The College of Education was organized.

It was given a permit to open the complete four-year course in Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (B.S.E.) for those who wanted to teach in the secondary school level. This course offered various major fields of specialization.

The recognition of this course was granted. Another course opened was the Bachelor of Science in Home Economics (B.S.H.E.) and given a permit in 1952

The First batch of student graduated. 53 students graduated with the Junior Normal Course (E.T.C.) and 6 students completed the Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) course.

The Junior Normal Course was phased out, giving way to the offering of the four-year Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (B.S.E.Ed.) without areas of concentration.

The college enrollment reached its peak when it reached 4,692 students.

The B.S.E.Ed. course offered areas of concentration to allow students to specialize in various fields of learning.

The year marked a milestone in the history of the institution as the Colegio de San Jose – Recoletos was elevated into a university status. The College of Education accepted the challenges brought about by this status elevation.

The College of Education received its highest accolade as the Technical Panel for Teacher Education of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), identified and proclaimed it one of the three Centers of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education for Region VII and in effect one of the eighteen Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education (1996 – 2000) in the entire Philippines.

With the go-signal from the University President, Fr. Emeterio Buñao,OAR, the College of Education gave twenty (20) scholarship slots in Mathematics and English to qualified and deserving students. This scholarship scheme was intensified by granting more scholarships in the sciences and other fields/disciplines in keeping with the projects of the College of Education as one of the Centers of Excellence in Teacher Education in Region VII.

To meet global demands for quality educators for exceptional children, the Diploma in Special Education (SPED) was offered in SY 2003-2004.  This is a one-year diploma course open to non-education graduates who desire to venture the field of teaching.  This school year, the Diploma in Advance Program in Special Education (DAPSPED) has been offered.  In this course, the 24-unit course for Proficiency in Professional Education (PPE) Diploma is already embedded to complete the Special Education course.  As an added feature, the Providence Special Children’s Center in Punta Princesa, serves as the venue for the SPED students field exposure and practice.

The verticalization scheme of the college and graduate school which started in 2004 afforded the intensification of the college thrusts for Continuing Education so demanded for lifelong learning of educators.  With this scheme, CHED has rated its Graduate Programs as VERY GOOD.

The College transferred to Basak Campus.  As a dream come true, it can proudly showcase the state-of-the-art facilities and laboratories.  Students enjoy the most desirable learning environment to make them more engaged in their learning.  Extensive on and off campus student teaching in private and public schools opens challenging and authentic activities for their induction to the profession.

The Providence Special Children’s Center in Punta Princesa transferred to USJ-R Basak Campus and was adopted by the College as practicum laboratory for SpEd and a community outreach venture to children with special needs in the community. The center was then renamed to Saint Ezekiel Moreno Special Learning Center led by Mrs. Eva Divinagracia. Also, the College was recognized as a Training Center for the DepEd Teachers’ Certificate Program in the areas of English, Math, Science, and Makabayan.

The College again received its highest accolade as the Technical Panel for Teacher Education of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) awarded it as a Center of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education. Another feather in COE’s cap is 2^nd Placer Englevert Reyes, BEED Summa Cum Laude Graduate and Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines finalist.

USJ-R COE continues its assistance in the implementation of the K to 12 Curriculum by being the Training Center in Region VII. Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) also partnered with COE for a K to 12 MTB-MLE Teacher Training program on instruction and materials development for teachers in the region. Thus the College became the official Training Center for MTB-MLE as well.

In light of the MTB-MLE Teacher Training program the previous years, USJ-R was commissioned for the distribution, teacher traiing, and evaluation of RAFI’s book, “Akong Bugsay”. Also, the College received again the Center of Excellence (COE) in Teacher Education award from TPTE CHED alongside premier Teacher Education Institutions in the country. The College is also an active member of Coalition for Better Education (CBE) and Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) through the active involvements of COE and its faculty, students, and staff in their various events such as annual conferences and seminars.

The College sought the need for the expansion of its teacher education curriculum through special programs for students to attend and gain Certificates of Competencies in programs such as Sign Language, ICT Digital Literacy, Theater and Performing Arts, and Boy Scouts of the Philippines. Also, alongside the Research agenda and internationalization of the university, the College of Education instituted its Research Office through Research Coordinator and internationally-acclaimed presenter Mr. Englevert Reyes with publishable research articles and its own compilation of student researches – COE Student Research Journal. With the leadership of Dean Dr. Jestoni Babia, partnerships with schools such as St. Louis University in Baguio City, Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City, De La Salle University in Manila and international organizations such as Summer Institute of Linguistics, UNESCO, SEAMEO-INNOTECH were forged. Alumnus and part-time faculty member Mr. Jerome Ramirez topped the region in the Department of Education Principal’s Test among a thousand hopeful basic education administrators in the country. Most faculty members were also awarded as Microsoft Innovative Educators by Microsoft Education to cater to trainings in educational technology.

COE goes international with proposals and trainings coming from University Research Council and USAID for the Enabling Writers Training (EWT) Workshop. USJ-R COE Team led by Dean Babia together with Mrs. Lea Mae Ladonga and Mrs. Ma. Aira Chenessa Aguilar are representatives of the Philippines for the EWT implementation as Country Manager, Pedagogy Specialist, and Technology Specialist, respectively. The EWT was then delivered to different parts of the country to early grade teachers in the mother tongue of their respective localities.

Another international feat is the participation of USJ-R COE in the SEAMEO-Innotech Southeast Asia-Teacher Project (SEA-Teacher) Student Exchange Program wherein pre-service teachers were sent to ASEAN countries for a practice teaching and cultural exchange experience of teaching practices and language skills adoption. In the College’s first attendance, a participant Joana Rose Fantonial won Best Blog among hundreds of pre-service teachers in the batch. This is a semestral program of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO). Last March 2017, USJ-R hosted the evaluation of the 3^rd SEA-Teacher project in Cebu City.

With the leadership of the Cebu City Government officials Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña and Deputy Mayor for Education Hon. Joy Augustus Young, the Certificate Program for Elementary Teachers (CPET) was reborn. USJ-R still committed to be a delivering institution of the program in all Elementary teaching specializations: Araling Panlipunan, English, Filipino, Mathematics, and Science. USJ-R continued to be a delivering training institution and partner in several international and national conferences such as ITECC Teaching English to Young Learners, Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association, and SIL Community of Practice.

BEED Honor Graduate Michelle Rovia Lopez was awarded as CBE Medal of Excellence for 2017. Student leader Al Janree Bayucot was President of the local organization Junior Educators Alliance.

The College was subjected to Curriculum Quality Audit (CQA) led by Philippine Normal University Research Center for Teacher Quality (PNU-RCTQ) and completed series of meetings and sessions for curriculum check with the College’s new programs in Teacher Education. Faculty member Mr. Ionell Jay Terogo and Chairperson Mrs. Helmae Tapanan were trained to lead and facilitate curriculum audits and syllabi writing and revisions as they were awarded as CQA Experts by the sponsors of the project. USJ-R is also one of the COE institutions that were tapped for Prototype Syllabi Writing and Experiential Learning/Internship Policy Writing.

RAFI, CBE, and USJ-R COE held an intensive ICT training of SEEDS Schools in the province by teaching them digital literacy skills, problem-based learning, and management of educational technology.

USJ-R COE is also named as the pioneer institution for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by UNESCO. Dean Babia reported the progress of USJ-R COE in Indonesia and Japan in its initiatives on ESD and is being benchmarked by universities in Thailand, Cambodia, and Korea.

Several students brought fame to COE such as BSED 10^th placer Ruel Yu and CBE Medal of Excellence Awardee and TOSP Region 7 winner Ed Bernardo Visitacion. The College was also able to send eight students to SEA-Teacher project with very positive remarks from partner universities in the ASEAN region.

USJ-R College of Education continues its streak of excellence not just nationally but internationally in instruction in all specializations, curriculum quality, special programs, research, experiential learning and practicum, Education for Sustainable Development, extension, teacher training, instructional materials development, and educational technology.