HISTORY OF CvSU:

The Cavite State University (CvSU) has its humble beginnings in 1906 as the Indang
Intermediate School with the American Thomasites as the first teachers. Several transformations
in the name of the school took place; Indang Farm School in 1918, Indang Rural High School in
1927, and Don Severino National Agriculture School in 1958. In 1964, the school was converted
into a State College by virtue of Republic Act 3917 and became known as Don Severino
Agricultural College (DSAC).
On January 22, 1998, by virtue of Republic Act No.8468, DSAC was converted into Cavite State
University. In 2001, Cavite College of Fisheries (CACOF) in Naic, Cavite and Cavite College of
Arts and Trade (CCAT) in Rosario, Cavite, were integrated to the University by virtue of CHED
Memo No. 27 s. 2000. Since then, additional campuses in the province were established through
memoranda of agreement with the LGUs. At present, CvSU has 11 campuses in the province.
The main campus, approximately 70 hectares in land area and named as Don Severino delas Alas
Campus, is in Indang, Cavite.
CvSU is mandated “to provide excellent, equitable and relevant educational opportunities in the
arts, sciences and technology through quality instruction, and responsive research and
development activities. It shall produce professional, skilled and morally upright individuals for
global competitiveness.”
The University is offering close to 100 curricular programs in the undergraduate and graduate
levels. It has more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty and staff from all campuses. The
University is also authorized to certify and confer appropriate academic degrees in accordance
with the Expanded Tertiary Education and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). It has been
accredited by TESDA as Trade and Testing Venue, and designated by the Department of
Agriculture as the National Center for Research and Development for Coffee and Urban
Agriculture. It also hosts the Southern Tagalog Agriculture Research and Development
Consortium (STARDEC), the Affiliated Renewable Energy Center for Region IV-A, and the
Regional ICT Center for Region IV-A.
CvSU adheres to its commitment to Truth, Excellence and Service as it aims to be the “premier
University in historic Cavite recognized for excellence in the development of globally
competitive and morally upright individuals”.