San Sebastian College – Recoletos

San Sebastian College-Recoletos
Dalubhasaang San Sebastián-Rekoletos
	Opening Minds, Forming Hearts
Other name	SSC-R, SSCR, San Sebastian, Bastê, Recoletos de Manila
Motto	Caritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	Knowledge based on Love
Type	Private, Roman Catholic, Coeducational Basic and Higher education institution
Established	March 23, 1941 (84 years and 88 days)
Founder	Rev. Fr. Gregorio I. Espiga, OAR
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic (Augustinian Recollects)
Academic affiliations	ACUCA, ASEACCU, PAASCU
President	Rev. Fr. Rafael B. Pecson, OAR
Location	2114-A Recto Avenue (formerly Azcarraga), Manila, NCR, 1001, Philippines; 14°36′01″N 120°59′22″E / 14.60031°N 120.98934°E
Campus	Main campus:; Recto, Manila;; Satellite campus:; Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna;; Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (satellite law school); , 2 hectares (4.9 acres)
Language	English, Filipino, Spanish
Alma Mater song	San Sebastian Hymn
Colors	Red and Gold
Nickname	Sebastinian
Sporting affiliations	NCAA
Mascot	Golden Stags
sports
Basketball Volleyball Swimming Chess	Tennis Table tennis Track Taekwondo
athletics	Varsity team names:; Golden Stags; (college men's varsity teams); Lady Golden Stags; (college women's varsity teams); Golden Staglets; (High School boys' varsity teams); Lady Golden Staglets; (High School girls' varsity teams)
Website	www.sscrmnl.edu.ph
	Location in Manila Location in Metro Manila Location in Luzon Location in the Philippines

San Sebastian College–Recoletos (SSC-R), commonly known by its nickname Bastê, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the six schools owned and operated by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinian Recollects in March 1941.

SSC-R, situated in the heart of Manila, in F. R. Hidalgo Street, Quiapo, was named after Roman centurion turned martyr Saint Sebastian. The College had a humble beginning. Its first functional lone building was an old convent: a two-storey Hispanic edifice made of stone and wood with capiz-shell windows. The building served as classrooms of the first batch of 200 elementary and high school enrollees. SSC-R was then an exclusive school for boys.

SSC-R was established in March 1941 but was in hiatus from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. It formally reopened after the war in 1947. The term Sebastinian, Filipino: Sebastino, refers to alumni and current students, teaching and non-teaching personnel as well as administrators of San Sebastian College-Recoletos.

The College was granted Level 3 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or PAASCU in the Elementary department, High School Department and the College Department, including the Graduate Studies and College of Law.

San Sebastian College–Recoletos, Manila maintains the lone and highest slot in Tourism being accredited Level 3 by PAASCU, as well as its Social Sciences programs, Business Administration and Psychology courses.