WVSU honors 1,060 Latin graduates

By Mariela Angella Oladive

West Visayas State University Main Campus recognized 1,060 Latin honor graduates during its University Recognition Program on June 3 at the WVSU Cultural Center in La Paz, Iloilo City.

The honorees were part of the university’s 1,441 baccalaureate graduates for academic year 2025–26.

Of the Latin honor graduates, 23 earned summa cum laude, the university’s highest Latin distinction.

A total of 572 graduates earned magna cum laude honors, while 465 received cum laude distinctions.

The university recorded 1,871 graduates this year, including 262 graduate degree completers and 168 post-baccalaureate graduates.

Among the post-baccalaureate graduates were 25 from the College of Law and 147 from the University Distance Education program.

The College of Education registered the largest graduating class with 623 graduates, including 417 baccalaureate graduates and 206 graduate school students.

The College of Arts and Sciences had the second-largest graduating class with 292 graduates, followed by the College of Business and Management with 264.

The College of Information and Communications Technology had 177 graduates; the College of PESCAR, 130; the College of Communication, 119; and the College of Nursing, 94.

The College of Education led all units in Latin honors with 338 recipients, including seven summa cum laude, 225 magna cum laude, and 106 cum laude graduates.

It was followed by the College of Business and Management with 183 Latin honor recipients: two summa cum laude, 126 magna cum laude, and 55 cum laude.

The College of Arts and Sciences had 173 Latin honor recipients, composed of six summa cum laude, 73 magna cum laude, and 94 cum laude graduates.

The College of Information and Communications Technology produced 121 Latin honor recipients, including five summa cum laude, 87 magna cum laude, and 29 cum laude graduates.

The College of PESCAR had 83 Latin honor recipients, with 12 magna cum laude and 71 cum laude graduates.

The College of Communication and the College of Nursing each had 81 Latin honor recipients.

The College of Communication’s honorees included three summa cum laude, 47 magna cum laude, and 31 cum laude graduates, while the College of Nursing had two magna cum laude and 79 cum laude graduates.

WVSU, a state university in Iloilo City, is one of Western Visayas’ major public higher education institutions, with programs in education, nursing, communication, business, technology, and other fields.