Hercor College was organized in September 2003 by Mr. José A. Hernández with the skillful help of Mesdames Lerry Basamot, Vivian Blancaflor, Sheila Alba, Sally Sibonga and their two children, Ma. Cristina and José Gabriel. Their original plan was to offer only one course, but later the group decided to offer four CHED courses; namely, Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Bachelor of Criminology, Bachelor of Business Administration and two TESDA courses; namely, 2-year computer programming and 2-year hotel and restaurant services.
Determined to make Hercor College the best and most affordable private school in Capiz, Mr. Hernandez and his group embraced the motto “Best for Less” to reflect the school’s philosophy and mission. And so, in keeping with that commitment, the school decided to immediately install first-class facilities on its Riverside campus by constructing two buildings with spacious classrooms, a gym, a modern computer lab for
for its computer science students, a modern kitchen lab and mini hotel for its hotel and restaurant management students, and a well-equipped judo and taekwondo gym for its criminology students. And to be true to its mission of making quality education affordable for all, the school decided to charge the lowest tuition rates among private schools in the province and that was highly appreciated by the parents of its students.
The response was tremendous and in its first year of operation (school year 2004-2005) the school exceeded all of its enrollment targets. The Riverside campus, which was supposed to run for two years, was completed in one year, forcing the administration to build another campus on its Lawa-an property to accommodate its growing number of students. The school also purchased two buses so that it can offer free rides to its students between the two campuses.
But Hercor College is not resting on its laurels and continues to invest not only in world-class facilities and equipment, but also in faculty development because it believes its students deserve nothing but the best.