St. Dominic College of Asia (SDCA) is again revolutionizing education as it receives a recommendation from TÜV Nord for issuance of the ISO 9001:2015 certificate after a two-day site visit held on October 20-21, 2022.

Last October 5, 2022, TÜV Nord visited SDCA with its representative, Maria Luisa Sitchon, for the Level 1 visit, where initial documents, preliminary interviews, and a site tour were conducted.

TÜV NORD Philippines, Inc. is a member of German TÜV NORD GROUP – one of the world's largest inspection, certification, and testing organizations. They audit the quality systems of different organizations and issue ISO 9001:2015 certifications to qualified institutions.

During the Level 2 visit, TÜV Nord representatives Engr. Maria Luisa Sitchon (Audit Team Leader), Ms. Kristabelle Aguilar, Engr. Jocelyn Magat, and Ms. Amelia Lilibeth Cruz (Technical Expert), reviewed pertinent documents, interviewed various academic heads, administrative heads, and quality management representatives, and visited different laboratories and facilities to ensure that the following objectives were met:

• • Determination of the conformity of the management system of the organization.
• • Determination of the ability of the management system to ensure the organization meets applicable statutory, regulatory, and contractual requirements;
• • Determination of the effectiveness of the management system to ensure the organization can reasonably expect to achieve its specified objectives;
• • Identification of areas for potential improvement of the management system.

After a thorough assessment and review, TUV Nord announced its recommendation to SDCA for the ISO 9001:2015 certification with no minor and major non-conformity during the closing meeting on October 21 at the Accreditation Room.

The ISO certificate that SDCA will receive demonstrates SDCA's commitment to service quality and student satisfaction as it ensures the implementation of its policies and continuous improvement of its quality management system in pursuit of quality education.

St. Dominic College of Asia’s students and employees participated in the Q3 National Earthquake Drill last September 8, 2022.

The Dominican community, from basic education, higher education, staff, and administrators, together with St. Dominic Medical Center, participated in the quarter 3 National Earthquake Drill in cooperation with Bacoor Disaster and Risk Reduction Management Office (BDRRMO), Wilderness Search and Rescue (Cavite Chapter), and Baranggay personnel of Talaba IV.

The Dominican community was taught disaster preparedness during earthquake, as well as what to do before, during, and after it occurs. The drill took place at the SDCA grounds and along Bacoor Boulevard sidewalk. The participants were grouped accordingly following the health protocols such as physical distancing, wearing of facemasks and minimize talking to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

After the drill, a meeting took place to evaluate the activity held at the HEd AVR facilitated by BDRRMO Prof. Jonathan Velustria Sta Ana, DASS Director.

With the help from all of the participants of St. Dominic College of Asia, the Local Government Unit, and Wilderness Search and Rescue, the 3rd quarter national earthquake drill was successful.

Written by Charl Fuentes

St. Dominic College of Asia continues to open its doors to deserving students and personnel by offering a variety of scholarships and discounts.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt by many, especially in the education sector, where it has upended the increasingly delicate balancing act of paying for school fees.

SDCA offers more discounts and scholarships for deserving students (both for Basic Education and Higher Education), including the OFW and Frontliner Discounts (Pandemic Assistance), where qualified dependents of OFWs and frontliners are entitled to a 10% tuition fee discount under A1-Category of the IATF Guidelines. Moreover, government employees may now take advantage of the SDCA's Government Workers Discount, which gives their immediate family members a 10% discount on tuition fees. Furthermore, under SDCA's Faculty and Staff Benefits, dependents of its employees can now get a 50% tuition fee discount.

Entrance Scholarships are also offered to incoming Grade 11 students who have achieved academic distinctions during their Junior High School (JHS) years. Those who graduated from JHS with the highest honors may enjoy a 100% tuition fee discount. On the other hand, those who completed JHS with high honors are entitled to a 50% discount and another 25% discount for students who were awarded honors.

St. Dominic College of Asia has always been committed to helping Dominicans achieve holistic education and authentic self-worth in their career professions. SDCA will continue to foster immense ways to positively impact lives, ensuring that each student and staff member can benefit from this crucial push during their educational journey. And amid the pandemic, these scholarships will be a great tool in supporting Dominicans to bounce back and overcome hardships.

Aside from these, other SDCA offers more scholarships for its students, such as the “Guro mo, Sagot ko” scholarship, Alumni Discount, partner discounts, and other internally and externally funded scholarships. For more details, you may contact the Higher Education Admission Office HED Admission at 09985518001 or send an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Written by Genesis V. Montoya