3 schools cease offering 'substandard' courses
Three educational institutions have voluntarily shut down the courses they are offering after they failed to comply with the standards set forth by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd). They were once offering four year courses and computer courses.
CHEd Regional Officer Dr. Isabela Mahler identified these schools as Medina Colleges in Passi, Palmares Computer College and Good Shepherds Academy in the island-province of Guimaras. The Medina College used to offer education courses, computer courses for Palmares and Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Good Shepherd Academy. The closure of courses took effect in the second semester of 2006.
Mahler said students taking these courses were asked to shift to other courses. The closure of the three courses offered by the colleges was based on the upgrading system made by CHEd in all regulated and autonomous schools.
Prior to the closure of the three courses, CHEd helped the school administration to figure out and analyze the problems affecting the schools. They could not immediately close the courses or the school itself without helping the administration. CHEd have different ways to deal with the problems.
The CHEd has been monitoring the performance of all the schools and universities according to the number of passers they have in any given licensure examinations. There are other schools that are only for profit and not to produce good and excellent students. The CHEd have to order the closure of the courses which are raising any license graduates, said Mahler.