STI College Surigao

STI College Surigao was established as a technical-vocational institution in March 1999. Its majority owners, Engr. Leonel A. Santos and Mrs. Alicia C. Santos, aimed of empowering residents of Surigao City and finding gainful employment after graduation.

Known then as Systems Technology Institute, it opened its doors in June 1999, offering the following two-year courses: Diploma in Computer Studies and Diploma in Computer and Electronics Technology with a total enrolment of 147 students.

In June 2002, it was granted by the Commission on Higher Education with temporary permits to offer the following courses: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, and Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. The four-year program Bachelor of Science in Computer Science followed in June 2003.

Now STI College Surigao prides itself in its faithful adherence to quality management in accordance with the standards of STI Headquarters, as well as that of its regulatory agencies: TESDA and CHED. Since the year 2003, STI College Surigao has consistently landed in STI Network's Winners Circle . In 2004, it was chosen STI SCHOOL OF THE YEAR, while Engr. Leonel Santos was awarded CEO OF THE YEAR and Ms. Alicia C. Santos, COO OF THE YEAR. Both the CEO and COO of STI College Surigao are highly-respected professionals and members of the business community of Surigao City whose linkages with professional, business and local government units have been instrumental in the steady growth of the school.

These varied linkages of the CEO and COO of STI College Surigao, Inc., have ensured the definite growth of the institution from a fledgling tech-voc institution (TVI) to a highly-respected institution.

The school remains firmly committed to using its linkages with government and industry as a bridge between Enrolment to Employment (E2E) for its graduates. Its first batch of BS in Information Technology students graduated March 2006, for which it was issued Government Recognition (GR) R13-464108-01, Series of 2005 by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).