The establishment of a locally funded college in Cainta is aimed at providing quality higher education to the citizens of Cainta and producing globally competitive and employable graduates who will become future leaders of the community, the nation, and the world.

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As a public servant with the passion, commitment, and heart to serve the people, Mayor J.  Keith P. Nieto with the full support of the Sangguniang Bayan applied with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to open a college, the “One Cainta College”.

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One Cainta College was originally organized by virtue of Ordinance No. 2016-021 “An Ordinance Establishing A Local College in the Municipality of Cainta To Be Known as the “One Cainta College”, Granting its Charter, Providing For The Rules, Regulations, and Pertinent Guidelines For Its Establishment and Operations Thereof. The ordinance was approved by the Cainta Sangguniang Bayan (SB) on August 30, 2016, at the SB Hall Cainta, Rizal.

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This ordinance was amended by Ordinance No. 2018-009 to include additional provisions based on CHED’s recommendations during CHED’s Office of Institutional Quality Assurance and Governance (OIQAG) Visit to One Cainta College last June 13, 2018.

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Likewise, Ordinance No. 2018-010, “An Ordinance Assigning the Perpetual Use other Lot and Building Owned By the Municipal Government of Cainta Located at Hunter’s Ave., Barangay San Juan, Cainta Rizal was approved by the Sangguniang Bayan on June 18, 2018 in compliance with CHED’s recommendation.

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Further, Ordinance No. 2017-002, “An Ordinance Creating Various Positions For Administrative and Academic Affairs Offices in One Cainta College, Appropriating Funds Thereto And For Other Purposes” was approved by the Sangguniang Bayan on February 13, 2017, to run the operation of the college.

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It is with pride that One Cainta College received its CHED’s Certificate of Recognition as a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) on October 22, 2018 by virtue of CHED Commission En Banc (CEB) Resolution No. 473-2018 dated August 28, 2018. Likewise, OCC’s Permit to Operate Three (3) Bachelor programs: Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BSE), Bachelor in Technical Vocational Teacher Education (BTVEd), and Bachelor in Information Systems (BSIS) was approved by CHED effective June 2019-2020.

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As a CHED- recognized Higher Educational Institution (HEI), OCC recognized a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) OCC, received a trophy and Plaque of Recognition as commendations on the quality of the self-study process on the compliance report on RA 10931- Universal Access & Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) submitted to CHED. In this light, OCC is qualified to receive a financial subsidy from CHED from October 2019, under the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UNIFAST) every semester. Likewise, qualified OCC students receive scholarship assistance through the following scholarship programs: Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) in the amount of twenty-thousand pesos (P20,000) per semester starting the First Semester, S.Y. 2019-2020 and the Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program (TDP) where qualified students receive P7,500 every semester starting First Semester, SY 2019-2020. 

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In 2021, OCC applied for a higher level of accreditation to ensure quality and excellence in all its academic programs. OCC submitted all the CHED requirements for Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC), a recognition that specific degree programs being offered by an HEI are compliant with the policies, standards, and guidelines of CHED. After virtual visits of CHED officials from June to August 2021, OCC received the COPC for the three (3) Bachelor’s degree programs of OCC.

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True to its mission for academic excellence, OCC anchored its vision on effective programs and projects that promote excellence in instruction, research, extension, and community involvement and partnerships.

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With the leadership of the President and Chair of OCC Board of Trustees, Mayor J. Keith P.  Nieto, the OCC Board of Trustees and the Sangguniang Bayan and ably supported by the OIC- College Administrator, Dr. Victoria C. Naval with her competent team, OCC’s academic outlook is moving forward towards becoming one of the outstanding and reputable colleges in the country.