222 of 2,181 private colleges and universities nationwide will raise their tuition rates by an average of 10 percent or P41.52 per unit when the next school year opens in June, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said.
In the college level, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) expects more than three million students to enrol in 2,247 public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Friday vowed it will “get tough” and run after substandard schools, warning colleges and universities all over the country to improve their education standards or face closure.
Even as the Commission on Higher Education is not mandated by law to set tuition fee ceilings, Speaker Prospero Nograles said private schools have the social and moral responsibility not to treat profits as their reason for existence.
To enhance the quality of education and improve the schools’ facilities, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) on Thursday insisted that “tuition hike is inevitable” especially for private schools.