Polytechnic University of the Philippines
The College of Cooperatives and Social Development (CCSD) offers academic and non-academic programs specializing in social, community and cooperatives development and management. The services of the College focus on promoting people-based and people-powered development that integrates the cooperative system for institutionalizing bottom-up, equitable and democratized wealth creation, control and allocation.
Herminia E. Manimtim, DEMMessage from the Dean

The CCSD curricular programs include the Bachelor in Cooperatives and the Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Cooperative Management.  The preparations for the offering of the Bachelor in Community and Social Development in the very near future is underway.  The College gained its Level II Accredited status in 2009.  As of May 2011, it has produced 1,850 graduates from the baccalaureate and post baccalaureate programs, among them are 1 summa, 14 magna and 52 cum laudes.

The Research and Development Program conducts in-house studies in line with the University Agenda and priorities of the College.  It also provides research and information services on collaborative arrangements with external partners.  CCSD publishes the College of Cooperatives Research Journal as main venue for disseminating the research outputs and papers of the faculty, students and program partners.

The Extension Services Program provides short-term customized certificate courses and various cooperative development assistance to requesting community-based, occupational, and institutional groups. The CCSD is a Cooperative Development Authority-accredited training provider which shall help the cooperatives fulfill the mandated education-training courses for their officers, members and staff. These types of training are managed by the Accredited Training and Information Services Unit.

Herminia E. Manimtim, DEM

Academic Programs
Academic Programs
The College of Cooperatives and Social Development offers the following programs:
  • Bachelor in Cooperatives, a four-year ladderized degree program with options for specialization such as Financial Management and Accounting (FMA) , Coop Business Management (CBM) and Cooperative Education and Community Development (CECD)
  • Post Baccalaureate in Cooperative Management, a one-year degree program for bachelor's degree holders of any course
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