The document summarizes the organization and establishment of the Bureau of Higher Education in the Philippines. It was created based on recommendations from a 1970 presidential commission to better coordinate public and private higher education. The Bureau is headed by a Director and divided into divisions focusing on student services, staff development, and physical facilities. It also establishes a Board of Higher Education to set uniform standards across institutions and works to improve education quality through accreditation and cooperation between public and private universities.

3. The organization of the Bureau of higher
education
The creation of the bureau of higher education is based on the
recommendations of the presidential survey commission in 1970. The
Presidential Commission was created by executive order no. 202. The
reorganization proposed by the commission includes an integrated
administrative unit consisting of private institutions as well as the
Sate Colleges and Universities. The Presidential Survey Commission
urged the general publics greater involvement in the higher
education; hence, the bureau of higher education was created by
presidential decree no. 1.

4. Organization of the Bureau of Higher Education
DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
STUDENT SERVICES
DIVISIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
DIVISIONS
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
DIVISIONS

5. DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT
 ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDERS
 PLANNING IS DONE
 PROVIDE STRONG ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP TO MANAGE
AND DEVELOP THE DEPARTMENT, TO ENSURE IT
ACHIEVES THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD OF
EXCELLENCE IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES.

6. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
 INVOLVES IN DECISIONS ADMITTING
STUDENTS, HIRING PROFESSORS AND OTHER
FACULTY, AND EVEN PREPARING UNIVERSITY
BUDGET.

7. THE STUDENT SERVICE DIVISION
 Formulate and develop programs to upgrade the quality of curricula,
both academic and technical, in all higher educations institutions.
 Make studies on and evaluate admission procedures and scholarship
programs and propose appropriate recommendations.
 Study and evaluate procedures for conducting curricular programs.
 Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

8. STAFF DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
 Develop plans and programs to upgrade and improve the quality of teaching,
non-teaching, and school executive staff at all higher education institutions.
 Undertake a continuing assessment and evaluation of on-going staff
development programs and make appropriate recommendations.
 Provide expert assistance or consultative services for the undertaking of
seminars, workshops, and conferences for the upgrading purpose.
 Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

9. PHYSICAL FACILITIES DIVISION
 Formulate and recommend plans, programs, and projects to upgrade school
plant and equipment for all higher Education institutions.
 Conduct studies and make proposals to improve the utilization and insure the
proper maintenance of school plant and equipment.
 Formulate standards regarding the quality and quantity of physical facilities and
equipment for use of all higher education institutions.
 Perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

10. THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The undersecretary of Education serve as the chairman of the board. The members
of the board of the higher education on part time basis are the following: a
representative of the accrediting association, a representative of state colleges and
universities, and two non-government institutions.
Like in the old organization, the state colleges and universities will be, as now,
under the supervision of the secretary of the Education and Culture, who is
represented at the governing boards of the chartered colleges and universities.
The major aim of the Board of Higher Education is to coordinate the higher
education programs in the country and work to make the attain comparable
standards. The board will also be concerned with establishment of uniform
standards in public and private institutions of higher learning.

11. HIGHER EDUCATION DEFINED
 Higher Education in the Philippines may assume the name of an
institute, Junior college, college and university. The revised service
of information for private schools states that the name Institute of
Technology should not be used unless the school operates a four
year collegiate course in technology which require admission,
graduation from a four-year secondary course. Presidential Decree
No. 146 requires a high school graduate to pass National College
Entrance Examination to be accepted as Freshman in a four-year
college course .Section 3 of Commonwealth Act No. 180, restrict the
use of the name university.

12. According to this Act, the requirement for a
university status are the following:
 The operation of a recognized post-graduate course in Liberal Arts and
Sciences or in Education, leading to Master’s degree.
 The operation of a four-year undergraduate course in Liberal arts and
science.
 The operation of at least three professional colleges.
 The possession and maintenance of a professionally administered library of at
least ten thousand volume of collegiate books; provided, however, that the
operation of a recognized post-graduate course in liberal arts and sciences in
education, leading to the master’s degree shall not be required of universities
recognized as such prior to the approval of the act.

14. PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
1. ARADAMSON UNIVERSITY – MANILA
2. ANETA UNIVERSITY – MALABON, RIZAL
3. ANGELES UNIVERSITY – ANGELES CITY
4. ARELLANO UNIVERSITY – MANILA
5. ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY- MANILA
6. CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY- ILOILO CITY
7. CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MANILA
8. DIVINE WORLD UNIVERSITY- TACLOBAN CITY
9. FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY- MANILA
10. FEATI UNIVERSITY – MANILA
11. FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY – DUMAGUETE CITY
12. MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY – CALOOCAN CITY

15. 13. MANUEL L. QUEZON UNIVERSITY – MANILA
14. NATIONAL UUNIVERSITY – MANILA
15. NOTE DAME UNIVERSITY – COTABATO CITY
16. PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY – MANILA
17. SILIMAN UNIVERSITY – DUMAGUETE CITY
18. ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY – BAGUIO CITY
19. SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY – CEBU CITY
20. UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO – BAGUIO CITY
21. UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST – MANILA
22. UNIVERSITY OF MANILA - MANILA

16. 23. UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO – DAVAO CITY
24. UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO – ILOILO CITY
25. UNIVERSITY OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – BACOLOD CITY
26. UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES – NAGA CITY
27. UNIVERSITY SAN AGUSTIN – ILOILO CITY
28. UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS – CEBU CITY
29. UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS – MANILA
30. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES – CEBU CITY
31. UNIVERSITY OF VISAYAS – CEBU CITY
32. XAVIER UNIVERSITY – CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
33. INTERNATIONAL HARVARDIAN UNIVERSITY – DAVAO CITY

17. STATE UNIVERSITIES
 1. UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES – DILIMAN, QUEZON CITY
 2. UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES – CATARMAN, SAMAR
 3. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES – LAOAG, ILOCOS NORTE
 4. CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY – BUKIDNON
 5. CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY – MUNOZ , NUEVA ECIJA
 6. MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – MARAWI CITY, LANAO
 7. PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA – MANILA
 8. BICOL UNIVERSITY – NAGA CITY

18. Improving standards of higher education
 To improve the standards of private colleges and
universities, a National Board Accredited Association is to
set up , its main function is to administer the accrediting
of the regional formulate policies governing regional
accreditation and help safeguard regional standards of
instruction. Likewise, a Federation of Accredited
Association is also to be created to coordinate and to
advise the National Board of Education in policies
governing private education.

19.  Likewise, the improvement of higher education is a
constitutional mandate. It is the right of government to insist
that all schools maintain prescribed standards and to close those
school not meeting them. It cannot be denied, however, that the
government has not been able to close those that failed to meet
the standards. The present status of higher education in this
country can be improved through the cooperative efforts of all
educational institutions- public or private. Cooperation is the
order of the day.
 If quality education is our goal, cooperation is the answer. Unity
demands cooperation, cooperation resources demands sharing of
resources and manpowers; and sharing of resources demands
divisions of labor.