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No tuition hike in most schools
By:
KIT BAGAIPO
Almost all private schools here are heeding the
call not to implement increases in tuition and other school fees.
Except
for Holy Name University (HNU) and Informatics which has applied a 5-percent increase
in tuition and miscellaneous fees, all other colleges have retained their old
charges.
Only
new enrollees however will be affected by the new matriculation fees of HNU. Continuing
students will be charged with the old rates depending on the academic programs.
According
to HNU Student Affairs Office (SAO) Director Nilo Bulawin, the reason for the
increase in tuition and miscellaneous fee is for the improvement of school facilities
and school maintenance.
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The 5-percent increase
applied by Informatics will raise their tuition charges to P447 per unit. Miscellaneous
fees will depend on the courses enrolled by the student.
The
University of Bohol, Bohol Institute of Technology International College (BIT-IC),
STI Computer School and Cristal E in Panglao are not increasing their fees.
The
Central Visayas State College for Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVSCAFT)
that will soon be converted into a state university still has the lowest tuition
fees. | First
and second year students at CVSCAFT will pay P150 per unit including laboratory
subjects.
BIT-IC
assistant treasurer Hermesa Balite told the Chronicle that they will not be implementing
a hike in school fees even with requests of salary upgrades from their professors
and instructors.
Even
if they have improvements in the school's facilities and buildings, Balite said
it is the school's policy to keep their fees on the minimal so that students can
afford to study. (With reports from Masscom Interns Chairmaine Pancho and Michael
Cempron) | 
