Editing Community college (section)

==Philippines==
{{See also|Local colleges and universities (Philippines)}}
In the [[Philippines]], a community school functions as elementary or secondary school at daytime and towards the end of the day convert into a community college. This type of institution offers night classes under the supervision of the same principal, and the same faculty members who are given part-time college teaching load.<ref name=alcu>{{cite web
| url = http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/02/20/OPED2005022029090.html
| title = The medium-term higher education development plan and the local colleges and universities
| access-date = 2008-08-19
| author = Danao, Carolina P.
| date = 2005-02-20
| publisher = The Manila Bulletin Online
}}</ref>

The concept of community college dates back to the time of the former Minister of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) that had under its wings the Bureaus of Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education and Vocational-Technical Education. MECS Secretary, Cecilio Putong, who in 1971 wrote that a community school is a school established in the community, by the community, and for the community itself. Pedro T. Orata of Pangasinan shared the same idea, hence the establishment of a community college, now called the City College of Urdaneta.<ref name="alcu"/>

A community college like the one in [[Abuyog]], [[Leyte (province)|Leyte]] can operate with only a [[Philippine peso|PHP]] 124,000 annual budget in a two-story structure housing more than 700 students.<ref name="alcu"/>