PHINMA St. Jude College Dasmariñas Cavite is rolling out a slate of campus upgrades — including a pc lab, modern library and a mock hospital — because it accelerates its transition into the PHINMA Education Network.
The facilities are slated to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2026, the group said in an e-mailed statement.
The mock hospital will function a training hub for nursing and allied health students, providing a controlled environment for hands-on learning. The corporate said the brand new facilities aim to reinforce learning outcomes and align the campus with PHINMA Education’s system-wide standards.
PHINMA Education can be constructing a seven-storey academic constructing that can boost student capability by 6,000 starting within the 2027 school yr. The expansion is a component of a broader push to scale PHINMA’s footprint in fast-growing urban centers.
“This expansion goals to offer students with inspiring spaces designed to support their growth, learning and success throughout their college journey,” it said.
The upgrades follow PHINMA Education Holdings’ acquisition of PHINMA St. Jude in January, when it bought the varsity’s land and buildings and assumed P344 million in debt. The transaction marked the group’s entry into the Cavite education market, expanding its student base to 167,000 across the region.
The takeover stems from a P431.8-million share and asset deal announced in December. The agreement included a primary closing involving the P85-million purchase of controlling shares of SJC Dasmariñas Cavite, Inc.
PHINMA St. Jude College Dasmariñas plans to introduce recent courses in allied health, criminal justice, hospitality and business starting within the 2026-2027 school yr. These will complement its existing offerings in nursing, radiologic technology, education, computer science and accountancy.
Established in 1968, St. Jude College Dasmariñas Cavite is PHINMA Education’s 10th school within the Philippines and its 12th in Southeast Asia. The campus offers tertiary and graduate programs in fields equivalent to psychology, hospitality management and computer science.
PHINMA Education operates because the education unit of PHINMA Corp., whose shares were last traded on Nov. 21, unchanged at P16.38. — Alexandria Grace C. Magno