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    St. Mary's College of Tagum Inc.
    National Highway, Tagum City 8100 Philippines
    Tel. No.: 084-2166205
    Fax. No.: 084-6559028

SMC Services


Guidance Service Center

The guidance Service Center is an indispensable center and is one of the important service agency of an Educational Institution. This is where the clientele will be given help and assistance whenever choices are to be made and where help is needed in making intelligent decisions, adjustments and in solving problems.

The guidance staffs are always available in giving assistance to the students in making intelligent choices and adjustments and for the effective utilization of the guidance services.

Library

The Library as a system of functions and services exist primarily to meet the needs of students, faculty, staff, administration and other related clientele for resources essential to the teaching-learning programs of the institution.

The school library occupies the second floor of the New College Library & Science building comfortably structured to lend much to the academic atmosphere necessary in a school library.

Over 15,000 volumes of both texts, references books and periodicals are available for use for every conceivable discipline of human endeavor including the new computer science books.

Registrar

The Registrar's Office aims to provide students with assistance in their academic needs with regards to the implementation of the policies and guidelines of the Commission on Higher Education and that of St. Mary's College. Use the management process of the Office for the effective delivery of service to the studentry and public. And assist parents by providing information on the academic standing of their children.

Laboratory

The laboratories of the school constitute one vital area for student services, which are purposely made to enhance and develop the skills of the students in all areas of learning. These facilities provide controlled conditions in which academic activities, scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed to reinforce the teaching-learning processes.

Cashier

The office of the cashier is located at the ground floor of the administrative building. The cashier collects and receives the students tuition fees and other fees.

Medical and Dental Clinic

As required by our educational system, this service unit caters to the medical and dental needs of the students. As a school clinic, it only dispenses medicines on primary less serious cases of medical attention. Physical and dental examination is periodically conducted to update the health status of the students. Health education program is provided through health information by posting health articles on the bulletin board. A doctor and dentist who serve on scheduled basis can be consulted, but more serious medical and dental cases have to be referred clinic or hospitals outside of the school. A full-time nurse is assigned to serve from morning until evening.

Canteen

The school canteen serves the mid-morning, mid-afternoon, lunch and evening needs of the students and faculty. Food and snacks needs are sold at reasonable prices.

Bookstore

The school bookstore provides for the school material needs of the students. It also serves books on purchase for use of the elementary, high school and college students.

Campus Ministry

The Campus Ministry creates the climate of religious celebration in the community that provides opportunities for liturgical, para-liturgical and devotional exercises. It is also responsible for the spiritual guidance, the fostering of religious vocations, encouraging spiritual reading, prayer and thoughtful reverence in the form of retreats and recollections.

The catechetical instruction which enlightens and strengthen the faith, nourishes life according to the spirit of Christ, leads to intelligent and active participation in the liturgical ministry and gives motivation for apostolic activity.

Marian Voice Publication

The Collegiate Marian Voice is the official student publication of the college department. It brings up issues concerning the students and the entire Marian Community. The publication comes up with at least two (2) papers released every semester.

Athletics

The development of an integrated person is the objective of all educational institutions. As such SMC is aware of the existence of a high correlation between physical health and academic performance, a sound mind in a sound body. The athletics program of SMC aims to assist students to develop a healthy attitude towards environmental sanitation, acquire necessary competence and skills for sports competitions with the spirit of sportsmanship, camaraderie, teamwork and cooperation and live a life free from health problems. Sports facilities and equipment are well provided.

Security Services

The security force is responsible for the campus security. The security guards maintain peace and order in the campus and protect the security, life and property of the school. To this end, the security guards help enforce the rules and regulations of the school particularly the proper use of ID and school uniform. They check the coming in and coming out of visitors. The security guards may apprehend students and other people who commit serious misconduct/misbehavior in the campus.

Print and Maintenance

The print and maintenance office takes charge of the reproduction of computerization, mimeographing and RISO duplicating of documents. The office serves as the booking center for the use of facilities duly verified and approved by the Finance Officer and the President. Repair of facilities and equipment is taken cared of by this office.

Mother Ignacia and Research Development Center Non-Formal Education Department

The Mother Ignacia Research and Development Center-Non-Formal Education Department (MIRDC-NFED) serves as the community service arm of St. Mary's College. It has its functions: to link St. Mary's College with a community at the village (barangay) level; to link SMC with the Business Resource Center; to integrate these two linkages with the academic curriculum of SMC to make the empirical education of students and faculty more relevant, responsive and effective to the institutional needs of the community.

The different Programs and Services are: Village Development Program, RVM-Technical Vocational Education, Business Resource Center, Munting Paaralan ni Madre Ignacia and Direct Intervention Program.