University of San Carlos – Technological Center

Location: Talamban, Cebu City

It started with the idea, years ago, that the University of San Carlos – Technological Center,which is located in Talamban, was dubbed as the one of the most, if not, the most “coolest” place to be among several colleges. The rugged look, jagged attitude yet sophisticated lifestyle in college of USC-TC have embraced the popularity by standpoint from most students in the whole Cebu. Actually, I didn’t believe that idea until I got enrolled back in the year 2000, the year in which the controversial issue of ROTC rocked every university and college in the whole country. I had a choice to enroll either IT (Information Technology) or Fine Arts and I chose the latter since I had a bit of background in the sketching and drawing department. But, the real life is not always involved in the vast space of getting educated and getting involved with the art fiasco and other stuff since it is also about how you handle your life outside of the school and to get acquainted with the college life… and I have been able to learn what USC-TC is all about. However, that is for me to keep.

Fast forward seven years later, I found myself not able to cope with my studies albeit of some encouragements. But that doesn’t mean that I wasn’t able to learn something out of the experiences I have in that school, not to mention the relationships between the students and teachers, especially in the Fine Arts department. Also, there are also the issues that have brought certain conflict between the students and the school management but, I guess, who hasn’t? I didn’t always like the idea of not wearing tee shirts under my polo back in high school though and with institutions like these, they always have their rules and regulations to impose and for it to be followed according to the decree. Some of these can be somewhat hard to follow but, for me, these requirements enable us to follow certain rules in our lives thereon and how to deal with them effectively.

Anyway, I don’t want to be serious about going through the idea of living our lives and about sentimental subjects since I’m not that dead serious. I’m simply talking about my alma mater, the University of San Carlos – Technological Center, and several major college schools in Cebu, like University of Cebu, University of Visayas, South Western University and others, that gives us the opportunity to become better persons through learning not just our enrolled courses but also the gravity of significant experiences that we’ll obtain in and out of the school gates. Be it good or bad, the important thing is, we are able to distinguish what sort of chapter we are in and where should we be going next.