The State University of Northern Negros (SUNN), formerly Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology () and abbreviated as NONESCOST, is a state university in Sagay, Negros Occidental,

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History

The college started as a satellite campus of Iloilo State College of Fisheries until it was separated into an independent college and renamed Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology. It was created on January 9, 1998, by Republic Act 8448 by then-Congressman Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. In March 2023, the college started offering online agritourism and ecotourism courses. In January 22, 2024, the Commission on Higher Education converted the state college into a state university.

General mandate

The college is mandated to provide higher technological, professional, and vocational instruction and training in science, fishery, forestry, agriculture, engineering, and industrial fields, as well as short-term technical or vocational courses. It is also mandated to promote research, advanced studies, extension work, and progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

Campuses

Main campus

* Sagay City

Satellite campuses

* Cadiz, Negros Occidental * Calatrava, Negros Occidental *

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References

External links

* State universities and colleges in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Negros Occidental {{Philippines-university-stub