A transformative, self-reliant, and dynamic university recognized as center of excellence with globally competitive professionals and distinctive capabilities in research, extension, and production.

A University that shall provide advanced instruction in the field of arts, sciences, teacher education, technical and entrepreneurship and establish a strong research culture with active involvement in extension and production activities.

The University aims to contribute to the attainment of national developmental goals through character building, academic excellence, promotion and enrichment of the Filipino historical and cultural heritage and preservation of environment.

T - Train the faculty and staff for professional advancement through study grants and trainings.

R - Restructure development programs which cater to the holistic transformation of students, faculty, staff and administration through curriculum enrichment, human resource development and character building.

A - Apply research findings to address problems and issues affecting individual and the community in order to improve quality of life.

N - Nurture the conservation and preservation of the environment, arts and culture.

S - Serve the people through the conduct of relevant outreach programs and establishment of linkages.

F - Formulate academic programs that cater to the demands of the market and labor and the changing needs of the times.

O - Offer scholarship opportunities for poor but deserving students in order to attain quality education.

R - Revise periodically the curricular offerings to respond to the needs of the community for global competitiveness.

M - Mobilize faculty, students and staff to conduct relevant researches and studies.

E - Equip individuals with professional competence, scientific and technological skills and ethical / spiritual values to enable them the needed leadership in industry, government and the professions.

D - Develop innate talents and skills of students to become self-directing, productive and competent professionals in order to meet global demands and standards.

Composed of an open book and a torch from which sunrays emanate, the University seal is a fitting embodiment of the strength and endurance that the institution has maintained since its inception in 1966 as the first community college in the country.

The book’s yellow border signifies UCU’s pledge to its students of providing transformative education, inculcating in them the golden ideals of character building. This is made manifest in the university’s emphasis of valuing hard work, of perfecting one’s chosen craft, of continuing one’s quest for knowledge and wisdom, and of practicing one’s service-orientedness.

Encased in this gilded edge, the open book echoes the founder’s philosophy of ensuring that high quality education is equitable and accessible to people from all walks of life. The different gradations of blue and red represent the synergistic fusion of the efforts of various individuals—from the non-teaching staff, the faculty, and up to the administrators—who work for the continuous improvement of UCU.

The torch with its red flame symbolizes the students of the university who are passionately committed to enhancing and tapping their full potentials—in the academic field, in technical and skills training, and in cultural and social enrichment.

This intense zeal is further passed to the sun’s golden rays, bursting out of the university’s dedication to banish the cobwebs of ignorance through education. UCU believes that like gold which will never be tarnished with rust, quality education is a gift that the school will forever endow to humanity. Hence, the sun’s rays move outwards, following the university’s desire to reach out, as an institution and through its students, especially in promoting community development, nation-building, and global brotherhood.