Brief History of the South Cotabato State College
2018
On August 29, 2018, the House of Representatives (sponsored by Hon. Ferdinand L. Hernandez, District Representative, South Cotabato, 2nd District) and the Senate passed a Republic Act 1150 and was approved by the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo RoaDuterte on December 13, 2018, an “Act of establishing the South Cotabato State College in the Municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato integrating Surallah National Agricultural School located in the Municipality of Surallah, Province of South Cotabato, and appropriating funds therefor.”
1997
By authority of such agreement and order, SUNAS, aside from its Secondary Agricultural Curriculum, has offered the ladderized course in Diploma in Agricultural Technology- Bachelor in Agriculture Technology (DAT-BAT) in school year 1997-1998. Consequently, with the passage of Republic Act No. 7796, otherwise known as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Law the administration and supervision of Surallah National Agricultural School was transferred to the said agency.
1995
On August 21, 1995, the Hon. Ricardo T. Gloria, DECS Secretary, formally advised Surallah National Agricultural School of its inclusion to the Philippines-Australian Agricultural Technology Education (AGRITECH) Project per Memorandum of Agreement signed between the DECS and the CHED, and was formally advised as one of the Provincial Technical Institute of Agriculture (PTIA) in Mindanao.
1975
South Cotabato State College (SCSC), formerly Surallah National Agricultural School (SUNAS) in the Province of South Cotabato, has started its operation as secondary agricultural school on June 25, 1975 by virtue of Republic Act. No. 5704. The Parents Teachers Association acquired and donated the 16 hectares to the DECS to realize the dream of the people of the community of having an agricultural school in the municipality of Surallah, South Cotabato.
