Mindanao State University Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography

Establishment & Growth

In 1973, Tawi-Tawi became a separate province from Sulu, and MSU-SCTO became MSU-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography per BP Blg. 197. In 1990 it became an autonomous university campus. In its more than four decades of existence, it has steadfastly pursued its vision to be the center of excellence in Fisheries, Marine and Maritime Sciences and Engineering, and Oceanography, in its mission to give Muslims and other cultural minorities access to quality education and develop such other programs as will promote Muslim welfare and hasten socio-economic development of the southernmost region of the country. MSU-TCTO is comprised of the following academic units: the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS), College of Islamic Arts and Sciences (CIAS), College of Education (COED), College of Business, Accountancy, and Management (CBAM), College of Mathematical Sciences (CMS), College of Fisheries, Oceanography, Environmental Science, and Technology (COFEST), College of Computer Studies (CCS), and College of Law (COL).