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Through the Years of Academic Excellence
Over the past 36 years, Colegio de Dagupan has unarguably set the standards in providing quality education to the people of Dagupan and its neighboring towns. it is dedicated to live by its mission statement, stand by its philosophy and, preserve a steadfast commitment to Excellence in Education.
1984 - 2002
1992: the school obtained college status registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and began offering Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering.
1993: with the continuing increase of enrollment, the college opened the Felisa Arzadon Memorial Extension to provide more classrooms for the growing student population. It also offered BS Accountancy, BS Commerce major in Management Information Systems, AB Major in Computer Teaching and BS Aeronautics Engineering.
1994: The Science Centrum was inaugurated, it housed all laboratories and computer facilities of the college. It was recognized as a virtual landmark in Dagupan. During this year the Liberal Arts, Commerce and Accountancy (LCA) building was also opened.
1995: the Engineering building located behind the Science Centrum was built.
1996: located beside the Science Centrum, a new school campus came into being. Among the facilities added to the College were the Campus Quadrangle, a basketball/volleyball court, brickyard park, the College Printing Press and the Administration Building.
1997: In recognition of the noble achievements of this institution, Colegio de Dagupan was hailed as Champion in the search for the Cleanest and Greenest Higher Educational Institution (City Level).
1998: the VPA-CS building was built. It also opened a new and bigger library equipped with air conditioners, Internet Terminals, video library, CD-ROM equipped computers and other facilities located at the Administration Building.
2000: The new LCA Building was inaugurated. This building had an air-conditioned Chapel, a Clinic, a bigger Audio-Visual Room (AVR), HRM Laboratory, Offices and a number of classrooms.
2001: installed an elevator in the LCA Building.
2002 - 2022
2002: Colegio de Dagupan was given Level 1 accreditation by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) for its BS Accountancy and BS Electronics and Communications Engineering courses.
2003: accredited Level I by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) for its Bachelor of Elementary Education, Bachelor of Secondary Education, Bachelor in Science in Commerce with majors in Banking and Finance, Managerial Accounting and Management, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. It began offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the course Caregiving.
2004: Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) granted Level II accreditation to the College of Education for its Bachelor of Elementary and Secondary Education courses.
2005:Colegio de Dagupan as named now, was granted Level II Formal Accreditation Status by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) in Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Management, Managerial Accounting and Banking and Finance Program.
2006: Colegio de Dagupan underwent CHED’s Institutional Quality Assurance Monitoring and Evaluation (IQUAME). Consequently, on November 14, 2007, Colegio de Dagupan was classified by the CHED as Category A (t) pursuant to CMO No. 15 s. 2005, the highest in the said category.
2009: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Granted Full Deregualated Status of the Institution.
2011: Level III Formal accredited status in its BS in Computer Science program and Level II 2nd re-accredited status in its BS in Business Administration program after undergoing and successfully hurdling the stringent accreditation process administered by PACUCOA, last August 11–12, 2011.
2012: Just recently, the Commission on Higher Education granted a permit to Colegio de Dagupan to offer the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP).
2012: The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Granted Full Autonomous Status of the Institution.
2022 - Present
2022: The college was granted university status and was renamed the Universidad de Dagupan.
2022: Dr. Voltaire P. Arzadon stepping down as university president. He has also been president of the institution for the previous 39 years, beginning with its founding in 1984. Dr. Feliza Arzadon-Sua has been appointed as the new second University President. And Dr. Voltaire P. Arzadon, the university's founder, continues to serve as Chairman of the Board of Trustees.