Central Philippine University – College of Theology

The Central Philippine University College of Theology, also referred to as CPU COT, CPU College of Theology, or CPU Theology, is a Baptist theological seminary and one of the academic units of Central Philippine University, a private research university in Iloilo City, Philippines. It was founded in 1905 as the Bible School for the training of Christian men, workers, and missionaries, through a grant from the American industrialist and Northern Baptist, John D. Rockefeller. The College of Theology is the oldest college and academic unit of Central Philippine University and the first and oldest Baptist theological seminary in the Philippines.

Initially established as the Bible School, it later evolved into the theological department one year after when Jaro Industrial School, the predecessor of Central Philippine University, became a junior college in 1923. In 1938, the Baptist Missionary Training School for women, a separate seminary for women, merged with it as Central Philippine University became a senior college. In 1953, when Central Philippine College was converted to a university, the department was elevated to the status of the College of Theology.

The seminary is affiliated with the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC) and the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA).