Notre Dame of Tacurong College

Notre Dame of Tacurong College
Notre Dame of Tacurong Collge
Kolehiyo ng Notre Dame ng Tacurong
Notre Dame of Tacurong College seal.jpg
Motto "Excel at all times"
Established 1953
Type Private College
Academic affiliation Roman Catholic, Marist
President Rev. Fr. Antonio P. Pueyo, DCC, Ed.D.
Location City of Tacurong, PhilippinesPhilippines
Hymn N.D.T.C Hymn:
Colors White and Green         
Nickname Excel Dameano!
Website Official NDTC Website

Notre Dame of Tacurong College is a private school run by the Archdiocese of Cotabato. It has been a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association, a group of Notre Dame Schools in the Philippines under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

History

Notre Dame of Tacurong College was opened in 1950 by Father Joseph Quinn, an Oblate Priest, upon instruction from Bishop Gerard Mongeau, OMI, to establish a Notre Dame school in Tacurong. A wooden structure was built in the 5-hectare land donated by Sabas Buenacosa, a pioneering settler of Tacurong, to welcome 250 high school boys and girls to a Catholic education.

In 1957, the girls were entrusted to the Dominican Sisters (O.P.) while the boys were left under the direction of the Oblate Fathers.

In response to the repeated requests of the people of Tacurong and nearby municipalities, the college and the elementary were opened in 1963. College courses offered were BSEED, BSE and Liberal Arts. A year after, the course in commerce was opened. In 1964, the college administration building was inaugurated and in 1965, the first commencement exercise was held with 35 ETC graduates.

In view of missionary concerns, the OMI’s left the corridors of NDTC in 1974 after 24 years of administering the school.

From 1975 to 1980, the Marist Brothers of the Schools took over the administration of the school. The following year ushered the coming of another wave of administrators, the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Sienna.

Under the OP Sisters, the high school night session was opened in 1982 to cater to the underprivileged out-of-school youth and working students. It was also during this year that the construction of the 3-storey college building was started. In 1987, the construction was finished and acquired occupancy permit for the second and third floor.

The succeeding years up to year 2000, saw the significant development of the school in terms of infrastructure and physical facilities: the construction of the gymnasium, the H.E. building, the nursing laboratory, the three-storey Sullivan building, the NDTC Centrum, the elementary and high school canteens, the computer laboratories for high school and elementary, and the installation of internet.

Considering the adequacy of its manpower and facilities and in response to the demands of the time, the school offered two-year vocational course in computer programming, computer secretarial, computer systems technician, hotel and restaurant management, nursing aide, travel and tourism, four-year course in criminology, computer science and social work.

The OP Sisters administered the school for 22 years. In 2002, the contract of the OP expired and the school was turned over to the Archdiocese of Cotabato, the owner of the school.


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