ACCREDITATION OF SUCS

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THE AGENCY FOR ACCREDITATION

The accreditation of curricular programs in the Philippines, particularly for state universities and colleges, is the main function of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. Organized in 1987, though officially registered and recognized under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 4, 1989, it is the youngest of the four (4) accrediting agencies in the country until late 2003. Under its charter, one of the functions, if not the main purpose ofAACCUP, is "to develop a mechanism of, and conduct the evaluation of programs and institutions."

AACCUP is now closely allied with the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation, Inc. (ALCUCOA), organized only in the later part of year 2003. The AACCUP is a member of the: National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies, Inc. (NNQAA), formed by AACCUP and the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation, Inc. (ALCUCOA). Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) with AACCUP as member of the Steering Group based in Hong Kong, China. International Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) based

ORGANIZATIO N The Board of Trustees 2009-2011

DR. SERAFIN L. NGOHAYON, is Chairman of the Board and President of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). He became President of the Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry (ISCAF) at the age of 35, and spearheaded its conversion into the Ifugao State University. A professional and educational manager respected by subordinates and known and recognized by peers, Dr. Ngohayon is at present, Chairman of the PASUC Cordillera Administrative Region (CARASUC), VP of the Environmental Education Network of the Philippines, Vice-Chairman of the Highland Agricultural Research and Resources Development Consortium (HARRDEC), and Auditor of the Association of State Colleges and Universities - Solid

DR. DANILO S. HILARIO is the VicePresident for Planning, Research and Extension of the Bulacan State University. A Member of the Board elected to the position of Auditor, he had served as trainor and staff in the various trainings of accreditors all over the country, and was Coordinator of many accreditation surveys. Dr. Hilario is with the technical staff of the Center for Institutional Research and Policy Studies (CIRPS) of Region III and is a member of the Phi Delta Kappa, Philippines.

DR. SOLEDAD M. ROGUEL is Dean of the CLSU Institute of Graduate Studies and Trustee and Secretary of AACCUP. Her Summa cum Laude honors from a private university followed by an East-West Center Scholarship for M. in Ed. and Ph. D. degrees in Educational Psychology from the University of Hawaii and a research fellowship under the Fullbright-Phil. Agricultural Scholarship Program (FPASP) hosted by the Pennsylvania State University and the University of California, prepared her of course for this position. Back to the Board where she was once a Member a few years ago, she brings with her more enhanced experiences as an awardee of the coveted and prestigious Metrobank Teacher Award in the tertiary level category, President of PAFTE III, and Region III President of the Graduate Education Association and Chartered Colleges and

DR. MARIA TERESA S. J. VALDEZ (Treasurer and Trustee) is the Dean of the Institute of Education, and Chair of the Internal Assessment Body of the Tarlac College of Agriculture in Camiling, Tarlac. She has been an AACCUP accreditor for seven years and serves as trainor and Overall Coordinator in accreditation survey visits. She is the new Treasurer of AACCUP.

DR. BRIGIDA A. ROSCOM is Trustee and Auditor of the agency. A senior faculty of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology in Iligan City and a specialist in the field of statistics, she is a high caliber accreditor having been assigned as Overall Coordinator and Team Leader in many accreditation stints all over the country. She is the University Coordinator for Accreditation, a DOSTCHED scholar and Chairman of the Internal Audit Board of MSU-IIT. Dr. Roscom was mainly responsible for the enhancement of the rating system in the AACCUP Master Survey Instrument.

DR. MANUEL T. CORPUS (Ex-Officio and Executive Director) is more popularly known as the Father of AACCUP. He has led the agency from its time of conceptualization 20 years ago, up to its present status of national and international recognition. He played the key role in hurdling its trials, tribulations, and the consequent triumphs. An acknowledged international expert on quality assurance, he has presented papers on this subject. The most recent was during the APQN Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and later at the INQAAHE Conference in Toronto, Canada in April, 2007. Dr. Corpus spearheads the adoption of Institutional Accreditation in the country today. He is a Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Educational Reform and member of the

DR. EVELYN S. CRUZADA, (Trustee) a new addition to the Board brings with her the experiences of an able University Administrator. Having served the Leyte Normal University as Board Secretary, Dean of Student Affairs and VicePresident for Administration before she assumed the office of University President, she had enough chance to develop her managerial skills. She had conducted researches on Teacher Education and served as Member of various regional and national committees on education.

DR. ROSANA GRACE B. BELO. (Trustee) This veteran, dynamic accreditor has made the rounds of the Nursing Programs and other allied fields all over the country. Dr Belo has also gone to foreign lands to partake of the wisdom of her peers in nursing education and accreditation in general. The latest of her stints were in Ho Chi Minh City where she presented a paper on accreditation , and in Selangor, Malaysia, as an observer in the Academic Program Audit conducted by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. A recipient of three international fellowship grants from SEAMEO-TropMed, JICA and KOICA, she is presently Director of Instruction and Quality Assurance of the West Visayas State University

DR. RICARDO E. ROTORAS, (Trustee) as rare as President Rotoras Doctor of Engineering degree is his vertical articulation of undergraduate and graduate degrees inclusive of trainings, from BS Electrical Engineering, to Master of Science in Applied Mathematics, to PostDoctoral Studies as a Fullbright-Hays Research Fellow in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Rarer still is his long record of accomplishments as Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, and the awards, recognitions and external funding he and his institution have received, aside from the published researches to his name.

DR. RAUL F. MUYONG (Trustee) is the energetic and dynamic Campus Administrator of Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College-Western Visayas College of Science and Technology, Miag-ao Campus, Miag-ao, Iloilo. He has been very active in the field of accreditation, having served as Overall Coordinator, Team Leader and/or Consultant in various surveys. His experience however as administrator and evaluator enables him to bring substantial inputs to BOT meetings. He is a member of RQUAT for Teacher Education of CHED Region VI. He was awarded as the Best Performing Key Official of WVCST System in 2004 under the PRAISE award.

DR. FELOMINO A. GARGAR (Trustee) is the present Dean of the College of Education of the University of Southeastern Philippines and the Chair of the Institutional Quality Assurance of USEP. He is a diplomate holder in Professional Psychotherapy from the International Academy of Behavioral Medicine Counseling and Psychotherapy (IABMCP) from Colorado, USA. He holds a doctorate in Educational Management, Master of Arts in Teaching Guidance, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Graduate in Midwifery Education, Bachelor of Arts in English and Minor in Philosophy, Bachelor of Education Major in Special Education. He is one of the latest additions to the Board. President of PAFTE Region XI, CODTE XI, CODGE XI, and a National Board of Director of the Association of Govt. Psychologists, Dr. Gargar also serves as a member of the Regional Quality Assurance Team (RQAT) of CHEd Regions XI & XIII and as assessor of IQUAME.

DR. MARIO S. SUBA (Trustee) is a professor of animal breeding and genetics at Central Luzon State University, College of Agriculture. An outstanding teacher and prolific researcher, he had traveled in Germany, Japan, Australia, China and the USA as a visiting scientist and exchange academician. A product of the American Educational System, having obtained his masters and doctorate programs from the Kansas State University, he was also a Fulbright fellow at the Molecular Genetics laboratory of the University of Arkansas. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the DC-SUC III/CIRPS and a member of the Technical Panel for Agriculture. He'd been accrediting programs under the AACCUP scheme since 1994. He is presently the CLSU University Accreditation Coordinator

THE PROGRAM OF ACCREDITATION A. What is Accreditation? Accreditation is viewed as a process by which an institution at the tertiary level evaluates its educational activities, in whole or in part, and seeks an independent judgment to confirm that it substantially achieves its objectives, and is generally equal in quality to comparable institutions. B. Program As the Unit of Assessment Currently, accreditation in state colleges and universities is by program. A program is defined as a course or a group of related courses packaged in a curriculum and leading to a graduate or undergraduate degree. Examples of programs are

education, civil engineering, agriculture, etc. AACCUP is now considering other models, like, accrediting by institution as alternatives to, or to complement program accreditation. C. Other Attributes Aside from being program-focused, accreditation is: based on standards of the accrediting agency, which are normally higher than those set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)and other appropriate agencies, e.g. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).; voluntary on the part of the higher education institution that may want to be accredited; an evaluation by peers, i. e. the external accreditors are mostly faculty members from

ACCREDITORS The actual accreditation survey visits are conducted by teams of accreditors usually composed of five (5) members per team per program staying in the host institution for a period of three (3) days. At present AACCUP has already trained over 900 senior faculty members with different specializations from different state universities and colleges. More than 500 have qualified, and 323 are active members of the Pool of Accreditors.

OUTPUTS
During the 18-year period (19922010), AACCUP has accomplished: 2008 2009 2010 Cumulative Number of 97 98 99 Institutions Visited as of Cumulative Number of Programs Granted 1,310 1,503 1,724 Accreditation Status as of Out of the total number of 110 state universities and colleges (SUCs), 105 (95%) are members of AACCUP; 99 (or 94%) of the members have already been reached by accreditation.

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AACCUP is a non-profit, non-stock corporation initially composed of state universities and colleges (SUCs) and later joined by a few local government colleges. There are 108 members: 105 SUCs, and 3 Local Colleges. 1. State Universities and Colleges
Region I State University or College (SUC) 1. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) Bacnotan, La Union 2515 2. Ilocos Sur Polytechnic Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur 2705 3. Mariano Marcos State City of Batac, Ilocos Norte 2906 State College University (ISPSC) (MMSU)

4. Pangasinan State Lingayen, Pangasinan 2401

5. University of Northern City of Vigan, Ilocos Sur 2700

University
Philippines

(PSU)
(UNP)

II

1. Cagayan State University Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 3500 2. Isabela State Echague, Isabela 3309 University

(CSU) (ISU)

3. Nueva Vizcaya State University Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 3700

4. Quirino State Diffun, Quirino Province 3401 College

(NVSU)
(QSC)

III

1.

Aurora Baler, Aurora

State

College

of

Technology

(ASCoT)

2.

Bataan Peninsula City of Balanga, Bataan 2100

Bulacan Agricultural San Ildefonso, Bulacan 3010 Bulacan State City of Malolos, Bulacan 3000 Central Luzon Science City of Muoz, Nueva Ecija 3119 Don Honorio Ventura Bacolor, Pampanga 2001 Nueva Ecija University Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija 3100 Pampanga Magalang, Pampanga 2011

State

University

(BPSU)

3.

State

College

(BASC)

4.

University

(Bulacan

SU)

5.

State

University

(CLSU)

6.

Technological

State

University

(DHVTSU)

7.

of

Science

and

Technology

(NEUST)

8.

Agricultural

College

(PAC)

9.

Philippine Merchant Marine New PMMA-Complex Site, San Narciso, Zambales 2205

Academy

(PMMA)

10. Ramon Magsaysay Iba, Zambales 2201

11. Tarlac College Camiling, Tarlac 2306 12. Tarlac City of Tarlac, Tarlac 2300 State

Technological

University

(RMTU)

of

Agriculture

(TCA)

University

(TSU)

IV

1.

Batangas State Batangas City, Batangas 4200 Cavite Indang, Cavite 4122 Laguna State Sta. Cruz, Laguna Southern Luzon Lucban, Quezon 4328 University Tanay, Rizal 1960 Marinduque Boac, Marinduque 4900 of State State

University

(Batangas

SU)

2.

University

(CSU)

3.

Polytechnic

University

(LSPU)

4.

University

(SouthernLuzon

SU)

5.

Rizal

System

(URS)

6.

State

College

(MSC)

7.

Mindoro State College of Victoria, Oriental Mindoro 5200

Occidental Mindoro San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 5100 Palawan State Puerto Princesa City 5300 State

Agriculture

and

Technology

(MinSCAT)

8.

State

College

(OMSC)

9.

University

(PSU)

10. Romblon Odiongan, Romblon 5505 11. Western Aborlan, Palawan 5302

University

(RSU)

Philippines

University

(WPU)

V 1. Bicol Legaspi City, Albay 4500 2. Camarines Norte Daet, Camarines Norte 4600 3. Camarines Sur Nabua, Camarines Sur University State Polytechnic College Colleges Colleges of Agriculture (BU) (CNSC) (CSPC) (CSC) (CBSUA)

4. Catanduanes State Virac, Catanduanes 4800 5. Central Bicol State Pili, Camarines Sur 4418 University

6. Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology (DEBESMSCAT) Cabitan, Mandaon, Masbate 5411 7. Partido State Goa, Camarines Sur 4422 University (Partido College SU) (SSC)

8. Sorsogon State City of Sorsogon, Sorsogon 4700

VI

1.

Aklan Banga, Aklan 5601 Capiz State Roxas City, Capiz

State

University

(ASU)

2.

University

(Capiz

SU)

3.

Carlos Hilado Memorial City of Talisay, Negros Occidental 6100

State

College

(CHMSC)

4.

Guimaras Buenavista, Guimaras

Iloilo State Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo 5007

State

College

(GSC)

5.

College

of

Fisheries

(ISCoF)

6.

Negros State College City of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental Northern Iloilo Estancia, Iloilo 5017 Polytechnic

of

Agriculture

(NeSCA)

7.

State

College

(NIPSC)

8.

Northern Negros State College Sagay City, Negros Occidental 6122 University Sibalom, Antique 5713 of

of

Science

and

Technology

(NoNeSCoST)

9.

Antique

(UA)

10. West Visayas La Paz, Iloilo City 5000 11. Western Visayas College La Paz, Iloilo City 5000 of

State

University

(WVSU)

Science

and

Technology

(WVCST)

VII 1. Bohol Island Tagbilaran City, Bohol 2. Cebu Cebu City 6000 3. Cebu Cebu City 6000 Normal Technological State University University University University College (BISU) (CNU) (CTU) (NOrSU) (SSC)

4. Negros Oriental State Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental 6200 5. Siquijor Larena, Siquijor 6226 State

VIII

1. Eastern Samar State City of Borongan, Eastern Samar 6800

University

(ESSU)

2. Eastern Visayas Tacloban City, Leyte 6500

3. Leyte Normal Tacloban City, Leyte 6500

State

University
University

(EVSU)
(LNU)

4. Naval State Naval, Biliran 6543

5. Northwest Samar State Calbayog City, Western Samar 6710 6. Palompon Institute Palompon, Leyte 6538 of

University
University Technology

(NSU)
(NSSU) (PIT) (SSU) SU) (UEP) (VSU)

7. Samar State University City of Catbalogan, Western Samar 6700 8. Southern Leyte State Sogod, Southern Leyte 6606 University (SouthernLeyte Philippines University

9. University of Eastern Catarman, Northern Samar 6400 10. Visayas State City of Baybay, Leyte 6521

IX

1.

Basilan State City of Isabela, Basilan 7300 Jose Rizal Memorial Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte 7101 Western Mindanao Zamboanga City 7000 Zamboanga City Zamboanga City 7000 State State

College

(BSC)

2.

University

(JRMSU)

3.

State

University

(WMSU)

4.

Polytechnic

College

(ZCSPC)

5.

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST) Fort Pilar, Zamboanga City 7000 Bukidnon State City of Malaybalay, Bukidnon 8700 Camiguin Polytechnic Balbagon, Mambajao, Camiguin 6400 Central Mindanao Musuan, Bukidnon 8710 Mindanao University Cagayan de Oro City 9000 of Science State University (BSU)

1.

2.

College

(CPSC)

3.

University

(CMU)

4.

and

Technology

(MUST)

5.

Misamis Oriental State College of Claveria, Misamis Oriental 9004

Agriculture and Technology (MOSCAT)

6.

Northwestern Mindanao State College of Science and Technology (NMSCST) Labuyo, Tangub City 7214

XI

1.

Davao del Norte City of Panabo, Davao del Norte 8105 Davao Oriental State College City of Mati, Davao Oriental 8200 of

State

College

(DNSC)

2.

Science

and

Technology

(DOSCST)

3.

Southern Philippines Agri-Business, Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) Malita, Davao del Sur 8012 University Davao City 8000 of Southeastern Philippines (USeP)

4.

XII

1.

Cotabato City Cotabato City 9600

State

Polytechnic

College

(CCSPC)

2.

Cotabato Foundation College of Dorolonan, Arakan, Cotabato 9417

Science

and

Technology

(CFCST)

3.

Sultan Kudarat State City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat 9800 University of Kabacan, North Cotabato 9407 Southern

University

(SKSU)

4.

Mindanao

(USM)

ARMM
1. Mindanao State Marawi City, Lanao del Sur 9700 Sulu Jolo, Sulu 7400 State University (MSU)

2.

College

(SSC)

3.

Tawi-Tawi Regional Bongao, Tawi-Tawi 7500

Agricultural

College

(TRAC)

CAR

1.

Abra State Institute Lagangilang, Abra 2802 Apayao Conner, Apayao 3807

of

Sciences

and

Technology

(ASIST)

2.

State

College

(ASC)

3.

Benguet State La Trinidad, Benguet 2601 Ifugao Lamut, Ifugao 3605 State

University

(BSU)

4.

University

(IfSU)

5.

Kalinga Apayao City of Tabuk, Kalinga Apayao 2800 Mountain Province State Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616

State

College

(KASC)

6.

Polytechnic

College

(MPSPC)

CARAGA 1. Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (AdSSCAT) Bunawan, Agusan del Sur 8506 2. Caraga State Ampayon, Butuan City 8600 Univesity (Caraga SU) (SdSSU) College) (SSCT)

3. Surigao del Sur State University (formerly Surigao del Sur Polytechnic State City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur 8300 4. Surigao State Surigao City 8400 College of Technology

NCR

1. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) Nagtahan, Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016
2. Marikina Marikina City Polytechnic College University of Aeronautics (MPC) (PNU) (PSCA)

3. Philippine Normal Taft Avenue, Manila 1000 4. Philippine State College Villamor Airbase, Pasay City 1309

5. Polytechnic University Sta. Mesa, Manila 1016

of

the

Philippines

(PUP)
(RTU)

6. Rizal Technological Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550

University

7. Technological University Ayala Street, Manila

of

the

Philippines

(TUP)

2. Local City Colleges

Region I IV VI 1. City College Urdaneta City 1. Lipa City Public Lipa City, Batangas 1. La Carlota City La Carlota City, Negros Occidental Local City Colleges of Urdaneta College College (CCU) (LCPC) (LCCC)