The College of Cooperatives is an academic unit of the
Polytechnic University of the Philippines that specializes in
cooperative development and management. Its services complement
the efforts to mainstream the cooperative system in the
Philippine society.
Courses offered include bachelor's degree, post-baccalaureate,
and associate programs in cooperatives. Short-term and
customized certificate programs are also offered through its
Extension Services Unit. The Research Unit conducts in-house
studies and provides research and information services to
various clients. The College publishes a journal and a
newsletter.
Message from the Dean

As spelled out in its 1989 vision-mission statement and carried
through in the recrafting of the statements in the years that
followed, the College has maintained its core commitment to
provide relevant and continuing education that strengthens the
development of cooperative organizations, promotes cooperativism
among the masses, and institutionalizes social discipline and
self reliance. Central to the success of its academic programs
is the passionate commitment of its faculty on fleshing out the
research and extension services they collectively undertake.
Our College is an economic empowerment support structure. It is
the Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ response to the
clamor to professionalize the operations and management of
cooperatives in the Philippines following the historic EDSA
Revolt of 1986 and the enactment of the cooperatives’ role in
the Philippine Constitution. In 1989, the then visionary
president of the University Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente, blazed a
trail in the creation of the Institute of Cooperatives as an
academic unit.
The Institute metamorphosed into the College of Cooperatives in
2006. As a college, it faces the challenge of its dream—to be a
Center of Excellence in Cooperative Education. This is a
long-shot job. This is not an impossible dream, given the
mindset that permeates the organization, the achievements of our
alumni in diverse fields and positions of leadership, our
partnership with the cooperative, government and non-government
sectors, and our faculty’s vision to create a world that is very
much alive through a cooperative enterprise
Sr. Marietta P. Demelino, sfcc, PhD.
Academic Programs
The College of Cooperatives offers the following programs:
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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)
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Post Baccalaureate in Cooperative
Management, a one-year degree program for
bachelor's degree holders of any course