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What Are The State Universities And Colleges, Local Universities And College Covered By The Free Tuition Law Starting 2018?


It was last Thursday  when President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law providing free education for over a million students in public tertiary and vocational schools nationwide. The free tuition law covers a total of 112 state universities and colleges, and 78 local universities and colleges nationwide.


Republic Act 10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which Congress approved in May of last year and was transmitted to the Office of the President on the 5th of July, gives full tuition subsidy for students in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges, and state-run technical-vocational schools.

Moreover, according to the Department of Budget and Management’s list, there are eight(8) SUCs in Metro Manila, 49 in the rest of Luzon, 26 in Visayas, and 31 in Mindanao. The list of SUCs totals 114, as there are three entries for Mindanao State University (MSU)-including the MSU Iligan Institute of Technology and the MSU Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography.

Read: Qualifications, Requirements and How to Apply for CHED Scholarship

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) released on March 15 an additional list of 78 local universities and colleges (LUCs) established by local government units who were eligible to provide free higher education. According to CHED officer-in-charge Prospero de Vera III says the 78 LUCs across the country will no longer collect tuition and fees starting school year 2018 to 2019.

This is after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in an en banc meeting on February 13, decided to include the 78 LUCs under the coverage of Republic Act No. 10931 or the free tuition law.

State and Local Universities and Colleges will now be able to enjoy privileges of education without having an expensive cost.

LUCs are educational institutions created by local government units through ordinances and other enabling acts.

11 thoughts on “What Are The State Universities And Colleges, Local Universities And College Covered By The Free Tuition Law Starting 2018?”


  1. Sana po ma notice nyo po ako. I was trying to apply this kind of scholarship in order for me to go to school again.

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  2. Sana po maka avail ako nito😢😢 I’m a 4rth yr student now lacking of financial stabilities , self support Lang po kase ako sana sana matulungan niyo po ako😢🙏

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  3. Sana makatanggap po ako ng scholarship na yan kasi po ang tatay ko ay isang single parent tapos construction worker po siya.

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  4. Sana makapasok po ako sa sa scholarship kasi po ang tatay ko at isang single parent at isang construction worker

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  5. I’m now a grade 11 students hoping you notice this, dahil kinakapos kmi ngayon at kinakailangan ko po makapagtapos ng pag aaral upang matulong ko ang aking mga magulang

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  6. Maam/Sir matabangan unta ko dani nga scholar ma notice unta ko ninyo maam/sir 1st year college nako gusto ko mangayo tabang maam/sir😔

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  7. Sana manotice niyo po ako. Gusto kong makakuha sana ng scholarship, kasi nagkokopra at nasa bukid lang magulang ko.

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