Olivarez College
The Olivarez College (Filipino: "Dalubhasaang Olivarez", also known as simply Olivarez or OC) is a private, nonsectarian college along Dr. A. Santos Avenue, Parañaque, Philippines that offers academic programs in the basic education, junior and high school, undergraduate, graduate and technical education levels. Founded in 1976, Olivarez College is the only school in Parañaque City that is accredited by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) and the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities - Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). It is a member of the Universities and Colleges Athletic Association (UCAA) and National Capital Region Athletic  Association (NCRAA). History. Dr. Pablo R. Olivarez and his wife, the late Dr. Rosario de Leon-Olivarez, pioneered in the development of the community when they put up Olivarez General Hospital in 1975. Being medical practitioners, they established the Olivarez School of Nursing on April 30, 1976. In 1978, Olivarez School of Nursing was changed to Olivarez Junior College: instituting the College of Liberal Arts (now College of Arts and Sciences), College of Commerce (now College of Business Administration), and Health Related Courses (now College of Health Related Sciences). In 1980, the school became Olivarez College and began offering Graduate  School programs in 1992. In 1993 Liberal Arts, Commerce and Nursing programs were granted Level II accreditation status by the PACUCOA. Likewise, the Basic Education Department was awarded PAASCU level I status in February 2002 and level II accreditation status on May 14, 2004. In 2003, the Board of Trustees decided to start a campus in Tagaytay City offering the courses BS Nursing, BS Business Administration major in Marketing Management, Bachelor in Elementary Education major in Early Childhood, BS Hotel and Restaurant Management, BS Information Technology, BS Accountancy, Short Courses like Associate in Computer Technology, Associate in Health Science Education  and Caregiver. At present, the school administrators are working toward making Olivarez College achieve university status. This is the vision of the founder and president of the school, Pablo R. Olivarez. Program Offerings. GRADUATE SCHOOL COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY, ARTS and SCIENCES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION (CHSE) TESDA COURSES INTEGRATED BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (*)PAASCU/PACUCOA Accredited