Samar College

{{Short description|Private school in Samar, Philippines}}

{{Infobox university

| name = Samar College

| native_name = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|fil|Kolehiyo ng Samar}}|{{native name|war|Eskuwelahan Tersyedad han Samar}}}}

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| former_name = Samar Junior College

| image = Samar College seal.png

| image_size = 180px

| established = 1949

| type = Private, Nonsectarian

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| head_label = President

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| address = Mabini Avenue

| city = Catbalogan

| province = Samar

| country = Philippines

| campus =

| pushpin_map = Visayas#Philippines

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

| coordinates = {{coord|11.77807|N|124.88261|E|dim:30_region:PH_type:edu|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| colors = {{colorbox|Green|Emerald Green}}

| students = Around 5,000

| website = {{URL|samarcollege.edu.ph}}

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Samar College, Inc. ({{langx|fil|Kolehiyo ng Samar}}; {{langx|war|Eskuwelahan Tersyedad han Samar}}; abbreviated as SC) is a private school in Catbalogan, Samar, Philippines. It was founded in 1949 as the Samar Junior College and initially offered Elementary Teacher Certificate and Associate in Arts.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} Bachelor's degree programs in Education were opened in the 1950s, while the Bachelor of Science in Commerce followed in the 1980s. The college expanded its undergraduate programs throughout the years, and it eventually established the College of Graduate Studies in the late 1990s.{{Cn|date=June 2024}} This was also the same time that the high school and elementary departments were opened.{{Cite web|title=Samar College {{!}} FindUniversity.ph|url=https://www.finduniversity.ph/universities/samar-island-university/|access-date=2020-06-27|website=www.finduniversity.ph}}

At present, Samar College provides programs in the elementary, junior high school, senior high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-17|title=Tesda Accredited Courses Offered in Samar College|url=http://tesdatrainingcourses.com/tesda-accredited-courses-offered-in-samar-college.html|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Tesda Courses|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Samar College {{!}} TESDA Courses and Schools|url=https://tesdacourse.com/Samar-College-3614.html|access-date=2020-06-27|website=tesdacourse.com}} The college department has five academic units which offer courses in Criminology, Business Administration, Elementary and Secondary Education, English Language, Information Technology, College of Arts and sciences. For college graduates who wish to pursue further studies, SC's College of Graduate Studies has an MA in Education program.{{Cn|date=June 2024}}