West Visayas State University

West Visayas State University

Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanlurang Bisayas (Filipino)
The University Official Seal
Former names	Iloilo Normal School (1924–1965) West Visayas State College (1965–1986)
Motto	Service, Harmony, Excellence
Type	Public normal, research and co-educational higher education institution
Established	1902 (Organic unit of Philippine Normal School System under the American regime) 1924 (Formal establishment as Iloilo Normal School)
Academic affiliations	AACCUP & PAASCU
President	Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz
Vice-president	Dr. Porferio J. Barlas, Jr. (VP for Administration & Finance) Dr. Ma. Asuncion Christine V. Dequilla (VP for Academic Affairs) Dr. Greta G. Gabinete (VP for Research, Extension & Training) Dr. Celina C. Gellada (OVP for Medical & Allied Sciences)
Academic staff	549 (Main Campus - Iloilo City) PhD / Ed. D / M.D. - 340 M.S. / M. A. / M. - 172 B. A. / B. S. / B. - 37
Students	9,286 (Iloilo City – Main Campus A.Y. 2022–2023)[1] Basic education: 817 Baccalaureate: 6,608 Post-baccalaureate: 212 Graduate School Prog.: 1,871 Integrated Laboratory School: 595
Address	Luna St., La Paz , Iloilo City , Iloilo , Philippines 10°42′58″N 122°33′41″E / 10.7161°N 122.5614°E / 10.7161; 122.5614
Campus	List Main: La Paz, Iloilo City 9 hectares (90,000 m2) Satellite: Lambunao, Iloilo 9.05 hectares (90,500 m2) Janiuay, Iloilo 7.9 hectares (79,000 m2) Calinog, Iloilo 52.3 hectares (523,000 m2) Pototan, Iloilo 11.5 hectares (115,000 m2) Himamaylan City Negros Occidental Jaro, Iloilo City
Colors	Blue    Gold
Sporting affiliations	SCUAA, ISSAA
Website	www.wvsu.edu.ph
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West Visayas State University (WVSU, referred to colloquially by locals as West; Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Kanlurang Bisayas^[2]) is a public normal research university located in La Paz, Iloilo City, Western Visayas region of the Philippines. It was established in 1924 as Iloilo Normal School under the tutelage of the Thomasites, but dates back its founding in 1902 as a part of Philippine normal school system with Iloilo National High School established by the American colonial government. It later became West Visayas State College in 1965 and acquired its university status becoming West Visayas State University in 1986.

The university is one of the accredited Philippine Universities of the University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific^[3] and one of the most prominent institutions in the Philippines in the field of Teacher Education, Nursing and Medicine.^[4]

The West Visayas State University (WVSU) system is composed of the main campus, six external campuses (which are distinct from the main campus) and the WVSU Medical Center. The La Paz (main campus) is organized with an integrated laboratory school and twelve degree granting tertiary schools and colleges. In the collegiate level studies, the academic programs the university offers include Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Biology, Business Management, Cooperatives Management, Forestry, Hospitality Management, Information and Communications Technology, Mass Communication, Medicine, Nursing, Operations Management, Political Science, Public Administration, Physical Education, Teacher Education and Tourism. The Law program of the university under the newly established College of Law was opened in August 2020. It was later followed by the establishment of the College of Dentistry.

The 2,000 hectare Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park which is managed as part of the 3,000 hectare WVSU College of Agriculture and Forestry campus in Lambunao, Iloilo, is the largest hornbill breeding facility in the world.^[5]

The Philippine Commission on Higher Education has also designated the university through its main campus as National Center of Excellence in Teacher Education and National Center of Development in Nursing while the Lambunao Campus as National Centers of Development in the programs of Agriculture and Forestry.^[6][7]