Cavite State University

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Cavite State University (CvSU, Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan ng Cavite) is a public university in the province of Cavite, Philippines. Its 70-hectare (170-acre) main campus, known as the Don Severino delas Alas Campus, is located in Indang, about 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Manila. The institution has 12 other campuses spread throughout the province. The school was initially established as an intermediate school by the Thomasites, a group of American teachers brought by the United States during the early part of the American colonial period to revamp the country's education system. By 1964, the school had grown into a college known as the Don Severino Agricultural College (DSAC). It became a university on January 22, 1998, and was renamed Cavite State University. The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) recently conferred upon Cavite State University (CvSU) the award for top-performing state university during its annual national conference held at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in Cebu City from March 7 to 9. In 2016, CvSU was also recognized as one of the top ten-performing state universities and colleges in accreditation, ranking seventh. The university is also among the top three performing schools in the criminology program in the country. Since then, the university has expanded, offering 141 undergraduate and graduate p

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