The University of Cagayan Valley (UCV) is a private non-sectarian university in Cagayan

Valley Region, Philippines. It was formerly known as Cagayan Teachers College and then Cagayan
Colleges Tuguegarao.
On September 15, 2010, Dr. Victor V. Perez was installed as the first president of the university.[1]
The University of Cagayan Valley (UCV), formerly known as the Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao
(CCT) and Cagayan Teachers College (CTC), was founded in April 1948, from the rubbles and
devastating aftermath of World War II. The country was still in economic chaos; most schools have
been destroyed or burned and were being rebuilt and rehabilitated. There was a dearth of teachers
all over the country and people were just getting over their travails and horrifying experiences during
the war.
Tuguegarao was not spared by the war. The Japanese forces were everywhere. In fact, the
Japanese Army had a large contingent quartered in the Old Selecta Ladies Dormitory owned and
operated by the late Doña Caridad S. Ventura-Perez, located at the site now occupied by the Dr.
Matias Ponce Perez, Sr. Building commonly known as the CCT Main Building. As a result of the
bombings of American forces to destroy enemy installations, the Old Selecta as well as the whole
“Centro” of Tuguegarao was reduced to ashes and only few buildings were left standing after the
war.
It was during the long war years while on evacuation that Atty. Matias Ponce Perez Sr. concretized
his life-long dream and promise to the Cagayan electorate in the early 1930s of founding a school
which can offer affordable higher education. At that time, there were no institutions of higher learning
in Tuguegarao nor in nearby areas, that one had to go to Manila to obtain a college education.
Atty. Perez had a great foresight. He had foreseen that after the war, there would be a great need for
more schools, for better trained and more qualified teachers. During that period, even teachers in the
public school needed to grow professionally as many of them were just high school or secondary
normal college graduates. Thus, in April 1948, with the help of his friends, relatives and some public
school officials, and with the inspiration and guidance of his wife, Mrs. Caridad S. Ventura-Perez, the
Cagayan Colleges Tuguegarao formerly CTC, now UCV was born.

Philosophy
Every man, irrespective of creed and economic status, has the inherent right and access to quality education.

Vision
The University of Cagayan Valley will be a center of teaching-learning and research linking the people of Cagayan
Valley to the nation and the world.

Mission
The University of Cagayan Valley is committed to empowering individuals through quality education, intellectual and
technological advancement and values formation to make a difference in society.

College of Engineering
The College of Engineering offers Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering. These degree courses help equip students basic knowledge and technical know-how in
preparation for the careers that their minds are set in.