The College of Forestry traced its humble beginning as a small department of the then Visayas State College of Agriculture in 1975, offering both Forest Ranger Certificate and Bachelor of Science in Forestry.  From a small department with only 16 students, this academic unit had grown up to maturity and became a College in 2001 under the Leyte State University with about 160 students.  The College now offers the Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Master of Science in Forestry degree programs.  In view of its graduates’ consistent quality performance in the Licensure Examination for Foresters for the last 5 years, the College was given a recognition as CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN FORESTRY EDUCATION by the Commission on Higher Education in 2001, with a corresponding grant of Php3 million per year for a period of 3 years.

Center of Excellence

CFNR HERBARIUM: Houses a collection of specimens of locally identified timber and lesser-known tree species (thru the ViSCA-Darwin Project)

CFNR WOOD LIBRARY: Houses a collection of wood samples of indigenous and exotic tree species for instruction

CFNR ARBORETUM: Contains a collection of identified native timber and lesser-known tree species

FOREST NURSERY: producing selected indigenous and exotic tree species to support agencies involved in reforestation and restoration of the environment