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PMI Colleges, formerly known as Philippine Maritime Institute, is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational higher education, Maritime institution established on September 18, 1948 in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines where its main campus is located.
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Former name | Philippine Maritime Institute |
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| Motto | "Stand Proud, You're Part of the PMI Legacy!" |
| Type | Private, Non-sectarian Maritime higher education institution |
| Established | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) |
| Founder | Admiral Tomás Cloma y Arbolente |
| President | Atty. Angge Brown Cloma |
| Location |
Santa Cruz, Manila
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14°35′59″N 120°58′41″E / 14.59978°N 120.97815°E / 14.59978; 120.97815 |
| Campus | Urban Main: Santa Cruz, Manila Satellite:
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| Hymn | The Admiral's Hymn |
| Colors | Orange and Blue |
| Nickname | The Admirals |
| Mascot | Admiral |
| Website | www |
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PMI Colleges is considered as the second oldest and the largest among over one hundred private maritime schools in the country. At present, it is the biggest nautical school in the country, averaging nearly 3500 nautical and marine engineering graduates every year.
The Philippine Maritime Institute was founded on September 18, 1948 by Atty. Tomas Cloma, also a Self-Styled Admiral and his father Tomas Cloma Sr., discoverer of the Kalayaan Group of Islands. It was the first private maritime school in the Philippines with nineteen (19) students enrolled in the Associate in Nautical Science course in a classroom on a floating barge moored in the Pasig RiveratPlaza Lawton.
The first quarterly enrolment was fifty-four. The school provided a one-year Nautical course in three separate session-morning, afternoon and evening. It was housed in two buildings in David Street, now Burke Street, near Escolta, Manila.
The first graduates successfully passed the Civil Service examination given by the Board of Marine Engineers for Deck Officers. The school had two training ships: the motor launched "Victoria" and the "S/S Clavecillia" which were used as training ships during weekends.
It was granted recognition by the Secretary of Department of Education in January 1950. The Graduates had the same status as those of the government nautical school. Legislation had favored graduates of the school by exempting them from taking the Third Mate’s technical examination given by the board of marine Examiners for Deck Officers until 1954.
The Nautical curriculum was lengthened to two years after PMI petitioned the Department of Education through the private Schools to offer a two-year course in Nautical Science leading to the title of Associate in Nautical Science (ANS), which was granted on February 13, 1953.
On June 14, 1983 the four-year course in Nautical Science was granted recognition by the then Ministry of Education and Culture.
PMI currently has three campuses in the country – Manila, Quezon City, and Tagbilaran City.
Today, the PMI Colleges is the biggest nautical school in the Philippines. The present standard of the school is shown in the results of examination with almost of the graduates passing the Board Examinations for Deck Officers, Marine Engineers, and Customs Brokers.[1]
Effective second semester of school year 2011-2012, the BS Marine Transportation (BSMT) and BS Marine Engineering (BSMarE) programs of PMI Colleges in its Manila and Quezon City campuses were ordered closed. This is due to the failure of the school to comply with the standards of the programs, in accordance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW), and CHED requirements.
"On January 26, 2012, PMI Colleges, through its lawyers, received an Order from the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City granting PMI's application for Injunction prohibiting CHED from enforcing its Closure Orders, and ordering CHED to allow PMI Colleges to continue offering its BSMT and BSMarE programs."
PMI Colleges currently offers the following courses:
PMI Colleges also has the distinction of being the first maritime school in the country to acquire its own training ship, aptly named M/V Admiral Tomas Cloma. The installation of Furuno Marine Radar Model 1600, 16-nautical-mile (30 km) range will be made at Quezon City branch.
The New Albatross is the official student publication of the PMI Colleges. It is open to all students from different courses.
The Anchor Publication is the official school publication of PMI Colleges Bohol campus.
Formerly, the varsity teams of PMI Colleges are called Mariners. In 2005, they changed it to Admirals in honor of the founder of the school, Admiral Tomas Cloma. The women's teams are called the Lady Admirals. The PMI College is a member of Colleges and Universities Sports Association (CUSA) and a former member of National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA). The PMI Colleges also participated in Collegiate Champions League (CCL), Nike Summer League, National Students Basketball Championships, and many more.
The PMI Admirals is the champion of the 11th and 12th Seasons of CUSA in 2004 and 2005 respectively. PMI Admirals is also the champion of 58th National Students Basketball Championship in 2004.[2]
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