Misamis University

{{Short description|Private university in Misamis Occidental, Philippines}}

{{More footnotes|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Misamis University

| image_name =

| image_size = 180px

| former_names = {{bulleted list|Kolambugan Academy (1929–1931)|Misamis Institute (1931–1955)|Misamis Colleges (1955–1977)|Misamis University (1977–present)}}

| motto = Educating for the Future

| established = June 1929 (Ozamiz)
January 1967 (Oroquieta)

| type = Private non-sectarian institution

| president = Karen Belina F. De Leon, MD, Ed.D.

| chairman = Dr. Ricardo F. De Castro

| city = Ozamiz City
Oroquieta City

| state = Misamis Occidental

| country = Philippines

| coordinates = {{coord|8.14991|N|123.84104|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Mindanao mainland#Philippines

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mindanao##Location in the Philippines

| students = 8,000

| undergrad = 1235

| postgrad = 3562

| administrative_staff = 3945

| campus = Urban, 7.5 hectares campus in HT Feliciano Street, Ozamiz City
J. Ozamis Cor. Independence St. Poblacion 1, Oroquieta City

| colors = Golden Yellow, Black, and White {{color box|#FF9801}}{{color box|black}}{{color box|white}}

| mascot =

| nickname = MU

| fightsong =

| affiliations = PACUCOA, CHED, ISO, MARINA, CISCO

| website = {{URL|https://www.mu.edu.ph/}}

}}

Misamis University (also referred to as MU) is a privately owned, non-sectarian, non-profit educational institution founded by Dr. Hilarion Feliciano and Doña Maria Mercado Feliciano in 1929. Misamis University is currently the only autonomous university granted an ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certified granted by Det Norske Veritas-Germanischer Lloyd Business Assurance by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Northwestern Mindanao, and awarded by te Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation as the Most Number of Accredited Programs in Region X.

Misamis University caters to more than 8,000 students every year in its 7.5 hectare campus in Ozamiz City and Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental Philippines.

The University has achieved Deregulated Status from CHED{{cite web |title=GRANT OF AUTONOMOUS AND DEREGULATED STATUS BY EVALUATION TO PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS |url=https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/pdf/qao/1-institutional-accreditation-status-2017.pdf |publisher=Commission on Higher Education |access-date=22 April 2022 |date=2017}} which means it is free from the agency's monitoring, has access to grants and financial incentives and decide the development of their curriculum.{{cite news |title=2011 Outstanding Participating Institutions |url=https://www.peraa.org/news.do?id=12650 |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=www.peraa.org |publisher=Private Education Retirement Annuity Association (PERAA) - News - 2011 Outstanding Participating Institutions}} CHED also recognizes Misamis University as a Center of Development for Criminology and for Information Technology.{{cite web |title=Designated Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Centers of Development (CODs) for Various Disciplines |url=https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/CMO-no.-38-s.-2015.pdf |publisher=Commission on Higher Education |access-date=22 April 2022}}