CHED stops 25 non-performing colleges from offering 6 courses

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has ordered 25 schools to phase out some of their courses for failing to produce successful examinees in licensure tests over the last three years.

Dr. Ester Garcia, CHED chairperson, said that these schools registered "zero passing rate" in the examinations given by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC).

The schools directed to phase out BS Accountancy are the Isabela Colleges in Cauayan, Isabela; Assumption Sapang Palay College in Sapang Palay, Bulacan; Colegio de San Pascual Baylon in Obando, Bulacan; Divine Pastora College in Gapan, Nueva Ecija; St. Augustine College in Baliuag, Bulacan; Golden Gate College in Batangas City; Immaculate Concepcion College of Balayan in Batangas and Immaculate Concepcion College of Boac in Boac, Marinduque;

Rizal College of Taal in Batangas; Colegio de Santa Rita in San Carlos City; Northwestern Visayan College in Kalibo, Aklan; University of Southern Philippines in Lahug, Cebu City; Franciscan College of the Immaculate Concepcion in Baybay, Leyte; Southern Mindanao Colleges in Pagadian City; Dominican College in San Juan, Metro Manila; Perpetual Help College of Manila in Sampaloc, Manila and Roosevelt College System in Marikina, Manila.

The schools asked to stop offering BS Commerce are San Jose College in San Jose City; Eastern Laguna College in Paete, Laguna and Arellano University in Pasay City.

The Palawan Polytechnic College in Puerto Princesa City and Southern de Oro Philippines College in Cagayan de Oro City were ordered to phase out BS in Customs Administration.

Records showed that Romblon College of Fisheries and Forestry in Romblon and Aquinas Universities in Rawis, Legaspi City can no longer offer BS Forestry and BS Chemistry, respectively, while MATS College of Technology in Davao City will stop offering BS Civil Engineering.

"Phase out means they can no longer accept first year students in these programs," Garcia added.

Second, third and fourth year students, on the other hand, may be allowed to finish the course in the same school or transfer to other institutions.

The commission can allow an institution to re-offer a phased-out course if there is an improvement in the performance of their senior students who were left in the school.