The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) was founded in 1905 by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM). It started as a parochial school, “St. Peter’s Parochial School” with only the primary and intermediate courses offered. It has three campuses, the Fr. Selga campus (which houses various programs that includes Information Technology, Nursing, Medical Technology, Music, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pharmacy and also the Graduate School), the Bonifacio campus (which houses various programs that includes Business and Governance, Engineering, Education, Liberal Arts), and lastly Bajada campus (which houses the grade school and high school units, respectively). When the high school opened in 1934, the school assumed the name “Immaculate Conception Academy” and by 1938, the first batch of high school students graduated. By then, the school had been re-named “Immaculate Conception Institute”. As World War II broke out in 1941, the school closed and was re-opened five years later. The school received government recognition for the high school level in 1947.