Free tuition in state universities and colleges starting this June AY 2018 – 2019
Starting this coming school year, students in state universities and colleges (SUCs) would no longer have to pay for tuition and miscellaneous fees after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) released on Wednesday the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the free higher education law.
According to CHED officer in charge Prospero de Vera III, the government has allotted P40 billion to cover the first full year of implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
To qualify, the student must pass the admission test of SUCs and LUC, no college degree, and not “overstaying” student or beyond the specified period of study.
The IRR, as well as the admission of so-called disadvantaged students, such as Person With Disabilities (PWDs), Lumad and other indigenous groups.
There will also be subsidies for poor students.
Under the tertiary education subsidy, P40,000 per student assistance is available when he enters public school and P60,000 if he enters a private university.
Aside from SUCs and LUC, tuition fees in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) are also free of charge in public training institutions.
These include student’s daily allowance, competency assessment, and even their starter tool kit, as long as they complete it and pass on.
CHED has admitted to becoming competitive in the SUC and CHED-recognized LUC.
Also, the influx of enrollees from senior high school graduates is also expected.
The commission now plans to conduct a national information campaign to further explain the law and its IRR to the public.
The following is the list of the 114 state universities and state colleges including local schools and technical and vocational schools that offer free tuition beginning June 2018
National Capital Region
Eulogio ‘Amang’ Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology
Marikina Polytechnic College
Philippine Normal University
Philippine State College of Aeronautics
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Rizal Technological University
Technological University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines System
Region I – Ilocos Region
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University
Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
Mariano Marcos State University
North Luzon Philippines State College
Pangasinan State University
University of Northern Philippines
Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra State Institute of Science and Technology
Apayao State College
Benguet State University
Ifugao State University
Kalinga State University
Mountain Province State University
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Batanes State College
Cagayan State University
Isabela State University
Nueva Vizcaya State University
Quirino State University
Region III – Central Luzon
Aurora State College of Technology
Bataan Peninsula State University
Bulacan Agricultural State College
Bulacan State University
Central Luzon State University
Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University
Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology
Pampanga State Agricultural University
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
Ramon Magsaysay Technological University
Tarlac College of Agriculture
Tarlac State University
Region IV-A – CALABARZON
Batangas State University
Cavite State University
Laguna State Polytechnic University (Laguna State Polytechnic College)
Southern Luzon State University
University of Rizal System
Region IV-B – MIMAROPA
Marinduque State College
Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology
Occidental Mindoro State College
Palawan State University
Romblon State University
Western Philippines University
Region V – Bicol Region
Bicol University
Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Camarines Norte State College
Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges
Catanduanes State University
Central Bicol State University of Agriculture
Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology
Partido State University
Sorsogon State College
Region VI – Western Visayas
Aklan State University
Capiz State University
Carlos C. Hilado Memorial State College
Guimaras State College
Iloilo State College of Fisheries
Central Philippines State University
Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College
Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology
University of Antique
Iloilo Science and Technology University
West Visayas State University
Region VII – Central Visayas
Bohol Island State University
Cebu Normal University
Cebu Technological University
Negros Oriental State University
Siquijor State College
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
Eastern Samar State University
Eastern Visayas State University
Leyte Normal University
Naval State University
Northwest Samar State University
Palompom Polytechnic State University
Samar State University
Southern Leyte State University
University of Eastern Philippines
Visayas State University
Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula
J.H Cerilles State College
Jose Rizal Memorial State University
Western Mindanao State University
Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College
Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon State University
Camiguin Polytechnic State College
Central Mindanao University
University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Cagayan De Oro Campus
MSU – Iligan Institute of Technology
University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines – Claveria Campus
Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology
Region XI – Davao Region
Compostela Valley State College
Davao Del Norte State College
Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology
Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology
University of Southern Philippines
Region XII – Main SOCCSKSARGEN
Cotabato State University
Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology
Sultan Kudarat State University
University of Southern Mindanao
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Adiong Memorial Polytechnic State College
Basilan State College
Mindanao State University
MSU-Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography
Sulu State College
Tawi-Tawi Regional Agricultural College
Region XIII – Caraga Administrative Region
Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology
Caraga State University (Northern Mindanao State Institute of Science and Technology)