THE HISTORY

In 1963, Alangalang Agro-Industrial School (AAIS) was created in accordance with the pertinent provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 3673. On June 7, 1971 the said school was formally established comprising a land area of 19 hectares. It had a building with three (3) classrooms and been manned by a school principal with six (6) teachers and 136 enrollees.

In 1957, it offered a two-year Agricultural Technician course. In the year 1977, another course was offered which was a degree program, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education with 60% passing percentage in Professional Board Examination for Teachers (PBET).

In 1983, it became a higher education institution supervised by Board of Higher Education under Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). In 1991 under RA No. 7093, AAIS was converted to Leyte State School of Agriculture (LSSA). This was followed by an issuance of RA No. 7441 which authorized the school to offer additional degree programs such as BS in Agriculture (BSA), BS in Agri-business (BSAB) and other Agriculture –related programs.

In 1999, pursuant to the RA No. 8745, General Appropriations Act (GAA) integrated CHED Supervised- Institutions (CSIs) to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) which resulted LSSA to be integrated to Visayas State College of Agriculture (VISCA) System.

 On August 11, 2001, RA 9158 - An Act Converting the Visayas State College of Agriculture into a State University to be known as the Leyte State University, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes, was issued which converted VISCA to Leyte State University (LSU). Thus, LSSA, being under LSU, was designated as College of Environmental & Agricultural Technology (CEAT).

On April 27, 2007, under RA No. 9437, LSU was legally recognized as Visayas State University (VSU).

College of Environmental and Agricultural Technology

Visayas State University Alangalang Campus is a higher education institution located in Barangay Binongto-an Alangalang nestled in the eastern part of the province of Leyte. It caters to the educational needs of the people in this part of the region. Its clienteles are mostly from the town of Alangalang as well as from the neighboring towns and other places in the region and in the country. It is a co-educational public higher education institution.

It was previously a CHED-Supervised Institution until 1991 when it was mandated to be absorbed by Visayas State University, Leyte State University then, so it became one of the satellite campuses of the said university located in Baybay, City, Leyte.

VSU Alangalang offered a two-year degree Diploma in Agricultural Technology (DAT) and after two years Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (BSA). The DAT program became a ladderized course for the Bachelor of Agricultural Technology.

VSU Alangalang is guided and motivated by its vision “A globally competitive university for science, technology, and environmental conservation” and its mission “Development of a highly competitive human resource, cutting-edge scientific knowledge and innovative technologies for sustainable communities and environment”. This is evident in the courses offered by the university.

At present, VSU Alangalang offers Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd-Gen Ed) major in General Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd-Mathematics) major in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (BSES), and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA).

Effective AY 2023-2024, VSU Alangalang has 2 new program offerings, such programs are Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) and Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSEd-Science) major in Science.