Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 393)
The Central Luzon Agricultural School located in Munoz, Nueva Ecija, is converted into the Central Luzon Agricultural College.
It offers four-year secondary agricultural courses, one-year farm mechanics courses, special courses, and two-year, four-year, and postgraduate courses leading to the Associate in Agricultural Education, Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education, and Master of Science in Agricultural Education respectively.
The President of the Philippines appoints the President of the College upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees.
The Board is composed of the Secretary of Education (ex officio Chairman), Chairmen of the Senate and House Committees on Education, the Director of Public Schools, the President of the College, and the President of the College Alumni Association.
They include appropriating funds for the College, conferring degrees and titles, appointing faculty and staff, approving curricula and discipline rules, fixing tuition and fees, providing scholarships, governing the College, and managing donations and legacies.
No, members serve without compensation except for actual and necessary expenses incurred in official duties.
It prescribes curricula and rules of discipline, fixes admission and graduation requirements, recommends recipients for titles and degrees, and handles student discipline within approved rules.
No, religious tests or affiliations cannot be used for appointment, and sectarian teachings or influence in the College are prohibited under penalty of dismissal.
Yes, regular instructors and professors are exempt from civil service examinations or regulations as a requisite to appointment.
The faculty and personnel of the former school are absorbed by the new College with salary adjustments at the discretion of the Board of Trustees within available funds.