GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING CENTER (GCC)

VISION

The Guidance and Counseling Center (GCC) envisions socially responsible DComCnians imbued with Filipino values, who manage well-balanced lives rooted in spirituality, steeped in academic excellence, and empowered to become productive members of society.

MISSION

The Guidance and Counseling Center (GCC) is committed to serving Daraga Community College (DComC) with compassion and humility, providing efficient and responsive life wellness programs and services to DComCnians and the whole community through inclusivity.

GOALS / OBJECTIVES

a. To address the academic, career/vocational, and personal-social concerns of DComCnians;

b. To make immediate interventions and referrals based on the identified concerns; and

c. To create programs that are inclusive, efficient, effective, and holistic toward sustainability.

CORE VALUES

“Dignified Center COMmitted to Inclusivity, Competence, and Excellence”

2nd Floor, Administration Building, Room 221, Guidance and Counseling Center,

Daraga Community College, Daraga, Salvacion, Albay, Philippines, 4501

CHRISTIAN A. SEMENIANO, RPm, LPT, RGC, Phd (cand.)

Guidance Counselor

Christian Amaranto Semeniano is a registered psychometrician, a licensed professional teacher, and a registered guidance counselor. He graduated from Ateneo de Naga University with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, cum laude. He also earned Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy units at Holy Rosary Minor Seminary and completed his Certificate in Professional Teaching at the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi. Moreover, he finished his Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling at the Bicol University Graduate School. Currently, Mr. Semeniano is a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education at the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi.

BRIEF HISTORY OF DARAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

In 2003, Daraga Community College (DComC) was established by virtue of Municipal Ordinance No. 17-03, passed on April 23, 2003. The creation of the college was made possible under Section 447(5), item (x), of the Local Government Code of 1991. This ordinance also created the Daraga Community College Advisory Council (Section 94-17-03). However, this provision was later amended during a session of the Sangguniang Bayan on July 21, 2003, by reorganizing the composition of the Advisory Council through Ordinance No. 37-2003 and renaming the governing and policymaking body of the college from the Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees.

Historically, DComC was located on the campus of Daraga National High School. It opened its doors to 356 freshies in June 2003, offering curricular programs such as the Bachelor of Elementary Education and Bachelor of Secondary Education. Three years later, the student population rose to 816 and continued to grow. Currently, DComC is located in Brgy. Salvacion, Daraga, Albay, with approximately 8,000 students enrolled in various programs and courses, including Teacher Education and the Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, Josefina B. Basilla, RGC, served as the institution’s Guidance Counselor from 2003 to 2022. From 2023 to the present, Christian A. Semeniano, RPm, LPT, RGC, has been designated as the new counselor.

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