Samar State University is a university in the province of Samar, Philippines. Samar State University was inaugurated in 1912 during the incumbency of Governor Vicente Jazmines. The dimension of the one-story building are 31 meters by 12 meters. The construction of the building estimated ₱19,000 pesos. . The main campus is in Catbalogan City, Samar. Formerly known as the Samar State Polytechnic College, it has three external campuses, namely, the Paranas Campus in Paranas; Mercedes Campus in Barangay Mercedes, Catbalogan City, and the Basey Campus, the future site of the university's College ...