Student leaders are at the forefront of governance practices in schools like local colleges. Students lead and serve their fellow students by initiating activities and programs for the students through the student government the college has. These young leaders are exercising their initiatives and strategies to provide excellent performance with their capabilities as student leaders, aiming to provide exemplary governance. This study aims to examine the journey of student leaders from Santo Tomas College of Agriculture, Sciences, and Technology of the Bachelor of Public Administration program serving as future public administrators in their program organization and student government council. This qualitative research involved seven participants selected randomly for in-depth interviews on top of another group, including seven students in focus group discussions. Fifteen themes emerged from these data, Value-Oriented Service Implementation, Challenges Toward Success, Uplifting Respect Towards Goals and Success, Self-Control to Improve Service Delivery, Criticism as Motivation, Goals are Greater than Challenges, Managing Time for Priorities, Dedication to Serve, Specific Goal Setting, Commitment to Position, Right Avenue to Reality, Exercising Governing Principles, Taught to Become Effective and Efficient Service Provider, Consistency in Time Management, and Fulfillment of Duties. These themes provided evidence that student leadership roles in school provide a good trend for future public administrators showcasing their skills and competence in modern governance. This study reveals that having experience with student leadership roles provides an edge over those who do not have it when preparing themselves for real-life governance.
