“Kadtong poorest among the poor kadtong mga bata sa mga ginikanan dili kapaiskwela sa ilang mga anak sa mga affordable nga universities and colleges (Those who are the poorest of the poor those children whose parents cannot support them to go to affordable universities and colleges),” he said.
The CCD offers the following courses: Bachelor of Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Technical Vocational Teacher Education major in Heating, Ventilation, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Technology, Bachelor of Technical Vocational Teacher Education Major in Computer Programming and Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship.
Cagape said that they will limit the first batch of students to 320 because of the availability of the classrooms and staff.
He assured that the hiring of teachers is already completed and the classrooms have all been prepared for the start of the school year.
From July 2-July 14, 2023 the on-site application for the new enrollees will start.
Applicants must present their admission form, PSA Birth Certificate, Recent Senior High School Report Card or Appropriate ALS Certificate, Certificate of Residency, Certificate of Good Moral Character, Photocopy of Internal Tax Return of both parents or Certificate of Low Income and a Photocopy of a Certificate of Belonging to an Indigenous People’s Group, if applicable.
For more details, interested applicants can visit the City College of Davao’s Facebook Page or the City Government of Davao’s Facebook Page. CIO
