Vision
A center of excellence in agriculture and other disciplines in MINSUPALA archipelagos.
Mission
Devoted to quality instruction, culturally sensitive research, relevant extension services, and sustainable production to produce holistic graduates.
Goals
1. Produce globally competent professionals in agriculture and other disciplines.
2. Lead relevant research in halal production and other allied sciences.
3. Publish multi-disciplinary researches globally.
4. Strengthen collaborative researches and linkages with local, national, and international funding agencies.
5. Initiate and promote the use of advanced technology for the development and progress of the community.
Core Values
Motivated to Service with Understanding and Love in Nurturing individuals who are Accountable to their actions and are Committed to excellence.
Motivated
Service-oriented
Understanding
Loving
Nurturing
Accountable
Committed
History
Lumbatan Farm School and Lumbatan Agricultural School
The MSU-Lanao del Norte Agricultural College started as Lumbatan Farm School (LFS), situated in present day Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur. It was an elementary school offering grades 1 to 4 only. The school was managed by American military men with S/Sgt. Ed F. Smith as Head Teacher.
LFS was created during the initial encounter between the Americans and the Muslim Filipinos in the Southern Philippines in the early 1900s. It was a product of the American mandate to develop, to civilize, to educate, and to train the Filipinos in the art of self-government.
After the inauguration of the Philippine Bill of 1902, LFS was renamed to Lumbatan Agricultural School (LAS). The renaming hinted the giving of emphasis on agriculture throughout the learning process. This was in line with the evolving mandate of the Americans to not only prepare the Filipinos for self-government but also to increase agricultural productivity in the region.
Lumbatan Agricultural High School and Caromatan Agricultural School
After the passage of Jones Law on August 29, 1914, Lumbatan Agricultural School was renamed Lumbatan Agricultural High School (LAHS). The school’s curriculum was modified to provide complete secondary education. The Traveling Junior Normal Course was adopted for third and fourth-year students. This normal course was intended to equip graduating students with the skills to teach.
With the adoption of the policy of “Filipinization”, more and more Filipinos were sought to fill important positions in the local governments and industries. LAHS and other local schools were expected to provide more educated Filipinos for that purpose.
In 1946, Congressman Manalao Mindalano, who was also a brave soldier during the Japanese Occupation, managed the transfer of LAHS to Malabang, Lanao Province. Mr. Simeon Santos was designated as principal. One of the products of the post-war LAHS was Mamangcao Grande, who later on became the Superintendent of the LNAC.
In early 1953, the late Congressman Mohammad Ali Dimaporo initiated the transfer of the school to Karomatan (now Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte). At that time, Karomatan, which was also spelled as Caromatan in some documents, was part of Kapatagan. Under Executive Order 588, series of 1953, Karomatan became a municipality and was inaugurated on July 4, 1953. On the same day, LAHS was also inaugurated in Karomatan, finally settling in a portion of land of the public domain located in Ramain Valley.
LAHS finally acquired title to its land on October 17, 1955, when the President of the Republic of the Philippines issued Presidential Proclamation No. 207 reserving One Million Eight Hundred Twelve Thousand and Four Hundred Eleven (1,812,411) square meters of land for Lumbatan Agricultural High School situated in Barrio Caromatan, Municipality of Caromatan, Province of Lanao (now Brgy. Ramain, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte). The land is identified as Lot No. 865.
With the unimpeded march of me and events, the school was renamed Caromatan Agricultural School (CAS) in 1965. At this time, CAS continued its original mandate to educate and train the people of Mindanao, particularly Caromatan and nearby areas, in the art of agriculture and teaching, and to equip them with the necessary education to contribute to the development of Mindanao.
Lanao del Norte Agricultural College
In 1969, under Republic Act No. 5507, the school was converted to Lanao del Norte Agricultural College (LNAC). Section 2 of said Republic Act states that “Lanao del Norte Agricultural College shall offer, in addition to the secondary agricultural curriculum, the following collegiate courses:
Four-year technical agricultural leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Four-year teacher education leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education
Two-year technical agriculture leading to the title of Associate in Agriculture.
During the time of Superintendent Mamangcao Grande, LNAC purchased private lands used as laboratories for agricultural and forestry courses. These lands include Lot Nos. 751, 752,167, 753, 639, 749, 646, and 855. Since then, the school has been in occupation of the land. All school records produced and kept were lost when the administration building was entirely razed to the ground in 1977.
MSU-Lanao del Norte Agricultural College
In 2001, through the BOR Resolution No. 11-A, s. 2001 and pursuant to RA No. 8292, otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, mandating all CHED-supervised institutions to be integrated to nearby universities, the Lanao del Norte Agricultural College was integrated to the Mindanao State University System and has been known as MSU-Lanao del Norte Agricultural College.
The integration of LNAC to the MSU system did not radically change the original mandate of LNAC. Rather, it gave more emphasis on the education of Muslims and cultural minorities in Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan. The integration also opened opportunities for LNAC to offer more courses.
In 2005, pursuant to BOR Resolution No. 62, series of 1999, the President of the MSU System granted to MSU-LNAC the Authority to offer Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with three majors, namely, General Education, English, and Mathematics.
In 2006, MSU-SND was integrated into MSU-LNAC as its Laboratory High School according to BOR Resolution No. 21-B, series of 2006. MSU-SND, located in Poblacion, Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte, was one of the 14 MSU High Schools previously under the supervision of the Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (External Units).
Through the same authorization process for the adoption of BS Elementary Education, the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology was offered in MSU-LNAC in 2008. In the same year, the Graduate School formally opened, offering Master of Science in Farming System, Master of Science in Animal Science, and Master of Arts in Education major in School Administration. In 2013, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science was adopted. The adoption of the curriculum of Bachelor of Education Major in Filipino was approved in 2023.
