<s>
It	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
1981	O
as	O
the	O
Center	O
for	O
Planning	O
,	O
Information	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
offering	O
only	O
a	O
Bachelor	O
of	O
Science	O
degree	O
in	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
college	O
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
its	O
new	O
building	O
,	O
the	O
INTELLECT	O
(	O
Information	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
Lecture	O
)	O
Building	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
eventually	O
renamed	O
as	O
the	O
Gokongwei	O
Building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
program	O
of	O
the	O
College	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
program	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
accreditation	O
by	O
the	O
Philippine	O
Accrediting	O
Association	O
of	O
Schools	O
,	O
Colleges	O
,	O
and	O
Universities	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
College	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Commission	O
on	O
Higher	O
Education	O
's	O
Center	O
of	O
Development	O
and	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Information	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
program	O
of	O
the	O
college	O
received	O
a	O
Level	O
III	O
accreditation	O
by	O
PAASCU	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
Level	O
III	O
Accredited	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
Program	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
highest	O
accreditation	O
granted	O
in	O
the	O
Philippines	O
to	O
this	O
date	O
for	O
Computer	B-General_Concept
Science	I-General_Concept
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Commission	O
on	O
Higher	O
Education	O
recognized	O
the	O
college	O
as	O
Center	O
of	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Information	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
study	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
implementation	O
,	O
and	O
evaluation	O
of	O
information	O
systems	O
for	O
organizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-General_Concept
Technology	I-General_Concept
features	O
courses	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
students	O
with	O
a	O
deeper	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
analysis	O
of	O
computer	O
algorithms	O
,	O
thus	O
strengthening	O
their	O
ability	O
to	O
write	O
correct	O
and	O
efficient	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
integrates	O
software	B-General_Concept
engineering	I-General_Concept
into	O
major	O
courses	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
students	O
can	O
apply	O
and	O
discover	O
different	O
methodologies	O
appropriate	O
for	O
different	O
software	O
projects	O
.	O
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