Top performing schools in board examination honored
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) have recognized the top performing schools in the board examination in Western Visayas. The giving out of recognition is part of the 13th CHEd anniversary celebration.
CHEd Regional Officer Dr. Isabela Mahler said the colleges and universities have high records of board passers in the licensure examinations for accountancy, medical technology, elementary and secondary education, midwifery, electronics and communications engineering, architectural engineering and chemical engineering.
In the accountancy licensure examinations, Mahler said the Garcia College of Technology in Aklan, University of the Philippines in Visayas, Central Philippine University and University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City made it on the top list. They performed with excellence on the course for Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
The number 7 board passers for the accountancy licensure examination is from the Garcia College of Technology Inc. The University of the Philippines in the Visayas was ranked number 1 in terms of number of board passers. While, Central Philippine University ranked second and University of St. La Salle ranked third.
The Collegio de San Agustin in Bacolod City, University of Negros Occidental Recoletos (UNO-R) and University of San Agustin also made good in the medical technology. In the over-all regional ranking, Collegio de San Agustin ranked first, UNO-R fourth and University of San Agustin on the 5th and 9th place.
In the licensure examination for the elementary level, the West Visayas State University ranked first while Carlos Hilado Memorial State College, Talisay in Negros Occidental ranked second. The West Visayas State University also ranked second in the licensure examination for the secondary level.
The New Lucena Polytechnic College in New Lucena ranked first and 8th in the midwifery licensure examinations. The Iloilo Doctors College ranked third. The Iloilo Doctors College also ranked first in the schools with 100 o more examinees. The La Carlota City College ranked third.
In the electronics and communication engineering, the Central Philippine University ranked number 1 in the list of schools with 50 to 99 examinees. The University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City ranked third. In the architectural engineering, the La Consolacion College in Bacolod City also made a good standing in the list of schools with 20 or more examinees. The Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College in Estancia ranked 7th in the schools with 10 highest place.