▁offered ▁were ▁review ed ▁and ▁redirect ed ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁relevant ▁and ▁respons ive ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁industry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁courses ▁offered ▁were ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Private ▁School s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Department ▁Order ▁No . ▁ 2 3 , ▁the ▁two - year ▁General ▁Radio ▁Communic ation ▁Oper ator ▁course ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁international ▁standard ▁for ▁over se as ▁employ ment , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Philippines ▁was ▁committed ▁under ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Convention . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sports ▁approved ▁C TS ▁application ▁to ▁offer ▁a ▁five - year ▁course ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁Electron ics ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Engineering ▁( B SE CE ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁in ▁answer ▁to ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁sh ipping ▁needs , ▁C TS ▁obtained ▁appro val ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁following ▁additional ▁courses : ▁ 2 ▁Years ▁- ▁Marine ▁Electron ic ▁Techn ician ▁ 2 ▁Years ▁- ▁Marine ▁Elect rical ▁Techn ician ▁ 2 ▁Years ▁- ▁Marine ▁Re fr iger ation ▁Techn ician ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁difficult ▁years , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁never ▁lost ▁sight ▁of ▁its ▁mand ate ▁to ▁m old ▁young ▁Filip inos ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁sciences ▁and ▁technology . ▁Its ▁gradu ates ▁has ▁brought ▁hon ors ▁to ▁their ▁Al ma ▁M ater ▁by ▁to pping ▁government ▁board ▁ex ams