{"id":6572,"date":"2024-05-01T14:56:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psba.edu\/en\/?page_id=6572"},"modified":"2026-09-17T00:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T00:47:45","slug":"about-psba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psba.edu\/en\/about-psba\/","title":{"rendered":"About PSBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6572\" class=\"elementor elementor-6572\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d243bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d243bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7251d7f\" data-id=\"7251d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e96418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5e96418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Flmz-proNGk?si=b7IjoH9-EnPFkNhX&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2bbf85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2bbf85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4754bda\" data-id=\"4754bda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8341216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8341216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- PSBA History \/ About Us | Elementor HTML Widget -->\n<section class=\"psba-history\" aria-labelledby=\"psba-history-title\">\n  <div class=\"psba-history__wrap\">\n    <header class=\"psba-history__hero\">\n      <div class=\"psba-history__intro\">\n        <span class=\"psba-history__eyebrow\">Our Story Since 1963<\/span>\n        <h2 id=\"psba-history-title\">A Legacy of Excellence in Business Education<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"psba-history__lead\">The Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) is a privately owned institution of higher learning committed to developing future-ready professionals through quality business education.<\/p>\n        <p>PSBA is a member of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities and the Philippine Association of Collegiate Schools of Business.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <figure class=\"psba-history__hero-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/psba-campus-courtyard.png\" alt=\"PSBA Quezon City campus courtyard under a bright blue sky\" loading=\"eager\">\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"psba-history__commitment\">\n      <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201c<\/span>\n      <blockquote>PSBA is committed to providing students with an education that develops analytical thinking, self-expression, moral and social responsibility, and the ability to discover the truth.<\/blockquote>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"psba-history__timeline\" aria-label=\"PSBA historical timeline\">\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">1963<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>The Beginning of a Vision<\/h3>\n          <p>PSBA was founded in October 1963 by visionary educators and professionals whose lives had been dedicated to university administration, teaching, business, industry, and the professions. They established the institution to prepare aspiring young men and women to meet the workforce needs of the Philippines as a developing nation.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">PATTS<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>From Review Center to Business School<\/h3>\n          <p>The institution originally operated as a review and training center for Certified Public Accountants under the name <strong>Philippine Accounting and Taxation Training Services, Inc. (PATTS)<\/strong>. It soon became one of the country\u2019s largest CPA review schools, with its reviewees consistently ranking among the successful candidates in the CPA examinations.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">1966<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>The PSBA Name<\/h3>\n          <p>In 1966, the institution changed its corporate name to the <strong>Philippine School of Business Administration<\/strong> and began offering baccalaureate programs in business administration. It would go on to earn recognition as one of the country\u2019s established schools of business.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">1979<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>Graduate Business Education<\/h3>\n          <p>To help meet the country\u2019s need for advanced management professionals in industry, commerce, and government, PSBA began offering its <strong>Master of Business Administration program<\/strong> in June 1979.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone psba-history__milestone--featured\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">1981<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>PSBA Quezon City Opens<\/h3>\n          <p>In June 1981, PSBA opened its sister school in Quezon City under the name <strong>Philippine School of Business Administration, Inc. \u2013 Quezon City<\/strong>. Like PSBA Manila, the campus placed strong emphasis on academic quality and scholarship and quickly earned the trust of a growing student community.<\/p>\n          <figure class=\"psba-history__inline-image\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/psba-campus-building.png\" alt=\"PSBA Quezon City academic building\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <article class=\"psba-history__milestone\">\n        <div class=\"psba-history__year\">1993<\/div>\n        <div class=\"psba-history__content\">\n          <h3>Doctor of Business Administration<\/h3>\n          <p>Effective School Year 1993\u20131994, the Department of Education, Culture and Sports authorized PSBA to offer the <strong>Doctor of Business Administration<\/strong>. The program emphasizes creative scholarship, strategic management, professional competence, and the ability to respond to a changing business environment.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"psba-history__global\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"psba-history__eyebrow\">Beyond the Campus<\/span>\n        <h3>Industry and International Linkages<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <p>PSBA has extended business education beyond the traditional classroom through partnerships with corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions. Its cooperative linkages in Asia have included technical assistance in academic program design, administrative advisory services, and the deployment of qualified Filipino professors and instructors, including institutional ties in Indonesia and Pakistan.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <section class=\"psba-history__campus\" aria-labelledby=\"psba-campus-title\">\n      <div class=\"psba-history__campus-heading\">\n        <span class=\"psba-history__eyebrow\">Life at PSBA<\/span>\n        <h3 id=\"psba-campus-title\">Spaces for Learning and Community<\/h3>\n        <p>Explore some of the spaces where PSBA students learn, connect, and build their future.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"psba-history__gallery\">\n        <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/psba-classroom.png\" alt=\"PSBA classroom equipped with student chairs, whiteboards, and a display screen\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption>Learning Spaces<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/psba-food-hub.png\" alt=\"PSBA student food hub and dining area\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption>Student Food Hub<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/psba-campus-corridor.png\" alt=\"Colorful corridor inside the PSBA Quezon City campus\" loading=\"lazy\">\n          <figcaption>Campus Environment<\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n  .psba-history, .psba-history * { box-sizing: border-box; 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