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Rosario G. Manasan and Danileen C. Parel

Philippine Institute for Development Studies
2 September 2014
Review & Assessment
of Programs Ofered
by State Universities
and Colleges (SUCs)
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Overview of presentation

Objetives of t!e st"dy

Approa! and met!odology

#indings

#"t"re steps
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Objetives of t!e st"dy

Review and assess t!e diferent

programs being ofered by t!e
major SUCs in regions not
inl"ded in t!e earlier st"dy vis$%$
vis

t!eir mandates

Program d"pliation (i&e&' o"rses

being ofered by ot!er SUCs and
ot!er SUCs in t!e same region)

t!e ("ality of grad"ates prod"ed

Reommend o"rses of ation as

well as an ation plan to p"rs"e
given t!e )ndings above to
improve t!e relevane and ("ality
of o"rse oferings of t!e SUCs
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Motivation of the study

*!y t!e onern abo"t fait!f"lness to

mandates+

Ofering programs o"tside mandate

inreases n"mber of program oferings
!ig!er per st"dent ost
wastef"lness

Ofering program o"tside mandate

program d"pliation

*!y t!e onern abo"t program

d"pliation+

Program d"pliation rowding o"t of

private setor

*!y t!e onern abo"t ("ality+

Creation of SUCs typially attrib"ted to

t!e need for aess' b"t aess is only
meaningf"l if one also gets ("ality
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Approa! & met!odology

Coverage , all SUCs aross all

regions

-es. review of program oferings'

enrolment t!erein and passing
rates in P/0s of individ"al SUCs

1ey informant interviews

ond"ted wit! seleted SUCs
o2ials' and regional o2ials of
t!e Commission on 3ig!er
0d"ation (C30-) and t!e 4ational
0onomi and -evelopment
A"t!ority (40-A)
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Overview of presentation

Objetives of t!e st"dy

Approa! and met!odology

#indings

SUC program ofering vis$

%$vis t!eir mandates

Program d"pliation

5"ality of instr"tion

#"t"re steps
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SUCs program ofering vis t!eir mandates

678$978 of programs ofered by majority of

SUCs are o"tside t!eir ore mandates

Some :7 SUCs !ave limited mandates

;ore t!an 678 of all SUCs allowed by t!eir

!arters to ofer programs o"tside of t!eir
ore mandates at t!e disretion of t!e /oard
of <r"stees

978$=778 of program ofering of a small

n"mber of SUCs are wit!in t!eir ore mandates

Some =7 SUCs !ave remained fait!f"l to

t!eir ore mandate

Some =7 SUCs !ave reently been

onverted in reent years from olleges to
"niversities t!ereby e>panding t!eir
mandates

;andate of some SUCs are broad and all

enompassing to start wit!
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Program d"pliation

?iven prevalene of SUCs wit! program

oferings o"tside t!eir ore mandates' it is
not s"rprising t!at t!ere is d"pliation in
t!eir program oferings relative to t!ose of
ot!er SUCs and P30@s in t!e same region

SUCs programs lassi)ed into

o
programs t!at are "ni("e to t!e SUC
"nder st"dy
o
programs t!at are ofered by t!e
given SUC and any one of t!e ot!er
SUCs b"t are not ofered by P30@s in
t!e same region
o
programs t!at are ofered by t!e
given SUC and any one of t!e P30@s
b"t are not ofered by any one of t!e
ot!er SUCs in t!e same region
o
programs t!at are ofered by t!e
given SUC and any one of t!e ot!er
SUCs and any one of t!e P30@s in t!e
same region
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Program d"pliation
On t!e average' t!e program d"pliation rate varies from AB8$A68 if
omp"ted based on total n"mber of program oferings and C98$9:8
if omp"ted based on total enrollment
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Program d"pliation

Over A78 of all t!e SUCs overed

"nder t!is st"dy registered
d"pliation rates (omp"ted based on
n"mber of programs ofered) t!at are
"pwards of A68

3ig!est -"pliation rateD Region E@@

CF8$978 (total n"mber of

program oferings)

9F8$998 (based on total

enrollment)

Gowest -"pliation rateD AR;;

F98$A=8 (total n"mber of

programs ofered)

C:8$CF8 (based on total

enrollment)
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Program d"pliation

3ig! rates of program

d"pliation appeared to be
assoiated wit! an inrease in
t!e n"mber of programs ofered
by SUCs d"ring t!e period

Aro"nd C78 of t!e SUCs

overed !ave inreased t!e
n"mber of programs t!ey
are ofering in :776$:7=7
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*!y is program d"pliation an iss"e+

Res"lts of ;anasan (:7==)

s"ggests n"mber of programs
ofered tend to inrease per
st"dent ost of SUCs

#?-s wit! private !ig!er

ed"ation instit"tions (P30@s)
indiate t!at program
d"pliation is a problem from
t!eir perspetive

Crowding o"t

Uneven playing )eld

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SUC are rowding o"t P30@s H

P30@s o2ials point o"t t!at w!en

SUCs ofer programs t!at P30@s
traditionally ofer P30@s )nd it
di2"lt to ompete against SUCs
in attrating st"dents bea"se of
t!e low t"ition t!at SUCs !arged

Alt!o"g! C30- provide

s!olars!ips t!at allow
st"dents to enroll in s!ool of
t!eir !oie' t!e s"pport val"e
is low relative to t"ition
!arged by P30@s

*!en enrollment in program

delines ontin"o"sly' fa"lty
retren!ment annot be
avoided sometimes
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Uneven playing )eld H&

;any P30@s also dery w!at t!ey

pereived to be a do"ble standard in
reg"lationI monitoring of SUCs and P30@s
by C30-

Some C30- regional o2ials admit

t!at C30- !as di2"lty applying t!e
same standards on SUCs bea"se of
t!e so$alled Ja"tonomyK t!at t!eir
C!arters vest on SUCs

Aording to P30@s' SUCs ofer o"rses

despite t!e fat SUCs do not !ave t!e
needed failities and ("ali)ed fa"lty
w!ile C30- stritly enfores t!e its
Poliies' Standards and ?"idelines
(PS?) on P30@s (espeially tr"e of
satellite amp"ses)
o
*it! detrimental impat on ("ality
of instr"tion and P/0 passing rates
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Program d"pliation , a non$iss"e+

Some SUC o2ials say t!at

program d"pliation among
SUCs and P30@s is a non$iss"e

An important goal of SUCs is

providing aess and e("ity
o
4eed to onsider
geograp!ial !arateristi
of regionL d"pliation may
be neessary w!en yo"
!ave regions omposed of
island provines
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Program d"pliation , w!en t!e s!oe is on t!e ot!er foot

Some SUC o2ials t!in. t!at

bran!es of national
"niversities (e&g&' UP' PUP'
<UP' P4U) in t!e regions tend
to give rise to "nd"e
ompetition to t!e SUCs in t!e
said regions

Same is tr"e wit! respet to

t!e presene of a bran!I
e>tension lass of a regional
SUC in a region t!at is o"tside
of its original at!ment area
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Overview of presentation

Objetives of t!e st"dy

Approa! and met!odology

#indings

SUC program ofering vis$%$vis

t!eir mandates

Program d"pliation

5"ality of instr"tion

#"t"re steps
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5"ality of instr"tion in 30@s

;edian passing rate for BC P/0s :776$:7== ranged from

M78 to MC8

only =7 o"t of t!ese BC P/0s !ad average passing rates

above F78 and only F !ave passing rates above A78
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5"ality of instr"tion in 30@s

On average' SUCs perform better t!an P30@s in

CM8 of t!e P/0s from :776$:7==

SUCs improve t!eir advantage f"rt!er d"ring

t!e period in abo"t B=8 of P/0s $
riminology' "stoms administration' forestry'
geology' elementary ed"ation' marine
engineering' medial te!nology' midwifery'
mining engineering and n"rsing

3owever' edge t!at SUCs "sed to enjoy in t!e

early part of t!e period !as eroded in abo"t
F98 of t!e P/0s , ao"ntany' aerona"tial
engineering' ar!itet"re' !emial
engineering' !emistry' ivil engineering'
dental mediine' eletrial engineering'
eletronis engineering' environmental
planning' geodeti engineering' interior
design' library siene' marine
transportation' me!anial engineering'
mediine' n"trition and dietetis'
o"pational t!erapy' p!armay' p!ysial
t!erapy' soial wor. and veterinary mediine
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5"ality of instr"tion in 30@s

*orrisome t!at t!ere is a

preponderane of SUCsI P30@s wit!
Nero passing rate in many P/0s

i&e&' w!en SUCs are ran.ed

aording to P/0 passing rate
and gro"ped' t!e largest n"mber
of SUCs fall in Nero passing rate
ategory

<r"e for agri"lt"re' ao"ntany'

riminology' eletrial engineering'
eletronis engineering' geodeti
engineering' soial wor.' elementary
ed"ation' seondary ed"ation' library
siene' forestry' and environmental
planning

<!is problem not m"! of a problem

for SUCs in !emial engineering' ivil
engineering' and me!anial
engineering' and marine transportation
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Passing rate in Ao"ntany /oard
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Passing rate in Ao"ntany /oard
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;any SUCs
!ave Nero
passing rate
in P/0s in
t!ree years
in :776$
:7==

Gist of SUCs
wit! passing
rates below
national
average is
even longer
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5"ality of instr"tion in 30@s

An average SUC passing

rate t!at is above t!at
national average does not
g"arantee t!at satellite
amp"ses are performing as
well

<!ere are ases w!ere t!e

main amp"s of t!e SUC
does not perform as well as
its satellite amp"ses
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Overview of presentation

Objetives of t!e st"dy

Approa! and met!odology

#indings

SUC program ofering vis$%$vis

t!eir mandates

Program d"pliation

5"ality of instr"tion

#"t"re steps
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Reommendations

<o !elp rationaliNe program oferings of

SUCs and improve ("ality

C30- to lose e>isting programs

w!ere SUCs performane in P/0s is
"nder parL C30- !as C;O to t!is
efet
o
Closer sr"tiny of passing rates
in P/0s s!ow t!at many SUCsO
passing rates in P/0s are below
national average year after year
o
?iven persistent poor
performane of some satellite
amp"ses' onsider applying
r"le to satellite amp"ses
independently of main amp"s
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Reommendations

@mprove C30-Os ability to ens"re t!at

SUCsO program oferings omply wit!
its Poliies' Standards and ?"idelines
(PS?s) for t!ese programs

C30- to stritly apply standards on

SUCs proposing to open new programs

<!ro"g! C30- !airman in /oard of

<r"stees b"t t!is does not !appen
all t!e time at present

<!ro"g! s"pervision of C30-

regional o2es b"t ability of C30-
regional o2es to do so pat!y at
present
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Reommendations

SUCs may be allowed to ofer

Jpop"larK programs provided t!ey
meet C30- standards and provided
t!ey do not e>pet 4? s"bsidy for
enrollment in t!ese programs

One of t!e SUCs in t!e Eisayas

did t!is w!en it was press"red to
ofer 4"rsing

4eed to twea. normative

)naning form"la to p"t t!is into
efet
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Reommendations

;any of meas"res t!at SUCs

p"t in plae to improve ("ality
of instr"tion (e&g&' review
lasses' administration of pre$
board e>ams w!ere non$
passers not given erti)ation
needed to ta.e P/0) are
ill"sory

;anasan (:7==) indiates

t!at ("ali)ation of fa"lty is
.ey
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Reommendations

C30- s!o"ld enfore more

vigoro"sly its poliy of losing
e>isting programs of SUCs and
P30@s ali.e w!ere t!ese 30@sO
performane is "nder par

C30- s!o"ld also onsider

applying t!is r"le to satellite
amp"ses independently of main
amp"ses

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