Eastern Visayas State University-Ormoc Campus

The Campus occupies an important niche as an institution that can produce the demand for skilled workers particularly for the global market. Engineering, technology (HRT) and teaching (science and math) are among the most in demand professions and ath) are among the most in demand professions and occupations. It can serve the industry requirements both fo skilled labor and research of the Geothermal Power Plant in Southern Leyte supplying power to Visayas and parts of the Luzon grid and the sugar plantation industry of Ormoc itself. In 2002-2003, LIT had continued accomplishing its significant role and responsibility to the people in the region. The introduction of new programs, technological and business, the realignment of courses, and high-passing percentage of the engineering and other professional programs established a great challenge and gigantic responsibility to the institution. Finally, in 2004, Republic Act 9311 converted the Leyte Institute of Technology, into Eastern Visayas State University, a challenge to serve Eastern Visayas, through academic excellence and technological development. Of its current enrollees, 87% come from Ormoc City and the rest from adjacent towns and cities including Bohol and Cebu of the Central Visayas. It therefore plays a vital role as “catchments” for the student market in tertiary and technical vocational education in Ormoc City. Project to reach 5,000 by 2020 and 8,000 by 2025, the enrollees in the Campus grows annually by 17.5% representing a huge demand for resources physical structures and facilities, space, teachers, research, student services, operation and maintenance. And expanding student population also means more demand for goods and services – transportation, bookstores, internet cafes’, restaurants – and consequently translates to more income for the Campus, the communities in Ormoc City and the local government units. ...view more