Bukidnon State University is a state university located in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines. The school was formerly known as Bukidnon State College. It is the only university in the Province of Bukidnon that carries the name of Bukidnon in its official name. Originally known as Bukidnon Provincial High School, Bukidnon State College started as a two-year secondary school in 1924. Upon the authority of the Director of Education, William H. Pickell, who was an American school superintendent for Bukidnon, established the school. It was first set up to train elementary school teachers for the provinces of Northern Mindanao and the neighboring regions. When it was renamed Bukidnon Normal School in 1929, it offered a four year secondary normal curriculum, becoming one of five full-fledged secondary normal schools in the country. The student population was 70 for the entire four-year secondary course. Although the curriculum is American in orientation, the majority of the students are native inhabitants of Malaybalay. The school was closed on December 9, 1941 and did not reopen after World War II.