Looking Back the History

Presidential Proclamation No. 460 Series of 1932 gave birth to this institution when this land was a awarded by the national government to the former Mampising Agricultural School or MAAS (now, USEP - Mabini Campus) as additional landholding. This area was duly planted to abaca, coconut and fruit trees. A sawmill was operated in 1954. It was not until 1959 that this campus became the an institution of learning when the first batch of freshmen male students were admitted. After the students' stint here, they had to continue their high school studies at Mampising. . . More

USEP-Tagum envisions a well-developed Southern Philippines thru professionally-trained manpower equipped with relevant education that it responsive and globally competitive.

USEP-Tagum shall strive for academic excellence in the areas of agricultural technology, agricultural engineering, forestry, education and advanced programs in agriculture and education.Likewise, it shall undertake vigorously research, extension, and production activities that would contribute to the attainment of the country's goal for food security and sustainable development.

In pursuit of its vision-mission, USEP-Tagum shall:
> Provide relevant programs of instruction and professional training in agriculturaL technology, agricultural engineering, forestry, education and graduate programs in agriculture education.
> Pursue vigorously a sustaining program of faculty development.
> Conduct relevant researches and transfer appropriate technologies from research centers to the farmers' field.
> Sustain/expand production projects to generate more funds for development, while under - taking on-farm trials, modeling and training.
> Establish linkages with the government and non-government agencies in the areas of instruction, research and extension.
> Provide scholarships and part-time jobs to students from low-income families.