Faculty Member at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - , Ilocos Region, Philippines
The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU [ˈdimsʊ]) is the state university system serving the province of La Union in the Philippines. On January 15, 1981, through P.D. 1778, DMMMSU was created to cater to the aspirations of the people. The University has three (3) major campuses located in different towns of the province of La Union. namely: the North La Union Campus in Bacnotan as the Main Campus and the seat of the Central Administration; the Open University System and the Mid La Union Campus in San Fernando, and South La Union Campus in Agoo with the Institute of Agriculture in Rosario and Institute of Fisheries in Sto. Tomas.The University has 78 academic programs broken down into seven (7) Post Graduate courses in Philosophy and Doctor of Education; 24 Graduate Courses in Masters Degrees; 36 Undergraduate Courses, nine(9) post-secondary non-degree programs, two(2) laboratory programs and the Open University System offers two(2) Masters degrees and four(4) Certificate courses .Don Mariano Mariano Marcos Memorial State University has three academic programs that have been re-accredited to Level III status by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines. These are Graduate College, Teacher Education, and Agriculture. For the past several years, DMMMSU had produced topnotchers in national board examinations in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, Midwifery, Master Electrician and Education.The University was ranked among the top ten higher education institutions in the Philippines, as surveyed by the Commission on Higher Education in 2001. It was ranked number seven among the more than a thousand private and public colleges and universities. Areas evaluated were faculty, student admission, library and research.