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The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. It is owned and administered by priests of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) of the Philippine Dominican Province. The school holds the distinction of having produced Philippine presidents, revolutionary heroes, poets, legislators, members of the clergy, jurists, and is the only Philippine school that has produced several Catholic Saints that actually lived and studied inside its campus. The campus contains two statues, representing the two foremost alumni in the fields of secular and religious service: former Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and Vietnamese Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz. Also, Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the Philippines[1] and the oldest secondary institution in Asia.[2]

Letran has programs in Business, Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Information Technology, Digital Arts, Communication Arts, Accountancy etc. The colleges are divided into five departments : College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), College of Business Administration and Accountancy (CBAA), College of Education (CoE), Institute of Communication (iCOMM), and Institute of Information Technology (iIT). The Colegio has also successful athletic programs, particularly in basketball, football, volleyball, taekwondo, table tennis,and tennis. Through the years Letran has produced numerous athletes that have donned the national colors (especially in basketball) in international events like the Olympics, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games, Jones Cup, and FIBA World Championship. Letran is also a long time member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

At present, Letran remains in its original campus in Intramuros, Manila and is a member of the Intramuros Consortium.

The School's Patron Saint is St. John the Baptist while its Patroness is The Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.

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