Councilor Pilar Braga announced that the construction of the City College of Davao (CCD) in a 5-hectare property in Bago Oshiro, Mintal is expected to start this year.
Braga, who is the proponent of the resolution, disclosed in a virtual presser on Monday that the school will rise in a 5-hectare property of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) near the University of the Philippines-Mindanao (UP-Mindanao).
She said the construction of the school is expected to start within the year.
Braga also said the city has already prepared the Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) and the usufruct agreement between the city government of Davao and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI).
“Hopefully, pag naayos na yan, we can start building already our CCD. It’s a big campus,” she added.
Last year, the City Council approved through a resolution, which was certified by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio as urgent, for the establishment of the CCD to cater to the less privileged.
Meanwhile, Braga said the city will open the City College next year in a temporary site at the Alternative Learning System (ALS) building near People’s Park.
“Yun na muna ang gawin natin sa temporary ALS habang inaayos pa at koni-construct pa ang building natin for the City College,” she said.
CCD will offer five courses: Bachelor of Special Needs Education (BSNEd), Bachelor of Technical-Vocational Teacher Education (BTVTEd), Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd), Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BS Entrep), and Bachelor of Arts in English or Filipino.
It is also targeting 1,000 working students in four senior high schools such as the Davao City National High School, Sta. Ana National High School, Crossing Bayabas National High School, and Bangoy National High School.
The feasibility study of the project has been completed, including learning manuals and the required human resources.
