CHED: 24 colleges, universities approved for limited face-to-face classes

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday said 24 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the country can now conduct limited face-to-face classes effective second semester this academic year 2020-2021.

In a statement, CHED chairperson Prospero De Vera III said these colleges and universities have fully complied with the guidelines of the Commission and the Department of Health.

The schools and colleges allowed to conduct limited face-to-face classes are the following:

• Mariano Marcos State University - Batac (Region I)
• St. Louis University (CAR)
• Our Lady of Fatima University - City of San Fernando (Region III)
• Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (NCR)
• University of Santo Tomas (NCR)
• University of East Ramon Magsaysay (NCR)
• Our Lady of Fatima University - Quezon City (NCR)
• Our Lady of Fatima University - Valenzuela City (NCR)
• Manila Central University (NCR)
• Adventist University of the Philippines (Region IV)
• De La Salle Health and Medical Science Institute (Region IV)
• University of Perpetual Help - Don Jose (Region IV)
• Our Lady of Fatima University - Sta. Rosa (Region IV)
• Naga College Foundation (Region V)
• West Visayas State University (Region VI)
• Central Philippine University (Region VI)
• Cebu Institute of Medicine (Region VII)
• University of Cebu School of Medicine (Region VII)
• Iloilo Doctors’ College of Medicine (Region VI)
• University of Iloilo (Region VI)
• Blancia Foundation College, Inc. (Region IX)
• Xavier University (Region X)
• Liceo de Cagayan University (Region X)
• University of the Philippines-Manila (NCR)

According to De Vera, these schools have been inspected by CHED and their local government unit for their capacity to hold hands-on training and laboratory classes for 3rd and 4th year students.

They also passed stringent retrofitting and health standards set by CHED, the DOH, and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Select health-related degree programs such as Medicine, Nursing, Medical Technology/Medical Laboratory Science, Physical Therapy, Midwifery, and Public Health were prioritized to conduct limited face-to-face classes.

CHED said this is to enable students achieve key learning outcomes on specialized laboratory courses and hospital-based clinical internships and to provide additional manpower to the country’s health system. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA News