Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: The Role of Co-Curricular Activities in Shaping Business and Accountancy Students at Pilgrim Christian College, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

Abstract

Co-curricular activities are fundamental in nurturing the hidden abilities of students. They play a significant role in education by fostering personal growth and fostering a sense of unity among students. The study evaluated the role of co-curricular activities in the development of Business and Accountancy students at Pilgrim Christian College conducted by co-curricular organizations. The study used a descriptive method of research and used surveys to gather the primary data. Findings of gender data revealed that more of the members of co-curricular organizations who participated in the co-curricular activities were females, only a few were males and the majority of the members of JPIA and BSS student organizations were at age greater than 19 years old but lesser than 21 years old. More of the members of the co-curricular organizations had their perceptions that co-curricular activities were valuable to their development. The majority of the SBA students favoured that co-curricular activities headed and sponsored by JPIA and BSS were beneficial to their development both in the physical and intellectual aspects. On the other hand, more of the members and officers of the co-curricular organizations who were involved in the co-curricular activities had a conflict of schedule on their duties as working students and their class schedules as regular students. The study concluded that the majority of the members of the co-curricular organizations who participated in the co-curricular activities learned and practiced teamwork, confidence, motivation, and leadership, and more of the SBA students who joined the co-curricular activities practiced all of the PCC values such as Faith, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, and Service (FIRES).