TOP 20 NURSING SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has released the TOP 20 NURSING SCHOOLS 2009 in the PHILIPPINES with high-performing nursing passing rate.
On the other hand, CHED warned 152 of the 456 nursing schools in the Philippines to improve their licensure examination passing rates or face closure as more than 95,000 nursing graduates prepare for the tests this weekend (November 29 & 30, 2009).
CHEd said that it will issue an initial warning to the 152 schools to improve their nursing programs through their graduates’ performance in the succeeding nursing licensure exams. CHEd has the legal authority to order the closure or phasing out of degree programs that failed to meet the standards in licensure tests.
Likewise, CHEd identified 15 schools have already closed down their nursing programs, namely: Bacarra Medical Center School of Midwifery (Region 1), Antipolo School of Nursing and Midwifery, Heroes Memorial College, Kolehiyo ng Mamamayan, Cotabato Maritime Academy, Ignatian College, Clinica Arellano School of Midwifery, Quezon Memorial College, Sta. Teresita College, Baguio General Hospital, Chong Jua Hospital School of Nursing, Faith Hospital School of Midwifery, Manila College of Optometry, Ortanez University and the Philippine Union College of Caloocan.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) named the TOP 20 NURSING SCHOOLS 2009 in the PHILIPPINES with 1,000 or more takers:
1. Silliman University - 96.57%
2. Saint Louis University - 95.42%
3. Trinity University of Asia - 95.06%
4. University of Sto. Tomas - 95.06%
5. Cebu Doctors’ University - 91.89%
6. Saint Paul University - 89.79%
7. Central Philippine University - 86.72%
8. De La Salle University-Health Sciences campus - 85.26%
9. Saint Mary’s University - 84.10%
10. San Pedro College - 83.10%
11. Manila Doctors College - 82.56%
12. Centro Escolar University-Manila - 81.50%
13. Angeles University Foundation - 76.37%
14. Mariano Marcos University - 75.55%
15. University of San Agustin - 73.25%
16. University of Cebu - 70.99%
17. Metropolitan Hospital College of Nursing - 70.54%
18. Ateneo de Davao University - 70.20%
19. San Juan De Dios Education Foundation - 69.91%
20. University of St. La Salle - 67.55%
TOP 20 NURSING SCHOOLS 2009 in the PHILIPPINES with 100-999 takers:
1. University of the Philippine-Manila - 99.41%
2. Xavier University - 97.82%
3. West Visayas State University - 96.75%
4. St. Paul University-Iloilo - 96.16%
5. University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center - 95.80%
6. Cebu Normal University - 94.64%
7. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila - 93.14%
8. St. Paul University-Dumaguete - 92.29%
9. Mindanao State University - 92.15%
10. Palawan State University - 92.05%
11. Philippine Christian University - 91.35%
12. Velez College - 90.92%
13. Colegio de Sta. Lourdes of Leyte Foundation - 88.55%
14. Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts - 87.60%
15. St. Paul University-Manila - 85.31%
16. Easter College - 85.26%
17. Southville International School and Colleges - 84.77%
18. St.Paul University-Quezon City - 83.87%
19. Adamson University - 83.57%
20. Lyceum of the Philippines University - 82.20%
152 nursing schools were found to have performed below the national passing rate of 46.14 percent for the past five years:
Metro Manila has the most number of erring schools among the 152 poor performing schools: Arellano University-Manila, Arellano University-Pasay, De Los Santos-STI College, De Ocampo Memorial College, Dominican College, Dr. Carlos S. Lanting College, Emilio Aguinaldo College, J.P. Sioson General Hospital and Colleges, La Consolacion College Manila, Las Piñas College, Martinez Memorial College, Mary Chiles College, Olivarez College, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasay, Perpetual Help College of Manila, Philippine College of Health Sciences, Philippine Rehabilitation Institute Foundation, Southeast Asian College, St. Jude College, St. Rita Hospital College of Nursing and School of Midwifery, STI College-Recto, the Family Clinic, Unciano Colleges and General Hospital, University of Perpetual Help-Rizal, and World Citi Colleges, Quezon City.
Calabarzon has 23 schools in the list; Central Luzon, 20; Ilocos Region, 16; Bicol, 14; SOCCSKSARGEN, 8; Northern Mindanao, 7; Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Region and Cordillera Administrative Region, 6; Cagayan Valley and Central Visayas, 5; CARAGA Region, 3; and Eastern Visayas and Mimaropa Region, 1








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