Minscat

It formally opened Hs doors for learning on August 26, 1951. In 1963, by authority of R.A. 3758 it opened the Collegiate Department. This steered the offering of several collegiate courses. The first two years leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA) was initially offered. This was followed by the two-year course leading to... Associate in Agricultural Technology (AAT) in 1973, then the complete course offering of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education (BSAE) in 1975 and the BSA curriculum developed by the Technical Panel for Agricultural Education (TPAE) based at Los Baños, Laguna was adopted by the school. This gradually replaced the BSA curriculum as well as the BSAE. The continued offering of collegiate courses, in addition to the secondary curriculum which was offered since the founding of the school, made MINAS a full-fledged college hence, the change of name from MINAS to MCAT was approved on June 10, 1976, by then Secretary Juan L. Manuel of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. It was converted into State College and is now MinSCAT by virtue of R.A. 8007 on May 25, 1995. The leadership of MinSCAT as an educational institution has progressed from its Superintendent, Mr. Eligio C Ureta, Sr. (1951-1962), to Mr. Onofre F. Martin (1962-1963), Mr. Crispin E. Cabanlla (1963-1965), Mr. Antonio U. Ganir (1965-1979), Mr. Camilo P. Silvestre (1979-1990), Mr. Manolito V. Icalla as Principal-OIC (1990-1991), Mr. Jeremias A. Ortiz as Administrator-OIC (1991-1994), Dr. Angelito A. Bacudo as Principal-OIC (1994-1996). The reorganization of MinSCAT as a State College through the able leadership of Dr. Angelito A. Bacudo who was installed as its first President on July 8, 1996 paved way for the development of MinSCAT as a higher educational institution. On August 2, 2007 to July 9, 2010, Dr. Jesse T. Zamora served the unexpired term of the late Dr. Angelito A. Bacudo and on July 10, 2010 to present, he assumed the seat of the President. He coined the core values, MinSCAT plants ...Read More