Universities
Tacloban City in Leyte is home to a campus of the University of the Philippines. Leyte Normal University is also located in Tacloban. There are numerous state universities serving the community, including Eastern Visayas State University, Eastern Samar State University, and the largest both in terms of land area and curricular offerings and the premier state university in the whole region, the University of Eastern Philippines located in Catarman, Northern Samar. There are also Universities in Western Samar like Samar State University which is the first University in the province, St. Mary's College of Catbalogan, formerly Sacred Heart College and Samar College. Northwest Samar State University, formerly Tiburcio Tancinco Memorial Institute of Science and Technology and Samar State College of Agriculture and Forestry, offer courses that are needed in technology and business community.
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