Cor Jesu College

The Boys’ Department became a college institution with its incorporation on November 9, 1962, and was renamed the Holy Cross College of Digos (HCCD), with Fr. Maurice Michaud, PME as the first chairman of the Board of Trustees and Br. Elric Beaudet, SC as the first rector. The school offered college programs like the Bachelor of Arts (BA) with majors in English and History; Bachelor of Commerce (BC) majors in Accounting, Business Administration and Banking and Finance; Bachelor of Science (BS) in Education and BS in Elementary Education. A Certificate of Secretarial Course, a non-degree program, was also offered.

Blessings kept pouring in as Cor Jesu College received the Institution Resiliency Award in 2021 by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Outstanding HEI for the Covid-19 Vaccination Program in 2022 Also given by the CHED. In the same year Maribel C. Guerra, the director of the Brother Polycarp Foundation – Institute of Community Service was named Outstanding Professional Social Worker  by the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

With  optimism, Cor Jesu has ever been determined to continue its journey towards excellent and quality Catholic education. With its vision for a University status, it has been working for the diversification of its program offerings. In School Year 2020-2021,  new programs like the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology, Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education, and Bachelor in Public Administration were opened. Soon, two other programs, namely, Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science have been set to be offered in SY 2022-2023.

There is a time for everything… and the members of Cor Jesu College community have been learning to see God’s wise direction and providence in the contrasting experiences of their lives.

From the obscure walls of the past… to concrete edifices… to state-of-the-art facilities… to humble but elegant provisional classrooms… From a 1.4 hectare campus, the school now occupies close to 20 hectares of land. Through its graduates, Cor Jesu College has been serving the country in various fields of human endeavor. Its dynamic linkages with non-government organizations and government agencies manifest its commitment as the school strives to fulfill its vision, mission, and goals. Cor Jesu College, in its drive to draw out the best in each one, looks at the future with greater passion and enthusiasm in railing the bar of excellence, building a stronger community, and responding to the call of being an apostle of compassion.

MISSION AND VISION

Mission

We, the members of Cor Jesu College community, commit ourselves to:

• Advance a responsive and dynamic learning environment and to draw out the best in all;

• Nurture a compassionate community that journeys as one family at the heart of Christ; and

• Promote a responsible stewardship towards social transformation, progress and sustainable development.

Vision

Cor Jesu College, a premier Catholic educational institution in Southern Mindanao, envisions fully transformed persons inspired by the spirituality of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the charism of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart.

Core Value

Core Value: Compassion

This value of compassion, inspired by the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is characterized by selfless and dedicated concern for others marked by loving respect and kindness.