‘FCC’s nursing school, the best in Capiz and the whole world’
ROXAS CITY – Officials of Filamer Christian College (FCC) clarified yesterday that its school of nursing is not closed and that they are making improvements on it.
FCC officials called a press conference yesterday to clarify reports on the warning issued by the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) regarding the performance of FCC’s nursing school in the nursing exams.
Mr. Jessie Contreras, member of the Board of Trustee (BOT), that the FCC’s nursing school is still the best in Capiz, in the entire country and in the whole world. He cited that many of FCC’s nursing graduates are now successfully working in various parts of the globe.
Contreras, who is concurrent administrator of the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital (CEH) stressed that its nursing school is not closed, contrary to the rumors, but will improve more as the FCC is gunning to be converted into a university in the near future.
“We have the best hospital, the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital where the nursing students undergo their on-the-job training,” Contreras said.
Dr. Expedito Señeres, FCC president, also clarified that it’s only in 2010 that the school failed to pass the national percentage of the nursing board examination in which according to him, in 2008, the school has 49% passing percentage which was higher than the national passing percentage of 43.78 while in 2009, FCC got 52.72 passing percentage while the national passing percentage was only 40.8%.
He clarified that the FCC school of nursing failed to pass the national percentage in the recent board exam because of the many re-takers who failed to pass the board exam.
He added that the FCC nursing department is now inviting the re-takers to refresh themselves by attending the classes for free in order to pass the appraisal test before taking the board exam again.
Señeres also said that the first timers will have also to pass first the appraisal test before taking the same.
Meanwhile, Rev. Elesio Fantilaga, chairman of the board of trustees, announced that the FCC offered the ‘no down payment scheme’ to enrollees in all levels starting this school year 2010–2011.
This means, according to him, students can be admitted in the class even without paying their tuition fees however, they will pay during the examinations such as prelim, midterm and final.
Atty. Mariano Dioso, also a board of trustees, said the scheme was conceptualized during the board meeting wherein they recognize that there are students, especially the children of farmers, who cannot yet pay for enrollment as it is not yet harvest season.
According to him, money should not be the hindrance for the students who wanted to go to school.
Contreras added the scheme which benefit many students is FCC’s way of paying back to Capiceños who supported the school eversince.
He added that the FCC, who is run by the Seventh Day Adventist, is non-stock, non-profit and owned by Jesus Christ wherein its board of trustees, chairman and employees are not share holders.
The FCC officials also announced that the school will have a 5% increase on tuition fees and other fees of the school however, the said school will give discount to those parents having two or three students.
They also said that children of the members of the media who study at FCC are entitled to 10% discount.