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NOV. 14, 2025 | CONRAD HOTEL MANILA
PAASCU and CHED Strengthen Partnership to Advance Quality and Accountability in Higher Education
On October 10, 2025, senior officials from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) paid a courtesy visit to Dr....
PAASCU Participates in “Higher Hopes” National TNHE Consultation
PAASCU played an active role in the “Higher Hopes: Consultation on the...
PAASCU Delegation Receives Warm Welcome from DepEd Secretary Angara
On September 23, 2025, senior leaders from the Philippine Accrediting Association of...
TRAINING OF HEI TEAM CHAIRPERSONS
On July 18, 2025, the PAASCU Training for HEI Team Chairpersons was...
PAASCU Joins International Benchmarking Mission in Malaysia to Advance Accreditation Practices
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) strengthened its...
PAASCU Congratulates Its Newly Elected President
PAASCU extends its warmest congratulations to Br. Bernard “Bernie” S. Oca, FSC, on...
The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) is a private, voluntary, non-profit, and non-stock corporation that was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 1957.
PAASCU is a service organization that accredits, or quality assures academic programs of its member schools and does institutional accreditation.
Vision
To be the leading external quality assurance agency for schools in the Philippines and beyond.
Mission
PAASCU is committed to the following:
- Promote the realization of member institutions’ vision and mission, compliance with regulatory requirements, achievement of evidenced excellence in learning outcomes, and responsiveness to stakeholders;
- Support the internal quality assurance initiatives of institutions by advocating external quality assurance through voluntary accreditation that is developmental in approach;
- Ensure the sustainability of the Association and the growth of its members, leadership, accreditors, and staff; and
- Serve the national and global communities by advocating a culture of excellence and responsibility in education.
Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines
Established in 1977, the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP), is an umbrella organization of the three accrediting agencies: (ACSU-AAI, PACUCOA, and PAASCU). It is authorized by the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Education to review, approve, and certify the accrediting decisions made by the accrediting agencies to grant progressive deregulation and other benefits.
Commission on Higher Education
Department of Education
Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
