CHED REMINDER

AN official of the Commission on Higher on Education (CHEd) in Region 1 has stressed that higher educational institutions (HEIs) cannot increase their fees without consultation with stakeholders, that include the students and parents.

Angelica Dolores, education supervisor II of CHEd Region 1, pointed out that any increase in fees including the tuition and others such as for library and medical services, will first have to go through a consultation process before a letter of intent is submitted to CHEd along with other requirements.

There are 10 HEIs in Region 1 recently granted authority by CHEd to increase tuition fees this coming school year, five of which are from Pangasinan, four from La Union and one from Ilocos Sur.

Dolores added, any increase in fees that the HEIs are collect from students should corresponed to an improvement in facitilites and services.

In the increase in tuition fee must be applied using the formula: 70 percent to boost the salaries of teaching and non-teaching personnel, 20 percent for improvement of facilities and the remaining 10 percent will be for the Return on Investment.

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

At the same time, she said the miscellaneous fees, apart from the registration fees, being charged by HEIs must indicate a detailed breakdown.

“It is the right of students and their parents to demand the breakdown of the miscellaneous fees from the schools,” Dolores said.

She called on parents to come to CHEd to report any HEI not complying with this rule.

The five HEIs allowed to increase fees are Asbury College in Anda; Lyceum Northwestern University in Urdaneta City; Metro Dagupan Colleges in Mangaldan; Philippine College of Science and Technology in Calasiao; and Rosales Wesleyan Bible College in Rosales.–LVM with report from PIA1-Pangasinan

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