CHED allows10 colleges in Region 1 to hike tuition

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – At least 10 colleges in Region 1 are increasing their tuition by an average of 9.8 percent as approved by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). 

Angelita Dolores, CHED-Region 1 education supervisor, said during the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas forum here yesterday that the colleges got the approval after they complied with the guidelines for tuition increase under CHED Memorandum Order 3 Series of 2012. 

Those with approved tuition hikes are the Ashbury College in Anda, Lyceum Northwestern University in Urdaneta City, Metro Dagupan Colleges in Mangaldan, and Philippine College of Science and Technology in Calasiao, all in Pangasinan; and St. Paul College of Ilocos Sur, Lorma Colleges, Northern Philippines College for Maritime Science and Technology, Polytechnic College and Osias Educational Foundation, all in La Union.  

Dolores said there are 92 colleges and universities in Region 1, 82 of which are privately owned and the rest state-run. – With Jun Elias