Assumption... Then and Now
The University of the Assumption, a Catholic Archdiocesan educational institution, was born on January 12, 1963, when the bishop of San Fernando, Most Rev. Emilio A. Cinense, D.D., assisted by Msgr. Pedro D. Puno, the Vicar General, concretized his dream of providing Christian education to the young men and women of Pampanga.
Assumption Junior College, as it was first named, was housed on the third floor of the Assumption Building in downtown San Fernando and was managed by Sr. Gunfrida Schneyer, O.S.B., also then the Superior of the Community of Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
(Germany).
The initial program offerings with enrollees totaling to 275 were Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.
The campus was transferred to its present location at the University Site Subdivision in 1965. The Puno Hall was then the only edifice in the campus. In the same year, the institution was granted government recognition as Assumption College of Pampanga. Three years after, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering was added to the roster of programs offered.
The institution was granted University status on March 19, 1980 by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. After which, the school has been named University of the Assumption.
At present, the University offers basic education, undergraduate and post-graduate programs; has more than 400 academic scholars and grantees every semester; more than 100 research works published and presented locally and internationally and 11 accreditations from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities.
With more than 50 years in providing quality education for all, University of the Assumption stands as a proud symbol of Christian Education. Indeed, everything began with a vision — a vision of an institution that will serve the needs of young men and women of Pampanga — the realization of that vision still continues.
