<P> In 2006, the acronym of STI no longer stands as Systems Technology Institute because it offers not just Technology and Science courses, but also Health, Arts, Managements, Businesses, Hospitality, and Culinary, albeit that up to this present time though, IT and CS courses are still the largest population in the institution . The initials STI therefore has been orphaned and becomes a pseudo-acronym . </P> <P> In 2002, STI obtained a majority share in De los Santos College to create the DLS - STI College of Health Professions . In 2006, they acquired a stake in the De Los Santos Medical Center, now known as De Los Santos - STI Medical Center . </P> <P> On October 2013, STI Health Professionals, Inc., a subsidiary of STI Education Systems Holdings, Inc. and operator of De Los Santos - STI, purchased Makati Medical Center College from Medical Doctors, Inc. through its sister school PWU . PWU was in a joint venture arrangement with STI at the time . That arrangement has since ended and PWU has sold Makati Medical Center College . </P> <P> STI College is the Philippines' largest network of colleges with over 100 campuses nationwide . Some campuses uses various STI brand names . </P>

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