Brief History of General de Jesus College

BRIEF HISTORY OF GENERAL DE JESUS COLLEGE The plight of San Isidros youth, who had nowhere to go for secondary
education after World War II, was the prime factor that led the founding of General De Jesus Academy. The founders were five prominent citizens of the town, namely: Paz Policarpio-Mendez, Soledad Medina, Francisco Narciso, Teofilo P. Abello and Ricardo Odulio. The school was named in honor of General Simeon de Jesus College, San Isidros hero. General de Jesus, who was executed by the Japanese in Fort Santiago, was one of the most distinguished graduates of the Philippine Constabulary Academy, now the Philippine Military Academy. General de Jesus Academy opened in June 1946 in a rented building which was the former residence of the Moreno family. It started with seven teachers, including the principal and 255 students from first year to fourth year. From 1946 to 1977, the school operated only the academic, secondary course. In 1978, the school board, heeding the appeal of parents who could not send their own children to Manila or Cabanatuan City for college education, opened collegiate department. The first course offered during the school year 1978 79 was Liberal Arts. It was followed by the opening of Bachelor of Science in Commerce (BSC) now Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSE) in 1979, two-year Junior Secretarial Course (JSC) in 1985 and Small Business Management Course (SBMC) and Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) in 1991. In 1992, the Pre-School and the Elementary departments started serving the community. With the advent of computer education, the school opened another course, the Associate in Computer Science (ACS) in 1994 which later was changed to Associate in Computer Technology (ACT) as advised by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). After 50 years of service to the youth of San Isidro and nearby towns, General de Jesus Academy came to be known as General de Jesus College. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the change in status on August 28, 1997. Responding to the needs and demands of the times, GJC started offering new courses a decade later. The newest additions to the collegiate courses are the following: Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology (BSAcT) and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) all of which opened in 2008, and Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM) which saw its opining in 2009. With excellence as one of its core values, General de Jesus College strives to maintain the quality education and service it offers to its clientele. From the pre-elementary level up to the collegiate level, its students continually bring honor to the school by excelling in the various competitions and activities they regularly participate in such as academic quiz bees, sport competitions, journalism contests and others. Students of the newly-opened course, the BSA, have been winning accounting quiz bees. The Education graduates have been performing very well in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)
with their passing rates consistently way above the national passing rate. Its alumni are making a mark in their chosen fields of endeavor. Envisioned by the founders in the beginning as an institution that would provide the educational needs of the towns youth, it has grown from its modest beginnings into a progressive institution that is one of the best in the province. General de Jesus College is a stock, non-sectarian school under a Board of Directors of nine (9) members. At present, the Chairman of the Board is Mr. Carlo P. Mendez, while the President/School Head is Dr. Noemi A. Villanueva. With excellence as one of its core values, the school submitted itself to voluntary accreditation in 2002. After a decade, three of its programs are already enjoying high accreditation status. May 10, 2012, the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges and Universities Accrediting Agency, Inc. (ACSCUAAI) granted the Education Program a Level III Five-Year re-accredited status, and both the High School and Business Administration Programs a Level II Five-Year accredited status and were invited to apply for Level III.

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BRIEF HISTORY OF GENERAL DE JESUS COLLEGE The plight of San Isidros youth, who had nowhere to go for secondary

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