What colleges and universities in the country offer the best academic programs? We all know how highly-valued education is here in the Philippines. For this reason, it is best to trim down your options by identifying the institutions that are duly accredited as Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development – which are awarded by the Commission on Higher Education. Under Section 8 (f) of RA7722 or the “Higher Education Act of 1994”, the Certificate of Excellence was created in order to sustain and develop excellence of higher education institutions by enhancing their teaching, service programs in lieu of nation building and development.
To further help you, we have listed the colleges and universities which received CHED’s Center of Excellence and Center of Development in the Academic Year 2017 – 2018. Here is the unofficial tally and ranking of schools according to the combined number of COEs and CODs with 1 point equivalent for COE and 0.75 point equivalent for COD. This method was utilized knowing that COEs are granted to those schools with graduate programs for at least five years. Data used for this list was based from the records of the Office of Programs and Standards Development and compiled by OPRKM-Knowledge Management Division, as of May 2018.
| SCHOOL | POINTS | PROGRAMS |
| University of the Philippines | 26 COEs | Chemical Engineering Electrical Engineering Geodetic Engineering Mechanical Engineering English Foreign Language Literature Library and Information Science Biology Cell and Molecular Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Geology Marine Science Mathematics Physics Statistics Anthropology Broadcasting Communication History Journalism Political Science Psychology Social Work Teacher Education. |
| University of Sto. Tomas (Manila) | 20.5 points 12 COEs 11 COD | COE (12): Hotel and Restaurant Management Tourism Chemical Engineering Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Philosophy Biology Chemistry Psychology Teacher Education COD (11): Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physical Therapy Literature Information Technology Library and Information Science Communication Journalism |
| De La Salle University (Manila) | 17.75 points 14 COEs 4 COD | COE (14): Accountancy Business Administration Entrepreneurship Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Information Technology Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics Teacher Education COD (4): Computer Engineering Literature Statistics History |
| University of San Carlos Cebu (Cebu City) | 17 points | COE (8): Business Administration Entrepreneurship Office Administration Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Anthropology Teacher Education COD (12): Hotel and Restaurant Management Tourism Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Industrial Engineering Philosophy Information Technology Biology Chemistry Marine Science |
| Ateneo de Manila University (Quezon City) | 15.5 points 11 COEs 6 COD | COE (11): Business Administration Entrepreneurship Philosophy Information Technology Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics Psychology Sociology Literature (English) COD (6): Electronics Engineering Environmental Science Communication History Political Science Literature (Filipino) |
| Mindanao State University – Iligan State of Technology (Iligan City) | 14.5 points 7 COEs 10 CODs | COE (7) Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics Teacher Education COD (10): Ceramic Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Filipino Information Technology Marine Science Statistics History Sociology |
| University of the Philippines (Los Baños, Laguna) | 9.75 points 9COEs 1COD | COE (9): Agriculture Forestry Veterinary Medicine Agricultural Engineering Information Technology Biology Environmental Science Statistics Development Communication COD (1): Chemical engineering |
| Saint Louis University (Baguio City) | 9 points 3 COEs 8 CODs | COE (3): Nursing Information Technology Teacher Education COD (8): Business Administration Entrepreneurship Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mining Engineering Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science |
| Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila) | 8.75 points 8 COEs 1 COD | COE (8): Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Sanitary Engineering Information Technology COD (1): Industrial Engineering |
| Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro City) | 7.25 points 2 COEs 7 CODs | COE (2): Agriculture Teacher Education COD (7): Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Mechanical Engineering Literature Biology |
