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The Cebu Institute of Technology – University (CIT-University, or less often ''CIT-U'', and colloquially, ''CIT'') is a private non-sectarian academic institution, providing basic and higher education with a foundation in general and technological education in the Philippines. The university was known then as simply Cebu Institute of Technology until 2009. CIT is the first higher educational institution (HEI) in the Visayas and Mindanao classified as Category A (t). This places CIT as a mature teaching institution under the CHED-IQuAME framework. IQuAME is the Institutional Quality Assurance through Monitoring and Evaluation, a system of higher education quality assurance and classification. CIT is one of only nine schools nationwide awarded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Center of Excellence in Information Technology Education. ==History== In 1946, physician Dr. Nicolas G. Escario, Sr. founded the Cebu Institute of Technology. In collaboration with three Cebuano technocrats namely engineers Fidel C. Dagani, Amancio A. Alcordo, and Jose A. Cavan‚ Dr. Escario prepared the groundwork for the establishment of the institution. The proposal for the academic venture convinced the future CIT Board of Trustees of its feasibility and the wisdom of opening an engineering school. The project reached its final stage when Don Simplicio A. Lizares, Sr. was elected as CIT’s first Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Nicolas G. Escario, Sr., as President, and Don Rodolfo T. Lizares, Sr. as Vice President who all together pooled their resources to put up the required facilities and services of the institution. Cebu Institute of Technology opened in 1946 with two pre-fabricated structures on F. Ramos Street, Cebu City. The school started with 512 pioneering students enrolled in high school and college levels. It offered: Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineering, Architecture, and Vocational programs. The first non-technical program offered was the Liberal Arts in 1947, Pharmacy and Junior Normal programs in 1948, and Education in 1949. The Vocational department was phased out in 1951 while the College of Commerce was opened in the same year. Two years later, in 1953, the Sanitary Engineering department started. Other programs were offered such as Pre-Medicine in 1957 and Secretarial in 1958. On November 1, 1958, the CIT Founder and first President Dr. Nicolas G. Escario, Sr. died. At that time, he was able to put up eight semi-concrete school buildings located on C. Padilla Street, Cebu City. Don Rodolfo T. Lizares, Sr. took over as the second President of CIT. In 1960, under the helm of the new President, the Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering was offered. In affiliation with Cebu Velez College, the pre-Nursing and Doctor of Medicine programs were also offered in the same year. The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering program was opened in 1968. Don Rodolfo T. Lizares, Sr. then replaced the old structures with modern buildings and consequently acquired more facilities in line with the progressive trends in educational management. He acquired a new site for CIT on the N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City in 1965 and erected a modern four-storey building which was initially occupied by the college graduating students of 1971. Gradually, the remaining colleges at C. Padilla, Cebu City were transferred to the new site. The new campus soon housed the administrative staff, college academic buildings, college library, engineering and science laboratories, and provided sprawling grounds for parking, athletics, and drill purposes. Towards the end of 1978, President Rodolfo T. Lizares, Sr. engaged in a multi-million-development plan with the Educational Project Implementing Task Force (EDPITAF) of the government. Through this program, CIT became the resource-based institution for engineering programs in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. In the 80’s, the institution offered the Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering program in 1983. Special computer programs were offered in 1983 under the Computer Department. As it grew, the department was renamed to Department of Computer Studies with its innovative ladderized curricula. It was given government recognition by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) to operate its degree programs: Information and Computer Science, Computer Management, Computer Technology, and Computer Engineering with their corresponding associate certificates. The death of President Rodolfo A. Lizares, Sr. on April 4, 1991 paved the way for CIT’s leadership to Mr. Gregorio L. Escario, the third president of the institution. Under his leadership, Pre-school was opened together with the reopening of the Elementary Department in 1992. A modern three-storey building fully equipped with modern academic facilities now houses the department. President Escario initiated other innovative special programs such as Industry-Academe Linkages and Special Computer Programs. Consequently, the Department of Computer Studies (DoCS) – currently the College of Computer Studies – was awarded with multi-million peso funding assistance from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for the creation of the Multimedia Development and Training Center (MDTC) and the Software Development and Training Center (SDTC). The institution was deputized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to offer the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) in 1999. An additional four-storey High School building was constructed in the same year.〔(History of CIT-University ) Retrieved on 2012-12-14.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cebu Institute of Technology – University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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