Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 9141)
Republic Act No. 9141 converts the Negros Occidental Agricultural College into a State College to be known as the Negros State College of Agriculture, and appropriates funds for its operation.
Negros State College of Agriculture (NSCA).
There are five extension campuses – two already opened in Barangay Gil Montilla in Sipalay and Municipality of Cauayan, and three to be opened in Barangay Bocana in Ilog, Barangay Gatuslao in Candoni, and Barangay Pu-ok in Hinoba-an.
NOAC-Sipalay Campus specializes in trade technical courses, mining science, and metallurgy. NOAC-Candoni Campus offers technical agriculture, forestry, cooperatives, and compact farming systems. NOAC-Cauayan Campus focuses on agro-fishery and marine studies. NOAC-Ilog Campus offers fisheries and marine sciences/aquaculture. The Main Campus continues its present educational programs including graduate courses.
The State College is authorized to offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs, short-term technical or diploma courses, technological vocational instructions, and training in agricultural sciences and other related fields.
The Board is composed of the CHED Chairman (Chairman), the College President (Vice Chairman), Chairpersons of Senate and House Committees on Education, Regional Directors of NEDA and DOST, the presidents of faculty, students, and alumni associations, and two prominent citizens of Negros Occidental.
Among its powers, the Board can enact rules, receive and appropriate funds, fix tuition fees, authorize construction, appoint officials, set policies on admission and graduation, award honorary degrees, establish research centers, delegate powers, enter joint ventures, and extend the president’s term under certain conditions.
The president is appointed by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of a Search Committee. The term is four years, extendible for another four years, with an age limit of seventy (70) years for reappointment.
The high school is transferred to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports jurisdiction, but may remain on campus until students complete high school. The State College may also operate a laboratory school if it has a Department of Education.
No, faculty members at the tertiary level are exempt from civil service examinations for appointment, although the Board may impose other professional exam requirements to maintain academic standards.