University of San Carlos 

The University of San Carlos (USC; Filipino: Pamantasan ng San Carlos; Cebuano: Unibersidad sa San Carlos), colloquially referred to as San Carlos or Sangkarlos, is a private, Catholic, and research university administered by the Philippine Southern Province of the Society of the Divine Word in Cebu City, Philippines since 1935. It traces its origins to the Seminario-Colegio de San Carlos, the seminary of the then Diocese of Cebu, which opened in 1783 in the building which previously functioned as the Jesuit Colegio de San Ildefonso from 1595 to 1768. The Colegio separated from the seminary in 1924, and later became a university on July 1, 1948.

USC has 2 campuses with combined land area of 88 hectares or 217 acres (Talamban campus has 78 hectares). The Commission on Higher Education has recognized 8 of its programs as Centers of Excellence and 12 of its programs as Centers of Development as of March, 2016.