Five colleges and a university in Negros Island are among the 78 schools named by Commission on Higher Education chairman Carlito Puno as offering some courses with zero passing rates in licensure examinations and with academic programs ordered phased out.

They are the Carlos Hilado Memorial State College in Bacolod City, La Carlota Community College in La Carlota City, La Consolacion College - Bacolod City and La Consolacion College - La Carlota City all in Negros Occidental, and Foundation University and the Negros Maritime College Foundation Inc. in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.

The list was submitted by Puno to Senate President Franklin Drilon during the Senate hearing on the proposed CHED budget for 2006.

Drilon told the DAILY STAR yesterday the list meant that some of the courses offered by the schools mentioned had zero passing rates and that necessary corrective measures such as phasing them out were needed to protect students against substandard course offerings.

Drilon said he wants the CHED to phase out academic programs that repeatedly fail to produce professionals.

As of press time, the Senate president did not have the list of degrees with zero passing rates in licensure examinations among the six schools in Negros available.*CPG

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