Mountain View College (Philippines)

For other uses, see Mountain View College (disambiguation).

Mountain View College

File:MVC Logo (High Quality).png
Motto	Shine On Till Jesus Comes
Type	Private, Sectarian
Established	1953
President	Dr. Remwil R. Tornalejo (List of presidents)
Students	1716
Location	Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines 7°58.9′N 125°00.4′E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽
Campus	Rural and Suburban
Colours	Blue and Yellow
Nickname	MVC, The School of the Light
Affiliations	Seventh-day Adventist Church, Association of Christian Schools, Colleges, and Universities
Website	www.mvc.edu.ph
Location in Mindanao Location in the Philippines

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Mountain View College (or MVC) is a private, co-educational, Seventh-day Adventist college in Valencia, Bukidnon, Philippines which was established in 1953. 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.

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.

Gentilic

The Gentilic "MVCian" has been used for many years by MVC alumni. Students only use it when they are off-campus. Its use is more informal than official.

Campuses

Mountain View College main campus

The main campus is located on a 760-metre (2,490 ft) plateau in Mt. Nebo, Valencia City, with an area of 10.24 km², which includes farmlands, forests, and ranch lands ideal for industry work. The land has an ample supply of water that allows MVC to have its own hydroelectric plants, providing the campus populace with enough electricity along with an abundant water supply for the homes and other college facilities. It is situated between the Kitanglad and Kalatungan mountain ranges and bordered on the north by the Manupali River and on the south by the Anasag and Malingon creeks.

An annex campus is located in Bagontaas, Valencia City, which is occupied by the School of Nursing. It includes a solarium, dormitories, classrooms, offices, and a cafeteria.

Villages

The faculty homes within the main campus are clustered into villages. These villages are often referred to as barangays, although not in the same sense as barangay, the smallest political administrative division used by the national government. Some village names are derived from the road or drive passing through it. The residence buildings originally sported the ubiquitous white coloring with green trimmings.

On the southwest corner of the campus is Malingon Drive. Prior to that, it was called Jamandre Drive, which was once split into two: Malingon Drive(in the northern end) and Bougainvilla Beauty (in the southern end). On the western edge of the campus is Ranch Drive, although the road is named M.O. Abesta Avenue. On the northwest corner is Pioneers' Drive, which used to be Loggers' Village. Between Ranch Drive and Pioneers' Drive is a scatter of homes collectively known as Engineering Drive. On the southern edge is Barangay Uno, which was also called Elementary Drive and Section Two. Part of Barangay Uno is the Korean Village, where most houses were once occupied by Korean students. On the eastern-southeastern corner is Pines Drive, which used to be Section One, or the American Homes, where American missionaries were housed during the early years of MVC.

Guesthouses

There are currently four guesthouses on campus: the Jubilee Guesthouse, which is adjacent to the Jubilee Park; the Pioneer Guesthouse, which is adjacent to the Hilltop Minimart; The Pallasa Hall, located also in the Jubilee Park and occasionally used for the practicum of TLE students; and the Alumni Church Guesthouse, located behind the church building.

Student life

The student body of MVC is represented by the Central Student Council which elects its officers every school year. Each of the seven schools has its own local council which elects its officers every semester. About 80% of the students are housed in two ladies' dormitories, two men's dormitories and a married-student dormitory. The rest either stay with the faculty or commute from the nearby sitios, barangays, or municipalities.

A typical student's extra-curricular time is spent in the group activities of the organizations that the student belongs to. Given the country setting of MVC, the most common activities are camping and outreach. Smaller-sized organizations tend to have a more close-knit group of members. On the other hand, relationships between members and non-members vary from simple face-recognition to the intimate, as inter-group dating is frowned upon.

Student organizations

MVC is home to a number of student organizations. Included here are the current and defunct organizations:

The political organizations include Central Student Council, School of Agriculture Student Council, School of Arts and Sciences Student Council, School of Business and Accountancy Student Council, School of Computing Student Council, School of Education Student Council, School of Nursing Student Council, and School of Theology Student Council. Inter-school organizations include: ANAK, OP, and PE.

Academic organizations include Circle of English Majors, Lambda Sigma, Society of Agricultural Majors, Society of Electrical Technologists, Teachers of Tomorrow – Ethyl Young Chapter, Teachers of Tomorrow – Urbano Oliva Chapter, Young Ellen's Club, Young Theologians Club.

The singing groups include the Advent Philomels, Alauda Arvensis, Hilltop Chorale, Singing Ambassadors, Sons and Daughters, Thrushes Ministrants, Goldenaires. There are also other musical groups, such as: Hilltop Symphonic Band and His Instruments.

Cultural organizations include: Adventist Muslim Relations, International Students Association, area specific organizations, such as: Association of DAvao Mission Students (ADAMS); and the alumni organizations of the Adventist academies in Mindanao and the Visayas. Service, outreach, and ministerial organizations include: Hilltop Amateur Radio Team (HART), LIGHT, Master Guides, Ministerial Seminar, Peer Counselors, Regeneration, Rescue 741, Seekers for Truth, Student Association of Literature Evangelists (SALE), and SULADS. Miscellaneous organizations are: EARTH Society, Advent Explorers, and the Reach-out Gymnaires.

Fraternities and sororities are not allowed on campus.

Student media

Also featured at MVC are a number of student publications, both current and defunct: BEAMS, Dots and Dashes, Hilltop Flashes, Hilltop Slashes, Non-Linear Points, The Orchid, Outreach, Newsprint, Pencil, The Sentry, and The Views. Students also man the campus AM station, DXCR.

In-campus accessibility

The different buildings within the campus are within walking distance from each other. They are often connected with covered concrete walkways. Prior to the fire of 1991 that damaged the administration building and some classrooms, elevated wooden ramps connected the main buildings.

Vehicular access is also provided either through graveled or concreted, one-lane or two-lane roads. Access to more distant locations are usually via dirt roads that are only occasionally graveled.

Off-campus accessibility

The main campus is accessible by public utility jeeps that regularly travel to and from Poblacion, Valencia City. However, for private vehicles, the campus is linked to the national highway at two points: one in Bagontaas, Valencia City, which has a travel distance of 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), and another in Balila, Lantapan, which has a travel distance of 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) from the main campus.

Students residing in the dormitories have limited off-campus access. Only commuting students compose the bulk of passengers traveling to and from the campus on a daily basis.

Connectivity

A fiber-optic backbone links the main buildings and offices. Some locations on the main campus also provide free public wifi. Students pay a one-time fee and have unlimited access throughout the entire semester. However, some students still opt to access the internet through any of the locally available service providers due to speed and filtering issues.

Despite having two hydroelectric plants, the power supply remains unstable at times, making uninterruptible internet access impossible.

Sports and recreation

The main campus includes a football field, which is also utilized for track and field events, two indoor tennis courts, one outdoor and two indoor basketball courts, one outdoor volleyball court, a softball field, two swimming pools, and an auditorium, for other indoor sports activities.

The roads, paths, and walkways crisscrossing the entire campus make it conducive for jogging, brisk walking, or running. The Manupali River, north of the campus, and the Malingon River, south of the campus, where the Malingon Falls is also located, have some locations suitable for white water rafting. The rock cliffs bordering the Manupali River may provide some possible venue for rock climbing.

The Nelson Hill, east of the campus, and the Telescope Hill, west of the campus, and the generally varied topographical terrain surrounding the campus also makes it suitable for hiking and horseback riding, and possibly ATVs. Being a bird sanctuary makes it also appropriate for bird watching.

A number of locations suitable for camping dot the area in and around the campus: multiple spots along the Manupali; a clearing adjacent to the Malingon Falls; a reforested area known as the Millennium Park; the grounds of the elementary school; a forested area known as Sleepy Hollow; the reservoir grounds; and many others.

Located within a few kilometers of Mount Musuan, an active volcano, Mount Kalatungan, a potentially-active volcano, and Mount Kitanglad, an inactive volcano, the campus has many students who count mountaineering as among their hobbies.

Given the number of waterfalls located close to the campus, falls-hopping is also considered a recreational activity. The Malingon Falls and the Twin Falls are both located within the MVC property. The neighboring barangay of Lilingayon to the west of the campus also has its Alamay Falls and Kimatahay Falls.

Outreach

Most students are active in religious, livelihood, and health outreach to the neighboring sitios and barangays. These locations are often accessible via mountain trails, and sometimes require wading waist-deep across icy-cold creeks and rivers.

Mountain View College aerial view

List of 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	–	–

See also

Other articles of the topics Christianity AND Philippines : Ang Dating Daan

Other articles of the topic Christianity : First Council of Constantinople, Full communion, Christian Church, Think Big Ministries, Autocephaly, Association of Croatian Orthodox Believers (civic association), Ang Dating Daan

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• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
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External links

• Official website
• MVC Alumni Website
• MVC old website
• Mountain View College on Facebook

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