What does University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) stand for?
The University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), the first Catholic school in Davao City, has crossed the centennial threshold as an educational institution. Founded in 1905 by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM) as the St. Peter Parochial School, it initially offered only primary and intermediate courses. In 1934, the school opened a secondary department and assumed the name Immaculate Conception Academy, and with the first batch of high school graduates in 1938, it was renamed the Immaculate Conception Institute. In 1948, the school was re-named Immaculate Conception College (ICC) which then offered initial two collegiate courses namely: Collegiate Secretarial and Pharmacy. Through the years, additional college, graduate and post-graduate programs were offered.