Historical Milestones
The University of San Agustin is a co-educational Catholic institution owned by the Augustinian Province of Sto.Nino de Cebu:
The following are the milestones in the history of the University of San Agustin:
- July 15,1904 Opening of the school
- Dec 12,1912 - Recognition by the government of the various courses offered as prescribe by the Secretary of Public Instruction
- Feb 5,1917 - Formal incorporation of the school under the name of Colegio de San Agustin de Iloilo
- 1935 - Opening of the College of Liberal Arts
- 1936 - Opening of the College of Commerce
- 1939 - Opening of the School of law
- 1940 - Opening of Education and admission of female students for the first time
- 1941-1945 World War II. - Destruction of all buildings except Urdaneta Hall
- 1945 End of World War II. - Rehabilitation begins. Reopening of the school
- 1946 - Opening of the College of Pharmacy; Opening of the College of Technology
- 1947 - Opening of the Normal College
- 1950 - Opening of the Graduate School
- March 1, 1953 - Granting of university status
- 1953 - Opening of the College of Dentistry
- 1954 - Golden Jubilee
- 1962 - Renaming of the College of Pharmacy into College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology in view of the offering of B.S. in Medical Technology
- October 30, 1965 - Inauguration of DYSA, Radio San Agustin
- 1966 - Opening of USA Printing Press
- 1967 - Phasing out of the College of Dentistry
Opening of the Conservatory of Music - 1969 - Opening of the USA Clinical Laboratory
- 1970 - Consortium between the University and St. Paul's Hospital begun with the opening of the U.S.A.- St. Paul's College of Nursing.
- 1971 - Opening of the Instructional Media Center
- 1973 - Opening of the Department of Theology
Fusion of the College of Education and Normal College into the Teachers College - 1974 - Opening of the University of San Agustin College of Nursing, and termination of the consortium between the University and St. Paul's Hospital
- 1977 - College of Liberal Arts given PAASCU Accreditation
- 1979 - Diamond Jubilee
College of Law given PAASCU Accreditation - 1980 - Inauguration of the Tilipunan Community Center at Tanza, Ioilo City, a community outreach project of the University
Opening of the Research and Development Center - 1980 - Teachers College given PAASCU accreditation
- 1983 - College of Commerce given PAASCU accreditation
- 1984 - University placed under the administration of the newly-created Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu, Philippines
- 1986 - Opening of the Computer Department
- 1987 - Elementary Department given PAASCU accreditation
- 1992 - Groundbreaking of USA Alumni Hall site
- 1994 - Inauguration of the University of San Agustin Regional Center for Public Management (USA-RCPM);
Inauguration of the USA-Advanced Technology Systems Computer-Aided Design (USA-ATS CAD/CAE Training Center);
College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology given PAASCU accreditation - June 1995 - Transfer of the High School to its new Campus in Sambag, Jaro
- 2000 - PAASCU accreditation of the Graduate School
