inary ▁and ▁IC SA ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁loss ▁indeed . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁sem inary ▁re open ed ▁as ▁a ▁Pre - Col lege ▁Sem inary . ▁Those ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁College ▁Sem inary ▁( Ph il osoph y ) ▁under go ▁a ▁one - year ▁training ▁formation ▁at ▁the ▁Pre - Col lege ▁Sem inary . ▁This ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁Minor ▁Sem inary ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁sp ending ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁sem inary ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁College ▁Sem inary , ▁one ▁can ▁opt ▁to ▁study ▁high ▁school ▁outside ▁the ▁sem inary ▁and ▁then ▁enter ▁the ▁Pre - Col lege ▁Sem inary ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁Sem inary . ▁ ▁In ▁school ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁opened ▁a ▁Minor ▁Sem inary ▁again , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁Sem inary ▁Academy ▁( IC SA ), ▁the ▁former ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁Academy ▁( IC A ), ▁now ▁called ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁Academy ▁Stud ents ▁and ▁Al umn i ▁School ▁( IC AS AS ), ▁occup ying ▁the ▁St ella ▁Mar is ▁building ▁and ▁comp ound , ▁in ▁Con ce pc ion , ▁dow nt own ▁Vi rac . ▁The ▁rev ived ▁I CA / IC SA ▁is ▁now ▁under ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁I CA / IC SA ▁Al umn