Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities

Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Abbreviation	PAASCU
Formation	November 5, 1957; 67 years ago
Type	Higher education accreditation; Nonprofit organization;
Headquarters	The Tower at Emerald Square, Rizal corner Tuazon Streets, Quezon City, Metro Manila 1109 Philippines
President	Bro. Edmundo L. Fernandez FSC
Website	paascu.org.ph

The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines. It is a service organization that accredits academic programs which meet commonly accepted standards of quality education.

PAASCU is an accrediting body composed of different private educational institutions that stamp other private schools with a quality standard attained with regard to their programs.

History

PAASCU was established in November 5, 1957 as a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation. The Bureau of Education and Culture (now Department of Education) formally endorsed PAASCU as an accrediting agency in November 1967.^[1]

In 1977 the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines was established and one of its three founding members is PAASCU.

In 1991 the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) was established and one of its founding members is the PAASCU. The INQAAHE is an international association of over 200 organizations that are active in theory and practice of quality assurance higher education.^[2]

PAASCU is also one of the founding member of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN). The APQN has been established with the purpose of satisfying the needs of quality assurance agencies in higher education.^[3]

Accredited Programs by PAASCU

These are the following programs that are accredited by PAASCU:^[4]

No.	Program
1	Accountancy
2	Agriculture
3	Basic Medical Education
4	Business
5	Computer Science
	● Information Technology
	● Information Management
	● Information Systems
6	Criminal justice
7	Education
	● Elementary
	● Secondary
8	Engineering
	● Civil Engineering
	● Chemical Engineering
	● Computer Engineering
	● Electrical Engineering
	● Electronics and Communications Engineering
	● Industrial Engineering
	● Manufacturing Engineering and Management
	● Mechanical Engineering

No.	Program
9	Entrepreneurship
10	Graduate Education
	● Arts and Sciences
	● Business Administration
	● Education
	● Nursing
	● Public Health
11	Hospitality Management
12	Interior Design
13	Liberal Arts
14	Medical Technology
15	Nursing
16	Nutrition and Dietetics
17	Occupational Therapy
18	Pharmacy
19	Radiologic Technology
20	Social Work
21	Tourism

Standards

PAASCU judges an institution not by comparison with other institutions but primarily by the degree to which each institution's own avowed purposes are matched by actual practice in the various areas being evaluated. Thus, a school is judged on the basis of the "total pattern" presented by it.

References

External links

PAASCU official website

[1] "What is PAASCU".

[2] "About INQAAHE".

[3] "About APQN".

[4] "Programs Accredited by PAASCU".

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