HISTORICAL PROFILE
The DMC-College Foundation, Inc. (DMCCFI) is the pioneer CHED-accredited paramedical institution of the province of Zamboanga del Norte. It is situated in suburban Dipolog City and occupies 22,500 square meters of land area. Its sprawling expanse contains several buildings which include the DMC Hospital and its laboratories, the four-storey Basic Education and School of Hotel Restaurant and Institution Management Building, the six-room IT Center, the four-storey Nursing Building with the Nursing Arts Center on the fourth floor and on the top floor the campus rado 100.5 Hot FM Dipolog and the library which covers the entire ground floor, the Arts and Sciences building with separate structures for a Zoology lab, the cafeteria, and the DMC Covered Court for sports and other activities.
DMC-CFI, then named Dipolog Medical Center School of Midwifery, began as an expansion program of Dipolog Medical Center Inc., a stock corporation which started operating on August 1, 1974 as a fifty-bed general hospital located in Sta. Filomena, Dipolog City. Dipolog Medical Center (DMC) is the realization of the ideas of fifteen Dipolog medical practitioners and Msgr. Felix Zafra, former bishop of Dipolog, pooling their expertise and resources together to establish a high-quality hospital facility in the city. It took more than two years for the institution to open a course of Midwifery, which began operating in 1977.
In 1989, after a series of financial setbacks, a new management team took over the helm of DMC within a year. The new management felt the need for exposing more young men and women of the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan and the neighboring municipalities to medical training and the medical profession. Through the efforts of Chairman of the Board Atty. Alberto P. Concha and Hospital Director Dr. Stephen Yap, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) curriculum was opened. The permit by the Bureau of Higher Education was granted on April 30, 1991, and the school began its first year level of BSN June of that year.
In the same year, the name of the school was changed to Dipolog Medical Center College of Health Sciences. DMCCHS became a grantee of the Johns Hopkins International Education for Reproductive Health Foundation which, in collaboration with the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN), bestowed DMCCHS an extension of its hospital facility, the JHPIEGO Center.
In its continuing aim for excellence and growth, the management initiated the application to the Department of Education for permits to open other programs in the health sciences. In 1994, the Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (BSPT) began its first year level, and in 1996, the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (BSMT) and the Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology (BSRT) also opened for enrolment.
In 1998, the Dipolog Medical Center College of Health Sciences was once again renamed the Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation, Inc. in recognition of its conversion into a non-profit organization. In the same year, it opened its Masters program and started conferring the degree in Master in Public Administration. Two more bachelor degree programs were also opened that same year, the Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
In 2000, the DMC Science High School was opened. New programs were also initiated: Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and Bachelor of Civil Engineering were opened.
In 2003, in consortium with Negros Oriental State University (NORSU), the school launched the programs Doctorate in Management, Doctorate in Education, and Master of Arts in Educational Management courses.
DMC Science High School signed a consultancy agreement with the LaSallian Schools Supervision Office (LASSO) in 2005, placing the DMC-SHS under Consultancy Status for a period of one year. While under Consultancy Status, the school was extended LASSO’s assistance in curricula, training, and organizational structure.
In November of 2005, DMCCFI began its placement and staffing agency – the Staff Builders LLC, a United States-based Limited Liability Corporation, the purpose of which is to assist nurse and physical therapist alumni of DMCCFI who are seeking employment in the United States.
In December 15, 2008, the permits for the first and second levels for Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management were issued by the Commission on Higher Education. This was followed by the issuance of the permit for the third level on February 3, 2010 of BS HRM.
The school year 2010-2011 marks the opening of the College of Law after the CHED issued its permit last March 29, 2010. It is headed by Dean Villaruz, a lawyer who graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University. The college vouches for a good line of faculty members, most of whom graduated from prestigious schools like the University of the Philippines.
Presently, the college has been granted Applicant Status by PAASCU. Likewise, the college is also pursuing its status for the Institutional Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (IQuaME).
Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation, Inc. is now a solid, successful landmark of Zamboanga del Norte. Its commitment to excellence is constant and unwavering. Through the years, it has earned the respect of the academic community, the loyalty of its employees and students, and the trust of the people and community it continues to serve.
VISION
Our vision is to be a leading educational institution, highly regarded for our commitment to students, distinguished for excellence in instruction and recognized as responsible to the communities we serve.
MISSION
Guided by our vision, DMC-College Foundation will become a premier educational institution through:
QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE:
We will set high standards of performance for our students, faculty and staff to achieve exceptional results.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE:
We will enrich our existing academic programs through technology-based education and research to provide the students academic competence required for their profession.
ADVANCES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES:
We will utilize advances in information and communication technology to improve our efficiency in instruction, services and administration.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
We will improve the quality of life in our community by producing socially responsible and professionally competent graduates.
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIPS:
We will work in partnership with other educational institutions, industry and community groups to enhance the educational opportunity of our students.
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:
We will promote a global perspective of education through innovation and teaching excellence to produce the various manpower resources to answer global demands.
OVER-ALL LEARNING EXPERIENCE:
We will promote an over-all learning experience by challenging student to explore their full potential through rigorous academics and offering a diverse program of student activities in athletics and art.
CORE VALUES
As members of the DMCCF Community, we affirm, embrace and hold ourselves accountable to the following core values:
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Commitment to a dynamic intellectual community, high academic standards, strong academic programs and a high quality faculty of engaged and engaging teacher-scholars
CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
Evaluate and improve continually the services in every processes, materials and human resources – dean, coordinators, instructors and staff.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
- Contribute to a safe, secure and supportive work environment
- Pursue challenging and rewarding work opportunities that nurture personal and professional initiative and growth.
- Genuinely listen, seek understanding and encourage open dialogue.
- Recognize and celebrate individual and team successes.
HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT & RESPECT
Maintain goodwill and lighthearted rapport despite adversities and differences by giving regard to another’s dignity. Promote harmony and mutual respect..
RESPECT
Treat others with dignity, valuing and benefiting from personal differences
Value other’s time, skills, views and contributions
Be accountable for the impact of our actions and behavior on fellow employees, students, and the communities in which we operate
INNOVATION
Introduce new ideas dynamically and energetically
INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM
Act with integrity and professionalism. Build trust in others by adhering consistently in words and actions to the values and standards set by the company
Act with integrity means always doing the right thing legally, ethically and morally
Honor the spirit and intent of our commitments and promises, demonstrating consistency between our actions and our words.
RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT
Devotion to the intellectual, ethical and social development of each student
TEAMWORK
Foster cooperative effort and actively participate to achieve common goals.
OBJECTIVES
DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
MODERNIZED SCIENCE and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CREATE LINKAGES and CONDUCTS RESEARCH
GOALS
D - Development-oriented in its quest for excellence
M - Modern technology-based academic and professional program
C - Community involvement as its corporate social responsibility
C - Competitiveness in linkages and work partnership globally
F - Focused on advances in information and communication technology
I - Innovative and creative over-all learning experience
CORE VALUES
L - Life-long learning and Lasallian spirit
E - Excellence in education
A - Active service
D - Developmental transformation
E - Empowering partnerships
R - Research oriented
S - Spirit of volunteerism
ALMA MATER SONG
Lyrics By: Dr. Horacio B. Velasco
Arranged By: Dr. Vicente M. Dalman
In the fields of Sta. Filomena
Where the white lilies grow
They bloom so fair, their scents fill the air enhancing the atmosphere.
The knowledge you share and the Mem’ries we bind
Will always be in our mind
Wherever we meet somehow, someday
Fond mem’ries will be of you.
REFRAIN:
DMCCFI our Alma Mater
Guide us always when we wander
To the varied places where we go
You are always in our minds!
Keep our names in thy Portals
As we too, remember your name
The laughter echoed in thy halls, and the pictures on the wall
Will remind us where we belong!
DMC HYMN
DREAMING IS BELIEVING
Music and Lyrics: Ms. Kaye Bulaong
Arranged by: Mr. Herbs Samonte
In this world of ambiguity
Where my knowledge is only my certainty
In DMC, I claim my destiny
Refrain:
I can reach for the stars,
I can make my future bright and clear,
I can soar into the sky,
I can be the best that I can be,
I can hope, I can dream, I can soar, I can fly
Fulfill my lifelong dream….
(Repeat Refrain)
Dreaming is believing, here at DMC…
