As a socially oriented school, SPC is one:

• Whose administration, faculty and students are conversant with the current economic, political, socio-cultural and ecological conditions of the Philippines;

• Where the academic community is actively involved in work with the marginalized of society towards self-reliance and total human liberation;

• Where curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities foster the development of social awareness and involvement of the different sectors of the community with chosen programs of action that promote genuine democracy and nationalism;

• Where the teaching methodology and approaches to learning and systems of evaluation recognize the uniqueness of every person so as to develop critical thinking and cultivate social responsibility;

• Where policies of employment and inter-relationships reflect social values, especially justice and equity and respect for human dignity; and

• Where the various sectors participate in making decisions and policies which affect them