VMA Global College
VMA Global College & Training Centers, Inc. is a private maritime college in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
Logo of VMA Global College | |
Former names | Visayan Maritime Academy |
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Type | private maritime college |
Established | 1974 |
Endowment | No available figures (Php) |
President | Atty. Juan N. Orola, Jr. |
Location | Bacolod City , Negros Occidental , |
Campus | Urban |
Athletics | NOPSSCEA |
Website | http://www.vma.edu.ph |
History
In 1970, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Roberto S. Benedicto founded the Visayan Maritime Academy. In May 1986, management decided to close down the school. The school re-opened the next year under the management of Asian Mari-Tech Development Corporation under a 10-year lease-purchase agreement. In June 1996, the agreement matured and the Asian Mari-Tech Development Corporation acquired the school.
Growth brought about by scholarship programs, international linkages for training and job placement and the move to offer non-maritime courses, caused management to change the school's name from Visayan Maritime Academy to VMA Global College. It was later renamed to VMA Global College and Training Centers, Incorporated.[1] The school also offers Junior High School and Senior High School.
See also
- List of tertiary schools in Bacolod City
References
- "Brief History of the College:VMA Global College". Retrieved 2008-05-14.