FEU Roosevelt
{{Short description|Educational institution in the Philippines}}
{{Independent sources|date=December 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox university
| name = FEU Roosevelt
| image = FEU Roosevelt Logo.png
| image_size = 150px
| former_name = Marikina Academy (1933–1944)
Roosevelt Memorial High School (1945–1962)
Roosevelt College (1962–2019)
| motto =
| type = Private, nonsectarian, for-profit
| established = {{Start date and age|1933||}}
| president = Juan Miguel R. Montinola
| head_label = Senior Vice President
| head = Alma Emerita Dela Cruz
| coordinates =
| campus = Flagship
FEU Roosevelt Cainta
35 D Sumulong Hwy, Cainta, Rizal
| free_label = Hymn
| free = The FEU Hymn by Nick Joaquin
| colours = 15px Green and gold
| athletics_affiliations =
| sports_nickname = Tamaraws, Baby Tamaraws
| mascot = TamTam
| logo =
| logo_size =
| website = https://feuroosevelt.edu.ph/
}}
FEU Roosevelt, formerly Roosevelt College, is a private, business-focused, for-profit, non-sectarian educational institution based in the northeastern area of Metro Manila, Philippines, and registered with the Philippine Stock Exchange. It became part of the FEU Group of Schools in 2016. FEU Roosevelt offers basic education, high school, and tertiary programs across its three campuses.
History
{{See also|Far Eastern University#FEU Group of Schools}}
FEU Roosevelt was established in the city of Marikina in 1933{{Cite web|title=Why Roosevelt|url=https://feuroosevelt.edu.ph/about/why-roosevelt/|access-date=November 28, 2023|website=FEU Roosevelt|language=en}} by former Mayor Wenceslao Dela Paz as the Marikina Academy, making it one of the oldest academic institutions in the area. The academy eventually closed after the death of Dela Paz in 1944.{{Cite web|date=October 13, 2016|title=School History {{!}} Roosevelt College, Inc.|url=http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/about-us/school-history/|access-date=November 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013002530/http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/about-us/school-history/|archive-date=October 13, 2016}}
As part of postwar reconstruction and rehabilitation it was assessed that there was a lack of secondary schools in Marikina. A group of educators, led by Deogracias F. Dela Paz, incorporated the organization and named it Roosevelt Memorial High School (RMHS).
Over the years RMHS has branched out to several locations: San Juan,{{efn|No longer existing.}} Cubao, San Mateo, and Quirino. As it began to offer tertiary and postgraduate graduate programs, it was renamed Roosevelt College, Inc. (RCI). RCI shifted its focus to systems and management enhancement programs.{{Cite web|date=February 18, 2012|title=Official Website of Roosevelt College System|url=http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/index.php?action=history|access-date=November 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218133554/http://rooseveltcollege.edu.ph/index.php?action=history|archive-date=February 18, 2012}}
=Acquisition=
In 2016, the Far Eastern University in Manila acquired the majority of the institution, disclosing to the Philippine Stock Exchange that its board approved acquiring RCI "up to 97.42 percent but no less than 73.99 percent", costing up to ₱1.25 billion.{{Cite web|last=Gonzales|first=Iris|title=FEU acquires Roosevelt College|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2016/02/13/1552700/feu-acquires-roosevelt-college|access-date=November 28, 2023|website=Philstar.com}}{{Cite web|last=Dumlao-Abadilla|first=Doris|date=February 13, 2016|title=FEU to acquire Roosevelt College|url=https://business.inquirer.net/207044/feu-to-acquire-roosevelt-college|access-date=November 28, 2023|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}} This placed RCI under the roster of the FEU Group of Schools and was later rebranded as FEU Roosevelt in 2019.
Campuses
=Cainta=
FEU Roosevelt Cainta was set up in 1974 when Roosevelt Memorial High School was transferred from San Roque in Marikina to the Sumulong Highway campus. It houses Basic education programs for preschool through senior high school and FEU Roosevelt's Institute of Education.{{Cite web|title=Campuses|url=https://feuroosevelt.edu.ph/campuses/ |access-date=December 4, 2023|website=FEU Roosevelt|language=en}}
=Marikina=
FEU Roosevelt Marikina is the oldest existing campus of the institution. It was built in 1967 as an elementary laboratory school for the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEED).
=Rodriguez=
Rodriguez is the most populous among the FEU Roosevelt campuses despite offering preschool to Senior High School only. It is also PAASCU Level II accredited.{{Cite web|title=Member Schools N-R|url=https://paascu.org.ph/index.php/member-schools-n-r/|access-date=November 28, 2023|website=PAASCU|language=en-US}}
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