38 West Visayas schools seek tuition, rate hikes

ILOILO CITY—Thirty-eight colleges and universities in Western Visayas plan to increase their tuition and other fees next school year, according to a report of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).

The schools that have submitted their letter of intent to the CHEd to declare plans to raise rates as of March 5 include 17 in Negros Occidental, 16 in Iloilo, two each in Aklan and Antique and one in Capiz.

In Negros Occidental, the schools include  AMA Computer College-Bacolod, Bago City College, Binalbagan Catholic College, Cabarrus Catholic College, Colegio de Santa Rita, Colegio de Santa Rita-Victorias, Kabankalan Catholic College, La Consolacion College, La Consolacion College-Isabela, Mount Carmel  College, Southland College, STI College-Bacolod, Riverside College, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, University of St. La Salle, VMA Global College and West Negros University.

In Iloilo, the schools are ABE International Business College, ACLC College, AMA Computer College-Iloilo, Cabalum Western College, Central Philippine University, Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Colegio de San Jose, Iloilo Doctors College-College of Medicine, John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Arevalo, John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Saint Therese College (STC) MTC-Tigbauan, STC MTC-Molo, STC MTC-Lapaz, STI College-Iloilo, University of San Agustin and Western Institute of Technology.

Among the other schools that plan to increase their rates are Northwestern Visayan Colleges and STI College-Kalibo, both in Aklan.