The
Rizal State College was established
by Republic Act Number 1560 in 1956 as Rizal National
Agricultural School (RNAS) and was character as
a state college on June 24, 1983 by Batas Pambansa
Bilang 662 known as Rizal College of Agriculture
and Technology (RCAT) which was later Rizal State
College (RSC) making it the first state college
of the Province of Rizal. The College is about
67 kilometer from Metro Manila and accessible
to all towns of Rizal through Manila East Road
through the newly opened sea level in the Sierra
Madre Mountain range and is overlooking the scenic
Laguna Lake and the surrounding lake towns. The
College has five extension campuses strategically
located in four of the thirteen towns of Rizal
namely: Pillia, Rodriguez, Angono, Binangonan,
and in the lone city of Antipolo which were established
in 1991, 1995, 1996 and 2000, respectively.
The
Rizal Polytechnic College formerly Rizal Technological
and Polytechnic Institute (RTPI) was established
as a provincial high school in 1944. It is located
in the heart of the town of Morong, Rizal. By
virtue of batas Pambansa Bilang 469, the school
was converted into a tertiary institution and
on March 1, 1995, Republic Act Number 7933 converted
RTPI into a state college known as Rizal Polytechnic
College (RPC). The College has an etension campus
in Cainta, Rizal which was opened in 1999.
With
the message of Republic Act Number 9157 on June
2001 which lapsed into law on August 11, 2001,
the University of Rizal System (URS) was established
by integrating the Rizal State College, Rizal
Polytechnic College and Rizal Technological University
Antipolo Annex. Since it’s established the
University was served by the following administrations:
| Dr.
Ricardo A. Wagan |
Officer-in-charge |
February-
April 2002 |
| Atty.
Lilia S. Garcia |
President |
May
– December 2002 |
| Dr.
Olivia F. De Leon |
President |
January
2003 - Present |
At
the present, the University operates in eight
campuses in the Province of Rizal with URS Tanay
as its main campus and with eternal campuses in
Morong, Pillia, Rodriguez, Angono, Binangonan,
Antipolo City and Cainta. It offers complete education
from kindergarden to graduate school. As of School
of Year 2003-2004, the University implements a
number of a academic programs in the doctoral
(5) Masteral (6), baccalaureate (28), non-degree,
and laboratory schools (high school and elementary)
with a total enrolment of 18,973 in the first
semester. The University personnel are composed
of 696 faculty members and 168 non-teaching personnel.
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