HISTORY

Pampanga State Agricultural University, the home of the Aglibut Sweet Tamarind, is strategically nestled at the foothills of the western slope of the majestic Mt. Arayat. The university occupies approximately 500 hectares of government agricultural lands in the town of Magalang, province of Pampanga.

This university is a state institution of higher learning established in 1885, but was fully chartered in 1974, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4576 “An Act Converting the Pampanga National Agricultural School in Magalang, Pampanga into Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC).” This was complemented by Republic Act No. 8292, also known as the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997.” As the “agricultural” word attached in its name, it is mandated to offer agriculture and agriculture-related curricular programs, notwithstanding the offering of allied fields.

The state college continued to show determination and efforts as the whole institution worked towards its dream to universityhood. These efforts led the PAC closer to its dream on June 11, 2013 when his Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, with the endorsement of the House of Representatives and the Senate, has approved and enacted into law RA 10605 converting the College into State University to be known as Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU). The dream has finally turned into reality when PAC was validated on January 13, 2015 through CHED En Banc Resolution No. 006-2015.

MANDATE

The University shall primarily provide advanced education, higher technological, professional instruction and training in the fields of agriculture arts and sciences, teacher education, industrial technology and engineering, information technology, business management and accountancy, non-traditional courses and other relevant fields of study. It shall also undertake research, extension services and production activities in support of the development of the Province of Pampanga and provide progressive leadership in its areas of specialization (Sec. 2, RA 10605).