The school continued to grow, taking much time and attention from the parochial duties for the Dutch Fathers, who sought the assistance of others.

The pioneers were Sister Louise Marguerite Prevoust, Superior; Sr. Consolacion Cruz, Principal; and Sr. Valentine, who would take charge of the boarders.

Forced to flee to the mountains, they continued their catechetal work, hiking from one barrio to another and providing a source of comfort and an example of courage.

The Sisters were also of great help to the guerrilla forces, filling their medical needs and transmitting important messages, thou death was a constant threat.

1953 Courses in Secondary Trade and Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (BSEEd) were offered and recognition was given to the BSE, BSHE and Liberal Arts Programs.

Herman Van Der Sman, MSC, became Director, more buildings were erected to accommodate the increasing student population, and a stronger faculty built up with the aid of scholarships and grants.

1966 Two significant events marked this year: the blessing of the new four-storey concrete Administration Building and the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of San Nicolas College's founding.

That same year, in compliance with the Filipinization Law Sr. Pura du Sacre-Coeur Belmonte, SPC, became the first Filipino President of SNC, assuming the office vacated by Rev.

1978 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with specialization in Educational Management, English, and Home Economics was offered and received government recognition four years after.

Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) program was opened and Mr. Rodolfo G. Gier became the second lay High School Principal.

The blessing of the Computer Laboratory II in July coincided with the installation of the Local Area Network (LAN), the first in the province of Surigao del Norte.

The CARAGA Women's Resource Center (CWRC), a regional center for Gender and Development, a project of the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program (LGSP), San Nicolas College (SNC), Surigao del Norte (SDN), and Surigao City (SC), was housed in San Nicolas College.

The Diocese of Surigao, in the person of Bishop Miguel Cinches, SVD, donated San Nicolas College to the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres through Sr. Agnes Therese Teves, SPC.

Sister Mary Magdalen Torres, SPC assumed Chairmanship of the SNC Board of Trustees: Dr. Dulcemina O. Leva was appointed as the first lay Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dr. Lucy L. Teves as the Research and Planning Officer.

Organizational development activities were held: revision of the Faculty Manual by representatives from the three departments; Strategic Planning Workshop and Basic Management Course for SNC Managers; Personal Effectiveness Seminar, Documentation Procedures, and Health Safety and Security Seminar for the whole institution by work groups; formation of the SNC Vision-Mission Team.

Training workshops/sessions were conducted for the guidance counselors on basic counseling and test interpretation; the librarians on library operations; the Homeroom advisers on the Homeroom Program; the Paulthenics advisers on module making and facilitating skills; the student leaders on leadership training; the canteen personnel on baking and cooking; the carpenters on carpentry skills; the laboratory technician on laboratory techniques and management; the secretaries on filing system.

Research subject was introduced in 2nd year Science section and computerized – aided math for all high school students.

In July 2001, Liberal Arts and Commerce programs were granted 5-year Level II re-accreditation by the PAASCU Board of Directors, valid until 2006.

In support of its new BS Criminology program, the school purchased equipment such as Forensic Optical, Polygraph or Lie-Detector Machine, Questioned Documents and Fingerprints Kits.

Extension classes of St. Paul University Philippines in Doctor of Business Management and Master of Science in Information Technology were offered in SPUS-SNC Graduate School.

Computer-Aided English Diagnostic Test to improve reading and comprehensive ability was administered to all high school students.

December 3 CHED evaluators were in SPU Surigao to validate reports pertinent to the school's qualification for membership to the St. Paul University System.

March 3–4, 2005 - PAASCU accreditors visited SPU Surigao for the preliminary survey of the Teacher Education and Computer Science Programs.

August 17–18, 2006 - Resurvey of Liberal Arts and Commerce programs by PAASCU September 6–8, 2006 - San Nicolas College, now St. Paul University Surigao celebrated its centenary with the theme “SNC-SPU@100:Legacies and Challenges” September 7, 2006 - The Sacred Heart Statue in front of the University's Science Building was blessed and unveiled in honor of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) Fathers.

CHED granted government recognition R13-542202-01 s. 2006, issued on October 25, 2006 to the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCpE) program.

TESDA issued Certificates of TVET Program Registration to offer Caregiving NC II (786 hours), WTR No.

Temporary Permit to operate Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (BS Math), Level 1 was granted by CHED per TP No.

Temporary permit to operate Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) Level I was granted by CHED per TP No.

R13-842201-01, series of 2010 dated May 25, 2010 Temporary permit to operate Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED) with Pre-School as area of concentration was granted by CHED per TP No.

June 20, 2014 - Granted government permits to operate the Senior High School Program – Academic Track: General Academic and Accountancy & Business Management; TechVoc Track: Industrial Arts August 2, 2014 – Blessing of the CARAGA Culinary Center and C3 Café that were located at the ground floor, LFD building, Main Campus.