Cost of Education

Just read this today.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced that 300 colleges and universities will increase their tuition fees this school year.

The CHED also said that 8 out of 10 high school graduates will not be able to go to college.

I've heard from friends that the tuition fee for De La Salle right now is about P100,000 per year for Computer Science.

I've also read that UST 4th year Med students pay around P200,000 for their tuition.

It seems that education now is really only for the rich. Private elementary and high school runs between P20,000 to P100,000 per year depending on which school you go to.

Sure, there's free public schools, but the quality is so bad, you wonder what they teach there.

It's really difficult for today's youth to get ahead in life. Companies tend to hire students who graduated from the top schools like UP, De La Salle, Ateneo and UP. But the tuition fees for these are so high, it's almost impossible to afford.

But if you don't go to these school, the chances of you getting hired in a good company is pretty much impossible. What you get is a chicken and egg situation.

What do you think should be done to improve access to higher education in the Philippines?