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| Early Beginnings | World War II Years | Becoming a Teacher-Training Institution |
| Curricular Expansion | Towards a University Status | Onwards to the Year 2000 |
1907
Birth of Paulinian Education in Tuguegarao with the opening of two classes for pre-schoolers and one class for advanced pupils at the old two-storey Spanish Convento adjoining the St. Peter's Cathedral where the Parish Center is today. A dormitory was set up for girls studying at the school. They were known as "internas"1909
The name of the fledgling grade school was changed from Colegio de San Pablo to Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, then to Sacred Heart Academy.1912
With one higher grade opened each year, the school grew, was incorporated, and obtained government recognition.1917
The school graduated its first batch of Grade VII pupils.1923
An annex building was constructed where today's Parish Convento stands for foreign students who were then studying in an American school and which was later opened to girl boarders who were studying at the public high school. They were known as "dormitorianas" to distinguish them from the "internas". Classes from Kindergarten to the seventh grade prospered.1925
A first year high school class was reopened which apparently did not prosper earlier and was given up because there were not enough classrooms.1931
The school's name was changed to Sacred Heart of Jesus Institution (SHOJI) and the "colegialas" were known as Shojians.1934
The SPC Community moved to the old Dominican Colegio de San Jacinto and its grounds (where SPU stands today) which it acquired from the Dominican Order.1938
The first batch of twenty-two high school students graduated.1939
Two normal courses were opened - one for the formation of teachers in the elementary, another for the teaching of home economics.1941
The school's enrolment had soared to 900 students.
1941
December 8, World War II brought the Japanese to Tuguegarao. The school was taken over by the occupation forces and the Sisters evacuated to Tuao where they organized classes and taught catechism.1942
In June, the Sisters returned to Tuguegarao and resumed classes throughout the Japanese occupation in make-shift bamboo and nipa classrooms.
1948
More collegiate courses were opened: Elementary Teacher's Certificate (E.T.C. - General); E.T.C. - Home Economics (H.E.); three years E.T.C. - Combined; four years Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.); two years Associate in Arts (A. A.); six months Stenography-Typing course, thus making St. Paul College of Tuguegarao one among the first Teacher-Training Institutions in Cagayan Valley.1949
The first semi-concrete building was inaugurated and the school assumed the name, St. Paul College of Tuguegarao (SPCT)The first E.T.C. graduates were one male and twelve female future teachers.
1951
The first graduates in E.T.C. combined with Home Economics (E.T.C. - H.E.) numbered four.1952
The Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (B.S.Ed.) program was opened.The Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.) program was given government recognition with the graduation of eleven students.
1954
The Liberal Arts (A.B.) program was given government recognition with the graduation of one student.Elementary Education graduated two thus earning government recognition of the B.S.E.Ed. program.
The Commerce program was opened with a two-year Associate in Commercial Science Certificate (A.C.S.) course.
1956
The Secretarial Course was opened offering a one year certificate program.1957
SPCT celebrated its golden (50th) jubilee.1961
SPCT applied for accreditation to the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).1962
Following the PAASCU pre-survey level, Level I status was granted to the three degree programs in Education, Liberal Arts and Commerce.1965
January 18, at the high noon, a fire broke out reducing to ashes the entire school building complex. The SPC community and student body took refuge at the ten vacant Ateneo grounds where academic life was resumed until the reconstruction of new buildings was completed. December 19, exactly eleven months later, the Paulinian family was back in its homegrounds with the near completion of the St. Paul building for the college department and temporary structures built on the foundation left by the fire for the elementary and high school classrooms.1966
The Secretarial program started to offer a two-year Diploma in Secretarial Science (DSS).The last two years in Commerce was approved leading to a Bachelor in Commercial Science (BSC) degree.
1967
The tradition of having only women in the college department gave way to the Admission of male college students.1968 The formal PAASCU survey that did not take place in 1965 beause of the fire finally materialized and earned for SPCT, Level II accreditation status for its programs in Education, Liberal Arts and Commerce, making SPCT the only school in Cagayan Valley with accredited college programs.
1971
The Alumni aspiration for professional growth was answered with the opening of the Graduate School for a masteral program in Administration and Supervision.1972
The SPC Congregation adopted the shared-authority concept, separating the adminstration of the academic and religious communities. The first Sister-President was appointed to head the academic community and a Sister-Superior to head the religious community. A Board of Trustees made up of 15 religious and lay persons became the highest policy-making body of the school.The office of College Dean for the entire tertiary level was abolished and a Dean was appointed to head each college.
1973
The College of Nursing was opened and given government recognition five years later.The Office of Research and Development was created as the school became affiliated to the Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC). The Nursing Supplemental Course was offered but phased out in 1980.
1974
The Commerce program was revised to open new fields of concentration leading to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA degree.The once traditional all-girl high school department opened its doors to boys, making the entire school from kindergarten to graduate school co-educational.
1975
March 4 and 5, a PAASCU team conducted the second re-survey of the three College programs.1976
The graduate school opened the Master in Business Administration Program to help meet the manpower requirements in the Region, Tuguegarao being the regional center.1977
SPCT celebrated its Diamond Jubilee and marked the further expansion programs.Summer Classes in the doctoral program were started in consortium with the University of Sto. Tomas leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.), major in Educational Management.
A four-year course in Foods and Nutrition (BSFN) and a two-year course in Dietetic Technology were opened.
1978
June, the permit for the doctoral program to operate independently of the UST graduate school was granted.
1980
Preparation for the change of status from a college to a university was underway.1982
The application for a five-year Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) was approved for operation during that schoolyear.January 15, the Charter for the university status was signed.
January 30, the Charter was formally presented to the University President.
March 6-7, the third PAASCU re-survey of the three college programs took place.
March 30, the First President of St. Paul University was formally installed.
The Secretarial course was expanded to include a Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration (BSSA) program.
Saint Paul Colege was chosen as one of the pilot schools to experiment the New Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP) but this was scrapped two years later.
1983
The Grade School Department was given Level I accreditation status after its pre-survey.1985
Religious Education as a major field in Education was started in the summer to train and prepare rural-based Theology teachers and cathechists, as its share in the Diocesan apostolate of providing Catholic Education in public schools.A three-year Associate Degree in Government Accounting and Auditing was launched by the Commission on Audit Regional Office with scholarship assistance to qualified freshmen Accounting students enrolled in the College of Business Administration. The program was scrapped three years later.
The College Freshmen Program (CFP) was introduced to enrich the learning experiences of college freshmen (Phased out in 1992).
1986
The first formal survey of the grade school department took place.1987
Short-term courses in technology were opened: three-year Associate in Geodetic Engineering (AGE) and two-year Certificate in Surveying Aide (CSA).December 14, the present President was initially appointed on a short-term, stop gap basis.
1988
February 8, the SPU Credit Cooperative was formed to service financial needs of the faculty, office and maintenance staff.July 16, the present University President was formally installed concurrently serving as President of St. Paul College, Quezon City.
1989
Another technology course was opened, the first of its kind in the region, the four-year Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information System (BSCIS) degree.February 20-21, the three college programs underwent the fourth PAASCU re-survey and earned a Level III accredited status.
1990
May 10, the formal appointment of the present President on a full-time basis was made.The grade school program was expanded to include Early Childhood Education consisting of two nursery classes.
The Accountacy program in the College of Business Administration was further enriched with the opening of the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) degree.
The Secretarial Division likewise introduced a Certificate in Computer Secretarial Course (CCSC) and Computer Science as a major in Secretarial Administration.
The two board courses, Nursing and Civil Engineering underwent their pre-survey and were granted Level I Status.
1991
The first re-survey of the Grade School Department was done. This granted the department a Level II accreditated status for five years.1992
The long-projected opening of the two-year Midwifery Course (CMC) materialized.August 3-4, the Colleges of Nursing and Civil Engineering went through their first formal survey by the PAASCU accrediting team.
August 17-18, the High School Department had its pre-survey by the PAASCU accrediting team.
The College of Nursing with a U.S. AID funding launched the Health Resource Development Program (HRDP) aimed at undertaking community-based health activities in eight identified deprived, depressed and underserved barangays of Cagayan.
1993
New undergraduate and graduate programs were launched, namely: Bachelor of Science in Biology (BS Bio), Certificate in Hotel and Restaurant Management(HRM), Master of Science in Nursing (MS Nursing), Master in Public Administration (MPA), and Doctor in Public Administration (DPA).1994
The programs of the College of Engineering and Technology (CET) were expanded to include the following new courses: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCoE), Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE), Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (BSESE), Certificate in Computer Programming (CCP), Computer Technician Course (3 months).The Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management program was approved in addition to the Certificate course in the same field.
September 15-16, the High School Department had its first formal survey by the PAASCU accrediting team and was granted Level II accredited status.
1995
The Graduate School launched additional areas of specialization in answer to the needs of doctoral and masteral students, namely: Doctor in Business Management (DBM), Master of Science in Social Work (MS Social Work), Master of Science in Engineering Education (MS Engineering), Master of Science in Information Technology (MS Info. Tech.), Master in Computer Science (MCS), Master of Arts in Psychology (MA Psycho.), and short term courses in Continuing Education.Undergraduate courses were expanded to include the following: Bachelor of Science in Physics (BS Physics); Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (BS Chem.), Bachelor of Science in Public Administration (BSPA), one-year Community Health Aide, and six-months Health Aide Course.
New major fields were added in the Bachelor of Secondary Education Program, namely: Physics and Chemistry.
September 20-22, the Colleges of Nursing and Civil Engineering went through their re-survey by the PAASCU accrediting team and were granted Level III accredited status for five years.
1996
The former Computer Technology Department has developed into the College of Information Technology to make the coverage of the college wider in scope. In line with this modification, the Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information System (BSCIS), which has two majors, Information System and Computer Science merged as one, has become the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) with the two majors separated. BSIT and the two other courses, Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCoE) and Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (BSECE) are offered with a ladderized curriculum based on the revised curriculum of the courses during the school year 1994-1995.
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