History :
A few decades ago, good educational institutions were clustered in only two urban centers - Manila in Northern Philippines and Cebu in Central Philippines. Economic and cultural activities, likewise, followed the same patterns. Thus, to encourage growth and development in other areas, the government embarked on a "dispersal" program. A wide ranging incentive was offered to lure and spur industries to relocate and/or establish new ones on other parts of the country.
Thus, in 1975, a group of five (5) physicians who where then operating a tertiary level hospital and sensing the need of a paramedical educational institution in the locality, decided to establish what was then known as "Iligan School of Nursing and Midwifery." Pioneering enrolment was only 37 students taking up Nursing and Midwifery - its only two course offerings.