Centro Escolar University (CEU), an institution of higher learning established in 1907 by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna, was incorporated on March 31, 1932. CEU is committed to the furtherance of its founders' philosophy, Ciencia y Virtud (knowledge and virtue), and aims to cultivate the mind, the spirit, and the body for service to God, country and the family. CEU caters to the B-C class of the population. CEU offers comprehensive training and development through its wide variety of college and graduate courses in the fields of Commerce, Science and the Arts, such as Dentistry, Optometry, Music, Public Administration and Education. Nine of CEU's programs in Mendiola and four in Malolos are enjoying level 3 accredited status while another three programs in Mendiola are on Level 2 accredited status. These programs have been accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation and the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities as certified by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines. Source: SEC Form 17-A (2008)