Jose Maria College
{{Short description|Private college in Davao City, Philippines}}
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| former_name = Jose Maria Academy {{nowrap|(2002–03)}}
| motto = Assured, Consistent, and Quality Education (ACQ)
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| type = Non-profit, private, higher education institution
| established = {{Start date|2002}}
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| founder = Apollo Quiboloy
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| city = Davao City
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Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc. (JMCFI), or simply Jose Maria College (JMC), is a tertiary educational institution in Davao City, Philippines.{{cite web |title=List of HEIs and Programs |url=https://ro11.ched.gov.ph/list-of-heis-and-programs/ |website=CHEDRO 11 Official Website |publisher=Commission on Higher Education Regional Office 11 |access-date=16 March 2024 |date=18 May 2022}}
Background
File:Jose Maria College (Diversion Road, Sasa, Davao City; 04-19-2024).jpg
Jose Maria College was founded by pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, naming the institution after his parents, José Quiboloy and María Carreon.{{cite news |title=In the know: Apollo Quiboloy |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/786848/in-the-know-apollo-quiboloy |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=21 May 2016 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Gavilan |first1=Jodesz |title=FAST FACTS: Who is Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the ‘Appointed Son of God’? |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/196156-fast-facts-pastor-apollo-quiboloy-kingdom-jesus-christ/ |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Rappler |date=14 March 2024}} The campus which broke ground in 2000 and opened two years later as the "Jose Maria Academy"{{cite web |title=About Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc. |url=https://jmc.edu.ph/about-us/ |publisher=Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc |access-date=26 June 2024}} is situated near Francisco Bangoy International Airport.{{cite web |last1=Montalvan |first1=Antonio II |title=What price for obstructing justice? |url=https://verafiles.org/articles/what-price-for-obstructing-justice |website=VERA Files |date=9 March 2024}} It adopted its current name in 2003.
Administration and admission
While its founder is affiliated with the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), JMC is non-sectarian in administration and is open to admission to any students regardless of religious background. It offers both basic (kindergarten to senior high school) to tertiary education.{{cite news |title=International partners boost Davao college |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/international-partners-boost-davao-college |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=SunStar |publisher=SunStar Publishing Inc. |date=12 July 2018 |language=en}}
At the 2024 Senate hearings which tackled the alleged abuses of the KOJC and Quiboloy, the JMC were alleged to be promising KJC members scholarship in exchange for being full-time workers for KJC. The administration was also accused of withholding transcript of records from its ex-KJC students who left church.{{cite news |last1=Chi |first1=Cristina |title=Lawmakers puzzled over VP Sara’s presence at Quiboloy ‘prayer rally’ |url=https://qa.philstar.com/headlines/2024/03/13/2340297/lawmakers-puzzled-over-vp-saras-presence-quiboloy-prayer-rally |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=The Philippine Star |date=13 March 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Peralta-Malonzo |first1=Third Anne |title=Quiboloy faces Senate panel, accusers for the first time |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/amp/story/manila/quiboloy-faces-senate-panel-accusers-for-the-first-time |access-date=28 October 2024 |work=SunStar |publisher=SunStar Publishing Inc. |date=2 October 2024 |language=en}}
Sports
The Jose Maria College's varsity team are known as the JMC Kings. The JMC maintains a men's basketball team.{{cite news |last1=Fuertes |first1=Rommel Jr. |title=Mindanao’s Jose Maria College gains lessons after stepladder elimination |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/514839/mindanaos-jose-maria-college-gains-lessons-after-stepladder-elimination |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=18 June 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Anzures |first1=Rom |title=FEU clobbers Jose Maria College in FilOil play-in |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/14/23/feu-clobbers-jose-maria-college-in-filoil-play-in |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=14 June 2023}}{{cite news |title=Davao’s Jose Maria College wins NSBC title |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/156289/davao%E2%80%99s-jose-maria-college-wins-nsbc-title |access-date=16 March 2024 |work=Cebu Daily News |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=5 March 2012 |language=en}} They also have a women's volleyball team named the Lady Royals which has played in the 2023 National Invitationals of the Shakey's Super League.{{cite news |title=College of St. Benilde sweeps Enderun while JMCF stuns Lyceum in Shakey’s Invitationals |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/sports/2023/07/30/536733/college-of-st-benilde-sweeps-enderun-while-jmcf-stuns-lyceum-in-shakeys-invitationals/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=BusinessWorld |date=30 July 2023}}
Presidents
- Apollo Quiboloy (2002–2021)
- Felix Chavez{{cite news |title=Our Leadership |url=https://jmc.edu.ph/leadership/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=Jose Maria College Foundation, Inc |quote=President Cahvez (sic) has transformed JMCFI into a selective, top-ranked institution since taking office in 2021.}} (2021–present)
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Category:2002 establishments in the Philippines
Category:Universities and colleges in Davao City
Category:Private universities and colleges in the Philippines