CCA celebrates 4th founding anniversary
- Source:http://punto.com.ph/News/Article/24572/Volume-9-No-74/Headlines/CCA-celebrates-4th-founding-anniversary
- Saturday, February 27, 2016
- By (AC-CIO with reports from Abigail Lavarias and Ashley Singh)
ANGELES CITY- “Education is the only solution in stopping the people from wallowing in poverty.”
Thus said Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan during the 4th founding anniversary of the City College of Angeles (CCA) Monday, February 22.
The celebration, with a theme “Moving 4ward, Pursuing the Dream”, highlighted the college’s growing achievements and its students’ talents throughout the years.
“The only way that Angeleños, along with the rest of the country, can move to greater heights is to prioritize and give emphasis on education,” the mayor said.
Pamintuan firmly believes that having at least one college graduate per family could help decrease the incidence of crime, while at the same time, increase a city’s economic activity.
Meanwhile, Averell Laquindanum, president of CCA, stated that the campus is not only focusing on cognitive development and competence, but also on holistic growth and character development.
“Receiving positive feedback from the community proves that we are doing the right thing in upholding the core values of the college: excellence, stewardship, and resiliency. We are indeed developing the total human person,” Laquindanum said.
The four-day event consists of various sports activities such as volleyball and basketball, a cheerdance competition, and an academic quiz bee, among others.
The City College of Angeles is a project of the city mayor to provide high quality education. It is a college built for the less fortunate who cannot afford the high tuition fees of other private universities in the city.
The college is also set to hold its first ever graduation rites for its first batch of graduates this year.