Philippine State College of Aeronautics

Philippine State College of Aeronautics

Estadong Dalubhasaang Aeronautika ng Pilipinas
Seal of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Former names	Basa Air Base Community College (1967-1977) Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics (1977-1992)
Type	State College, Aviation School
Established	1969
President	Dr. Bernard R. Ramirez
Vice-president	Academic Affairs Dr. Roderick C. Santiago
Dean	Institute of Engineering and Technology Dr. Roderick C. Santiago Institute of Computer Studies Dr. Estrella E. Yago (Acting) Institute of Liberal Arts and Science Dr. Rodante G. Flores Institute of Graduate Studies Dr. Roderick C. Santiago Student Affairs Mrs. Ma. Sisa T. Dela Cruz
Director	Flying School Dr. Noel R. Navigar (Acting)
Location	Piccio Garden, Villamor, Pasay City,  Philippines
Campus	Urban, approx. 16,500 m²
Hymn	"Oh Philsca Dear"
Colors	Blue and white
Nickname	Philscanian, Iron Eagle
Affiliations	CHED, CAAP, CSC, COA, TESDA, PRC, SAEP, AACUP, PAF, DepEd, SCUAA, UCLAA
Website	philsca.edu.ph

The Philippine State College of Aeronautics or PhilSCA is the aviation state college of the Republic of the Philippines with its main campus located at Piccio Garden, Villamor, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Aside from its undergraduate courses, it is the only institution in the Philippines that offers masters and doctoral programs in aeronautical education and management.

Recently, PhilSCA was awarded by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) as the Number 1 Aeronautical School in the Country as it gains high percentage of board passers and for being Top 1 in the PRC Aeronautical Engineering Board Examination for almost 7 years in a row from 2004 until October 2012.

Currently, PhilSCA is one of the top performing aeronautical engineering schools in the country.

It was initially established in 1967 as Basa Air Base Community College under AFP Regulation G. 168-342 issued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines dated April 1968 under the Department of National Defense to address the problem plaguing the 5th Fighter Wing of the Philippine Air Force stationed at Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga. Most of its graduates are employed in the AFP, Philippine National Police (PNP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation, Air Transportation Office, as well as by local and international airline companies, aeronautical colleges and flight schools, and aircraft repair stations.

In 1977, Basa Air Base College (BABC) established an annex in Nichols Air Base (currently Villamor Air Base) in Pasay City known as BABC-Annex using the classroom of the Pasay City South High School for afternoon and evening classes.

In the same year, satellite campus was established in Fernando Air Base in Lipa City, Batangas.

Also in the same year, President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 1078 converting Basa Air Base Community College to Philippine Air Force College of Aeronautics with its main campus in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Metro Manila. Although with state college status, its charter did not provide for government subsidy as it was considered as a non-profit and non-stock educational institution. It was envisioned by Philippine Air Force authorities to be the Philippine Air Force Academy to solve its problem in the procurement and training of its officer pilots through the merging of the Philippine Air Force Flying School and the Philippine Air Force Regular Officer Procurement Program.