Clarendon College 4.6

Inspired by their mother, Lucille Tesorero, Lucille Tesorero-Bacay and Flerie Tesorero-Tesado founded Clarendon College.

Founded in 1996, formerly Clarendon Montessori. With only two classrooms on the ground floor of an apartment building at Bagumabayan, Roxas Oriental Mindoro.

In the next two years (1998) Clarendon Montessori has grown with the support of the PTA officers and were able to acquire a lot in Brgy. Odiong where the school is now situated with 18 classrooms, and also a library, an H.E. room, a speech laboratory, a science laboratory room and a computer room.

After five of service in the community, the High School Department was opened, expanding from the elementary years to the secondary years. A Debating Society was opened spearheaded by Mr. Leo Dodi Tesado to train students the art of public speaking.

Year 2002, saw the birth of the college Department and taking the big challenge of offering tertiary education. The courses offered were Bachelor of elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education. The following year saw the offering of another course, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Year 2006, the first batch of Education students graduate and with none other than Ms. Gemma Cruz-Araneta gracing the event as the commencement speaker.

Through the years, Clarendon College has remained steadfast and true to its vision of bringing forth the seed of quality education exemplified by its graduates from the Secondary Department and College Department.

The college, throught its President, Engr. Juanito A. Bacay Jr. and movers, is very active and innovative in moving forward the frontiers of education and sound outlook in students painstakingly taking the challenge of continuous improvement both physical and educational needs of the students. This resulted in the acquisition of speech laboratory equipments and paving the way for the first speech laboratory probably among schools in the municipality of Roxas.

Clarendon College, braving the times, had taken one giant step forward y ending students overseas. Business Administration students who are now graduates have their jobs in Thailand and Singapore. BSBA students in Singapore are now working. This is indeed a statement that our students are prepared to meet the challenges of global competitiveness.

Clarendon is moving towards the challenge of the new millennium by braving the challenge of continuously offering a holistic approach o education, further strengthening its commitment to a more sound future for the people of Roxas and other neighboring mnicipalities.