Northern Luzon Adventist College (NLAC) is a Christian educational institution with roots dating back to 1923, when it began as a small church school with 37 pupils across five grades and one teacher, Prof. Tomas A. Pilar. The original school building was made of cogon and bamboo and had bare earth flooring.
Around 1926, the school transferred to its present site and became known as Ilocos Junior Middle School, offering Grades I to VII. In 1931, it began offering secondary education and was renamed Northern Luzon Academy (NLA).
The idea of establishing a college program developed during the administration of Pastor Petronilo J. Barayuga, who later became the founding president of NLAC. Planning for the college was formally pursued in the early 1990s, while collegiate-level instruction had already begun in summer 1990 through Bible subjects offered to employed school graduates seeking qualification for work within the Adventist denomination.
The institution later received accreditation to operate from the Department of Education (DepEd), the International Board of Education (IBE) of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) through the Association of Christian Schools, Colleges, and Universities-Accrediting Agencies, Inc. (ACSCU-AAI).
Today, NLAC continues its tradition of Christian education, seeking to develop students physically, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Its educational philosophy emphasizes preparing responsible citizens and Christian leaders who are committed to service.
Northern Luzon Adventist College offers an educational environment centered on Christian values, academic development, and service. With a history spanning more than a century, the institution has grown from a small church school into a college offering programs in arts and sciences, teacher education, nursing, business, computing, theology, and graduate education. Its educational approach seeks to develop students in multiple dimensions of life while preparing them to become responsible citizens and Christian leaders in their communities and church.
Courses Offered by Northern Luzon Adventist College
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