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Wednesday, June 04, 2003
18 Cebu colleges get okay to raise tuition 5 to 20%
By Linette C. Ramos
Sun.Star Staff Reporter
TWENTY-SEVEN colleges and universities in Central Visayas, 18 of which are in Cebu, will increase tuition and other school fees this school year after the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) 7 approved their application.
The increase in tuition and other school fees in the higher educational institutions (HEIs) this year ranges from five to 20 percent.
Ched 7 records showed that the lowest tuition increase per unit is P2.68, while the highest is P50 per unit.
Dr. Josefino Ronquillo, regional coordinator for tuition increase and scholarship of Ched 7, assured that aside from the 27 HEIs, no other school can implement an increase this year since the deadline for applications lapsed last May 30.
He warned other colleges and universities not to implement an increase in the middle of school year 2003-2004 since no school can raise tuition without applying and getting the approval of Ched.
From the original list of 32 higher educational institutions (HEIs) that initially applied for an increase in tuition and other school fees, only 27 will implement the increase, after three schools withdrew their petition.
Final list
Cebu Technical School’s petition was rejected after they failed to comply with the requirements of Ched while the University of the Visayas in Toledo City has yet to address the complaints of students regarding school fee increase.
“The list is already final, only the 27 schools will be able to increase their tuition after the petitions were filed and approved. Except for two HEIs, all the schools were able to comply with the requirements,” Ronquillo told Sun.Star.
AMA Computer College in Cebu and Dumaguete City and St. Joseph College of Canlaon withdrew their petitions to increase after the top management of the schools decided to maintain their school fees, Ronquillo said.
HEIs in Cebu City that will increase tuition by five percent are Velez College and ABE International College of Business and Accountancy, while Cebu Doctors’ College will increase tuition in some courses by eight percent.
A 10 percent increase will be implemented by Asian College of Technology-Cebu, Bantayan Southern Institute in Cebu, Cebu Aeronautical Technical School, Cebu Institute of Technology, Salazar Institute of Technology Cebu City and Madridejos campuses, Systems Technology Institute in Cebu City and St. Theresa’s College in Cebu City.
10 percent
University of Cebu (College of Law), University of Southern Philippines in Cebu City and University of the Visayas in Cebu City, Blessed Trinity College in Bohol, Bohol Northeastern College, University of Bohol and Foundation University in Dumaguete City will also increase their tuition and miscellaneous fees by 10 percent.
A 15 percent tuition increase will be implemented by Cebu Roosevelt Memorial Colleges and Felipe Verallo Memorial Foundation in Bogo, Cebu, Colegio de Sta. Catalina in Dumaguete City and Villaflores College in Negros Oriental.
Consolatrix College of Toledo City, Philippine Maritime Academy in Tagbilaran City and Asian College of Science and Technology in Negros Oriental will also implement a 20 percent increase in tuition starting this June.
“So, other schools that would like to increase their tuition will just have to wait until next school year. Unless they filed a petition and we approved it, no other school can implement an increase,” Ronquillo said.
(June 4, 2003 issue)
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