Xijen College is a private tertiary school based in MountainProvince, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. The school offers short term courses  from Information Technology to Household Services and up to four year degree courses. Starting in 1992 as Xijen Institute of Technology, the school has moved on to be the alternative center of learning in Mountain Province. The school pioneered IT literacy in this part of the world. Students, office workers benefited a lot from the training programs that the school provided. "Computer to the Barrios" was also a pioneering initiative of the school. This was the setting up of computer labs in barrion high schools- long before the government and NGOs came up with their own computer literacy programs. When the Internet was at its infancy stage in the country, Xijen was the first to avail of a satellite serviced Internet access. This helped narrow the digital divide in the province. Today, Xijen's graduates have gone on to set up their own internet shops, worked in schools and offices as computer maintenance technicians, provide administrative support to law offices, government agencies and the like. Trust Xijen to continue to provide innovative, quality education as it moves on to conquer new heights in the delivery of its services . This year 2009, Xijen will widen coverage of its e-learning program to include the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao, some parts of Kalinga and Benguet