CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — City College of Cagayan de Oro (CdO) has offered more courses for city scholars who want to finish their studies with free and quality education.

The new courses are Bachelor of Science in Social Work, Bachelor of Science in Office Administration, BS in Entrepreneurship and Bachelor of Special Needs Education in addition to the current Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Bachelor of Technical Vocational Teacher Education and Bachelor of Technical Livelihood in Education.

It was learned that the city college admission test ended last week and the results will be released on 30 May. Enrollment will start on 16 June.

Classes in City College of Cagayan de Oro will start on 14 July this year.

The city government has reopened also this year a medical and law scholarship program to respond to the needs of medical workers in the city-run hospitals and health centers and lawyers to provide free legal assistance to the poor residents of the city.

Richel Petalcurin-Dahay, the head of the City Scholarship Office, said that up to 10,753 city scholars will avail the scholarship program during the opening of classes this year.

She encouraged city scholars to continue taking nursing, medicine and law courses after graduation; the city is now offering scholarships for it

The LGU-CdO Medical Scholarship Program (MSP) aims to respond to the emerging need of medical professionals in the city and to provide homegrown personnel to LGU-run hospitals.

She said MSP graduates are expected to provide quality medical care to underserved and marginalized sectors of the city while LGU-CdO Law Scholarship Program (LSP) will address the need for law professionals who can provide legal assistance to underprivileged residents of Cagayan de Oro, and extend years of service to the city government by providing legal aid and legal education in the communities.

Applicants for the city scholarship must be Filipino citizens, permanent residents of Cagayan de Oro, must be pursuing undergraduate degree on full time basis and must be a graduate of Senior High School.

All scholars enjoy the privilege of free tuition and matriculation, and a monthly stipend. Also, scholars will go through four formation levels under the Iskolar Leaders Academy. The Academy is designed to cater to year-level appropriate interventions to help sustain students in the program.