It was envisioned by the sponsors of the College, Senator Edgardo J. Angara and Rep. Benedicto G. Miran that ASCOT would primarily serve the people of the province of Aurora, in effect offering courses that would be in total match with the potentials of Aurora's natural resources and its technological needs. With the presence of Mount Carmel College (MCC) in Baler, Aurora already offering mainly Liberal Arts, Education, and Commerce courses, the charter of the College was designed to give attention to the sectors of the Community that will benefit from technologies in food production and agricultural manpower development. Clearly, from the time the College opened its doors to its main clientele, the province welcomed and embraced ASCOT as shown by the number of students who applied for admission in 1994. with limited human and capital resources in its first year of operation, the College had to screen the applicants and admit the most qualified students for the slots available. There was a massive information dissemination campaign to orient the prospective students of the College about the course offerings for the opening year. One impetus during meetings and orientations with the students was the agricultural and technological focus of ASCOT in relation to how the students and their families could very well take advantage of the resources of the College. ASCOT as an intelligent alternative to costly city education was given importance during the process of introducing the institution to the overall community. In its first 6 years in operation the following table shows a summary of total number of students in the college enrolled in the first semester each year from 1994 to 2000.

The summary of enrolment for the school year 2000 - 2001  is shown in the following table. As of June 2000, the total number of enrolees is 972 while as of November 2000 the total enrolees are 842. There was a decrease of 130 students from the previous semester.

Summary of Enrolment, By Program June 2000

Graduate School

There is a consistent increase in enrollment at the graduate level from 1997 when the program started at the College in collaboration with the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST), Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. The demand of professionals in the province of Aurora to upgrade their competencies necessitated the effort of the College to offer relevant Masteral level programs. The students comprising the graduate school generally belongs to private and government service departments in the province. The following table shows the comparative data of first semester enrollment at the ASCOT-NEUST collaboration program.

Comparative Data of First Semester Enrollment at the ASCOT-NEUST Collaboration from SY 1997 - 1998 to 2000 - 2001

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Rep. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo was the guest speaker during the very first Commencement Exercises of ASCOT held at the Baler Municipal Plaza on June 8, 1996. On her speech, Rep. Castillo announced the establishment of the Juana J. Angara Scholarship Foundation with an initial fund of 1 million pesos. She challenged the very first batch of graduates of ASCOT to continually look for ways to improve their standard of living, in general contributing to the development of the Province. A total of 178 students, 30 collegiate and 148 vocational, composed the first batch of graduates. The graduates in Bachelor in Agricultural Technology received bank accounts containing the sum of money they earned during their Occupational Internship Program (OIP) aside from their Diplomas and Certificates. Leading the list of Graduates was Wilson Candelario, cum laude, Bachelor in Agricultural Technology (Animal Production). The following table shows the total number of ASCOT graduates each year starting from the College's first Commencement exercises in 1996.

Total Number of Graduates from SY 1995-96 to 1999 - 2000

The next table shows a summary of ASCOT's Graduation Ceremonies from 1996 to 2000

ASCOT Commencement Exercises from 1996 - 2000

Graduate School

The ASCOT-NEUST Collaboration yielded the first batch of Masteral level graduates in November of 1999. The graduates attended the ceremonies at the NEUST in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija and also at the ASCOT graduation rights. The next table shows the total number of successful students who graduated from the program.

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FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN:

• Duly accomplished Application for Admission
• Form 138 (Original High School card)
• Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Good Moral Character
• Joint Income Tax Return of parents (for scholarship applicants)
• If married, xerox copy of marriage contract
• Dental/Medical certificates
• 1X1 I.D. picture (3 copies)

FOR TRANSFEREES

• Honorable Dismissal
• Transcript of Records/Certificate of Grades
• Certificate of Good Moral Character
• Birth Certificate
• Dental/Medical Certificates
• 1X1 I.D. picture (3 copies)
• If married, xerox copy of marriage contract

FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM

• Original Transcript of Records
• 2 copies I.D. picture (2X2)
• If married, (for female) xerox copy of marriage contract and affidavit of change of status.

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