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The Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant
Management Bachelor of Accounting Technology, Bachelor of Science in Criminology
and other Liberal and Science courses in Tacurong City campus, drawing enrollees not
only in the Province but also in the nearby cities of Koronadal, General Santos and
Davao. Engineering, Information Science and Industrial Technology courses are offered
in the College of Engineering, Information Science and Industrial Technology in Isulan
the capital town of the Province. From the usual four-year technical courses, a five-year
course in Computer Engineering is also offered along with short term courses in Driving,
Building Wiring Construction, Automotive and Computer Literacy among others.
Palimbang, an extension campus of the& of Teacher Education offers education
programs while the newly opened campuses in Bagumbayan and Senator Ninoy Aquino
offer academic as well as agriculture-related courses.

In the ACCESS, postgraduate studies in Management, Institutional Development and
Management,Agricultural Science and Technology and Diploma in Teaching are offered
while undergraduate courses in education are offered in the College of Teacher
Education.

Pursuant to its Vision and Mission, SKSU opened the College of Law and the College of
Nursing. The Laboratory High School exhibits its prowess in national and even in
international competitions, an evidence of quality and excellence.Significantly, the
Sultan Kudarat State University has been rated Level III-A in the SUC leveling. Having
subjected itself to accreditation, SKSU is at par with other leading institutions in the
country. The alliances and partnerships with international organizations and institutions
brought SKSU into the realm of the global world. During the last three years of Dr.
Binag’s term, he started preparing for the Institution’s conversion into a University, but,
did not prosper. With the installation of the next President, Dr. Teresita L. Cambel, she
pursued the dream of Universityhood. On January 18, 2010, on sponsorship by then
Cong. Pax S. Mangudadatu, Al Hadj and Cong. Arnulfo F. Go in Congress,as well as,
by Sen. Manuel A. Roxas, Sen. Edgardo J. Angara, Sen. Panfilo M.Lacson and Sen.
Juan Miguel F. Zubiri in the Senate, Republic Act No.9966 was enacted converting what
was then Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College into what is now Sultan Kudarat
State University.

Dr. Rolando F. Hechanova, the 3rd President of SKSU took his oath of office on
August 12, 2014. Characterized by his deep sense of commitment, dedication to public
service guided by the acronym FATES which means
F-airness
A-ccountability
T-ransparency
E-xcellence and
S-ervice.