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Lorma Colleges Carlatan Campus - Outstanding Facilities

The Lorma Colleges in San Fernando City, La Union Province, is a Deregulated, Award-winning Institution with outstanding Paramedical and I.T. Teaching and Learning facilities. It has its home-base hospital, the Lorma Medical Center, which is one of the best equipped Medical Centers north of Manila. The Lorma Schools are indeed well-equipped with up-to-date Science and Computer Laboratories and is awarded as being the only Center of Development for Excellence in I.T. Education in the region.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technology is widely deployed. Students have 24 hour access to the Internet from their laptops at the main quadrangle and other areas. The school has Internet Rooms with very fast unlimited-broadband Internet access. Internet Rooms are open from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. (20 hours per day), 7 days a week. Lorma Colleges IT staff maintains more than 300 desktop computers for it's students and faculty. All desktop computers are connected to the Internet.

Lorma Colleges offers an air-conditioned 150-seat Audio-Visual Auditorium, a 1,200-seat capacity multi-purpose covered Gym with a production stage, and air-conditioned Libraries with Wi-Fi access. In the event of power failures, the facility has a 475KVA Power Generator as well as a backup unit on standby.

Lorma San Juan Campus -,Highest Accreditation in the Country

The Lorma San Juan Campus is where the Preschool, Grade School and Science High School are situated. It has been awarded Level II Accreditation Status for 5 years, the highest accreditation in the country, for its preschool, grade school and high school programs. The Lorma Preschool is one among only 3 preschools in the country with this level of accreditation while the Grade School is one of the 5 grade schools in the country awarded with the same level of accreditation. Just recently, the Science High School was granted the same level of accreditation, making it one among the only 3 high schools in the country with such status.

The campus has world class facilities as well, having air-conditioned classrooms, a Speech laboratory, Science and IT laboratories, Purpose-made libraries and a music room. It also has a fully-equipped medical and dental clinic. A food court is located at the basement where Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) technology can be accessed. Safety is also a guarantee with its guarded parking areas monitored by a very efficient and reliable staff.


The Lorma Schools - Additional Services

Lorma Colleges has its own Job Placement Assistance office exclusively for Lorma graduates. Lorma Job Placement Service includes Resume Databank, Job Matching, Resume Critique, Individual/Group Job Counselling, Workshop, Special Programs on Resume Writing and Interviewing, Job Fairs, Online Resume Posting, Job List, Information and Updates.

What to See, things to Do and great food to Eat !

San Fernando is known as the Botanical City of the north. In the eastern part is the rolling hills and mountains. In the middle portion of the mountains is the Botanical Garden where tourists and families could gather for picnics amidst the flora and fauna of the Gardens. In the western part is the South China Sea where the glorious sun sets into the ocean and the beaches are a great place to relax. In the heart of the city is the Market where native food delicacies and locally-made products are sold. Tourists and visitors can buy hand-crafted souvenir items as mementos of their trip. San Fernando City has been awarded as the cleanest city in the North.Public transportation is available 24 hours a day in the city of San Fernando. The city has its domestic airport for the fastest travel, and land transportation such as north bound and south bound buses, jeepneys, tricycles and taxi cabs. Lorma Colleges is only one jeepney ride away from city proper with jeepney fares costing P7.50 (about 7 cents U.S.) each way. Restaurants and Fastfood chains around the vicinity offer American, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, European and Filipino cuisine. For a slight change of pace and a cooler climate, Baguio City restaurants are only an hour and a half away by car or bus. A historical spot in San Fernando is the museum located in the La Union Provincial Capitol. Remains of pre-historic people of the north are in this museum, and also antique livelihood equipments. From the museum to Lorma Colleges is less than 2 kilometers. It is accessible through taxi, jeepney, or tricycle.
The western part of San Fernando City and towns north to south are lined with countless beach resorts. The beautiful La-Mer Beach Resort is located just 100 meters west of Lorma Colleges.

Surfing fans will love our famous surfing beaches in La Union. Affordable surfing lessons and equipment rentals are offered as well.