Mountain View College (Philippines)

Mountain View College (or MVC) is a private, co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist college in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines which was established in 1949Borja, Benedicto R., Ma. Venus F. Borja (2020, November 11). Mountain View College. Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved June 18, 2025, https://encyclopedia.adventist.org/article?id=EATM.. It was the second Adventist college to be established in the Philippines and the first in Mindanao. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."

As of 2023, it had a total semestral enrollment of 2,317. These students are primarily from Mindanao, although there are quite a number from Luzon and the Visayas. International enrollment from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America comprises about five percent of the total student population.

History MVC was founded by Andrew Nathaniel Nelson primarily in response to the growing interest in Christian education within the Philippines. A 584% increase for a six-year period in the college enrollment of Philippine Union College when he was then president, magnified the problems associated with the less-than-ideal location of the campus, leading him to the formulation of nine-point criteria for the location of an Adventist college. They were founded on Adventist principles and prior experience (involvement in the founding of Seattle Junior Academy in 1915 and the relocation of Japan Missionary College in 1926).

Although Nelson's criteria were perceived as too idealistic by some of his colleagues, he was determined to find such a site. His search focused on the island of Mindanao, since part of the criteria involved the incidence of typhoons, which was a rare occurrence in that island. The campus of Mindanao Mission Academy, situated in Manticao, Misamis Oriental, served as MVC's temporary campus from 1949 to 1952, while the search was on for a site that met the criteria. It was then known as Philippine Union College Mindanao.

Nelson and his team arrived at MVC's current site in 1950. Negotiations for the purchase of property were then started. After the purchase, initial structures were set up. In 1952, the name "Mountain View College" was chosen from a list that included "Philippine Missionary College" and "Oriental Missionary College". In 1953, classes officially started at the new location. MVC's first offerings were certificates or associate degrees in business, education, and religion. It held its first graduation exercises in 1957.

As of 2009, the college has 132 full-time and part-time teaching faculty members and 73 staff members in the industrial and support service departments.

Presidents Name Capacity Term start Term end References Andrew N. Nelson President 1949 1953 Virgil Louis Bartlett President 1953 1955 Todd C. Murdoch President 1955 1963 Irene Wakeham Acting President 1960 1962 Douglas K. Brown President 1963 1968 Agripino C. Segovia President 1969 1970 Donald R. Halenz President 1970 1973 Agripino C. Segovia President 1973 1976 Bayani R. Arit President 1976 1977 Eleazar Alburo Moreno President 1977 1979 Anastasio B. Gayao President 1979 1984 Gerundio U. Ellacer President 1984 1985 Jose D. Dial President 1985 1986 Remelito A. Tabingo President 1986 1995 Abelardo M. Era President 1996 2000 Jeremias A. Valleramos President 2001 2004 Norma Pasco Lachica Acting President 2004 2005 Don Leo M. Garilva Acting President 2006 2006 Daniel D. Dial President 2006 2012 Don Leo M. Garilva President 2012 2016 – Gladden O. Flores President 2016 2022 – Remwil R. Tornalejo President 2022 – –

Mountain View College (Philippines)

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