A LEADING INSTITUTION OF LEARNING COMMITTED TO PRODUCE EXCELLENT RESPONSIBLE AND WELL ROUNDED LEADER TO THE SOCIETY.

    TO PROVIDE A DYNAMIC AND SUPPORTIVE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, WHICH SHALL DEVELOP COMPETENT, UPRIGHT, KNOWLEDGEABLE PRODUCTIVE AND SOCIALLY AWARE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HIGH STANDARDS OF INSTRUCTION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION IN A NO-SECTARIAN INSTITUTION COMMITTED TO DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS EDUCATION.

TO CRYSTALLIZE HER MISSION, STIP aims TO:

     1. Create an intelectually stimulating and challenging leaming environment that accelerate intellectual capacities,promote excellence and maintain a strong commitment to cummunity development.

      2.Mold inovative individuals lured to the pursuit of new knowledge and apply themin their respective field.

       3.Embolden students to be in constant quest for excellence in their personal and professional endeavors.

      4.Offer programs that equip students with moral values,social and ecological awareness,enhance local and global knowledge and competitiveness while nurturing patriotism and love of humanity.

      5.Strengthen the competence, dedication and work values, productivity and research skills and community involvement..

      6.Promote local and foreign linkages to provide a fertile ground for collaboration of academic and industrial institutions for the development  of the individual and the community in general.AND:

       7.Inculcate among the members  of STIP family the values of sharing and supporting others specially to those who have least in life in community.

  To attain her goals,STIP adopts the following objjectives

       1.To make STIP an environment conductive to learning.equip with technological gadgets that will promote critical thinking and innovative outlook .

       2.To develop among students and personnel a strong commitment to work for the development of the community.

        3.To train students to look for more information and leads to the discovery of new knowledge and skills that will be useful in their chosen field.

        4.To facilitate further studies  by providing the technology needed for researrch.

         5.To equip students with decision making skills to enhance his capability to screen information necessary to a particular situation.

         6.To tap local and foreign organizations for collaborative endeavors for the development of the individuals and the community.

        7.To widen the horizon of the learners and teachers through information technology and linkages with local and foreign organization

        8.To inculcate among students and personnel the commitment of to be a good  steward of God-Given resources.

         9.To bridge the gap between the academe and industrial institution for better relationship and mutual  support for the good of to community.

         10.To help each one to knowledge the importance of every member of the community and its role for development.

     The massive development of bislig in agricultural and industrial aspect made the municipality a meting pot in surigao del sur. In area of education. Bislig is recognize as the school belt of surigao del sur, being part of the borders of agusan del sur, bukidnon and davao oriental.

     Among the many existing schools which sprouted in the middle part of the 60's was Recaredo Castillo College.The school had an existing program from kinder to college. With the increasing demand for short term quality education . the Recaredo Castillo College or RCC enriched her programs by offering Technical Vocational School owned by Mr. & Mrs. Jose L. Toyco, Sr. in 1974.

     The Management problems that rocked the RCC school administration coupled with unprecedented increase in enrollment  in the technical-vocational courses of the institution. the Technical Ddevelopment of RCC too an ambitios eap to seperate from the mother school and named it as Saint Joseph Technical School which later expanded her array of courses needed by the community.

     In 1986, In line with the circular of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports ordering the conversion of single proprietorship schools into Corporation. Saint Joseph Technical School was change to Southern Technological Institute of the Phils.,Inc. and expanded offering by adding degree courses and complete Secondary Education.

     With the thought of providing quality education to poor but deserving students, STIP has continued expanding its curriculum, Presently, she is offering the following Degree Programs. Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Bachelor of Science of Secondary Education TESDA Courses are Automotive Servicing NC II and Food Beverage .

    The following program has been applied for Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor in Elementary Education and TESDA Courses of Security Services NC II. Guided with the belief that "The best is nnot always measured by its cost but by tis quality" STIP continues in enriching her offerings to offer quality but affordable education to the people of Bislig and nearby municipalities and cities.