Benguet State University

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Benguet State University (BSU) is a state university in the province of Benguet, Philippines. Its main campus is in La Trinidad.

BSU started as the La Trinidad Farm School, an experimental agricultural site, on pasture land donated by La Trinidad mayor Clemente Laoyan I. The school was later elevated to the Trinidad Agricultural School (TAS) in 1920. The school reopened after World War II and became the La Trinidad Agricultural High School. Four months later, it was nationalized and renamed as the Mountain National Agricultural School (MNAS). It was soon converted into the Mountain National College (MNAC), Mountain Agricultural College (MAC), and Mountain State Agricultural College (MSAC) in 1969 through Republic Act 5923. On January 12, 1986, the school was converted into a chartered state university by virtue of Presidential Decree 2010.

As of May 2018, Benguet State University is recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a Center of Excellence (COE) for Teacher education, and Center of Development (COD) for both Agriculture education, and Nutrition and Dietetics. In 2024, BSU created 100 hectares of bamboo forest with the Tuba propagules plantation for its revived the PHP5 million DOST "bamboo forest area project" of bamboo textile, engineered bamboo production (“bayog” & “giant” bamboo) and reforestation at Benguet Corporation and BSU Mankayan.

BSU has two satellite campuses, 15 colleges and a graduate school. It also runs an open university. These units offer graduate and undergraduate degree programs in agriculture, forestry, teacher's education, nursing, physical sciences and the arts. Some units offer non-degree programs and short courses.

Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Master of Science in Agribusiness Management Master of Science in Soil Science Master of Science in Agricultural Economics Master of Science in Agronomy Master of Science in Animal Science Master of Science in Entomology Master of Science in Horticulture Master of Science in Plant Pathology Master of Science in Rural Development Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture Doctor of Philosophy in Rural Development College of Arts and Humanities

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Bachelor of Arts in English Language Bachelor of Arts in Filipino Language Master of Arts in English as a Second Language Master of Arts in Filipino Doctor of Philosophy in Language College of Criminal Justice Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering College of Forestry

Bachelor of Science in Forestry Master of Science in Forestry College of Home Economics and Technology

Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship Bachelor of Science in Food Technology Bachelor of Science in Hotel Management Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management Master of Arts in Home Economics Master of Arts in Technical and Vocational Studies College of Human Kinetics

Bachelor of Physical Education Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science Master of Science in Physical Education Diploma in Physical Education College of Information Sciences

Bachelor in Library and Information Services Bachelor of Science in Development Communication Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Master in Library and Information Science College of Medicine (SOON TO OPEN) College of Natural Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Biology Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science Master of Science in Biology Master of Science in Chemistry Master of Science in Environmental Science Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education College of Numeracy and Applied Science

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