๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป is located in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines. It has evolved significantly since its inception as a high school in 1945, and in 2000, it became one of four satellite campuses in the Third Congressional District of Iloilo within the West Visayas State University (WVSU) system. The institution was founded as ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น (๐๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต) in 1945 un
der the umbrella of Iloilo National High School, providing post-war refresher classes. It evolved into ๐๐น๐ผ๐ถ๐น๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น in 1946 and then to ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น in 1947, maintaining this name until 1957. Initially, classes were held in the NARIC building. They later moved to a 20-room nipa building at the town plaza before eventually transferring to the current site in Barangay Cau-ayan, Pototan. The 11.5-hectare school site includes 9.5 hectares donated by civic-minded Pototanons and an additional 2 hectares purchased by the school. On June 22, 1957, Pototan High School was converted to ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น under Republic Act 1924. For 26 years, this institution served as a training ground for technical-vocational education. It was under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Schools and adhered to the provisions of the School Law, offering secondary-level courses. On June 24, 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 610, the school was converted into ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐. Degree programs in education were added to the trade-technical courses, and more buildings and classrooms were constructed, along with the acquisition of additional facilities. The Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports authorized the offering of various programs, including Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, Bachelor of Science in Practical Arts, Post-Secondary Trade Technical Education, and Secondary Trade Education. On January 29, 1999, under Special Provision No. 9 of Republic Act 8760, Pototan College of Arts and Sciences was integrated into West Visayas State University, Iloilo City. This integration became operational on August 22, 2000, through the issuance of CHED Memorandum Order 27, series of 2000. Since then, the school has been known as ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐-๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐. Under WVSU, the Pototan campus has expanded its degree programs to include teacher education, industrial technology, information technology, business, and management. The campus administration, both past and present, has spearheaded significant improvements to the physical infrastructure. These enhancements include constructing new buildings, renovating existing structures, acquiring modern equipment, and upgrading facilities to better serve the needs of a knowledge-based society. For over two decades, WVSU in Pototan has distinguished itself as a leading institution for education and training in the central part of the province. #
