State and Universities and Colleges External Campuses Profile and Readiness for Accreditation; Its Implication To Policy Formulation

Abstract

The research study was conducted to determine institutional profile and the level of readiness for accreditation of State Universities and College external campuses in Region VI: Its implication to policy formulation during the second semester of the Academic Year 2007–2008. The descriptive research design was used in this study. The respondents were randomly chosen from the population of 765 faculty members, 42 campus deans, and 7,633 students proportionately distributed to different external campuses of the SUCs in Region VI.

The instrument used was a researcher-made, adopted from the AACCUP data gathering instrument that had undergone validity and reliability. The statistical tools used were frequency count, percentage, mean, and ANOVA set at .05 level of significance. Majority of faculty members in the SUCs external campuses were bachelor's degree holders with MA units, specialization in general education curriculum, and their academic ranks were instructors and assistant professors. Curriculum and number of units of students follow the standard of CHED. The educational qualifications of SPS Head were MA degree holder and above, most of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses teacher-student ratio was 1:30, all have guidance and other student services.

The educational qualifications of research director were MA and Ph.D., with few students and faculty members who were involved in research and have not published research locally or in the refereed journal. Majority of the educational qualifications of the extension heads was MA, majority had few extension linkages conducted by the school for the last 3 years. The educational qualification of librarian was bachelor's degree with MA units.

Majority of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had campus development plan, dental/medical clinic, and school accreditation center. Majority of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had school laboratory manual, laboratory supplies, apparatuses, and devices. All of the State Universities and Colleges external campuses had organizational chart duly approved by the board of trustees in schools, admission and selection requirements, and registration and policy procedures for transferees.

The level of readiness for accreditation of the SUCs as evaluated by the respondents was moderately ready. There were significant differences that existed in the school level of readiness for accreditation as evaluated by the dean, teachers, and students as a whole—curriculum and instruction, support to student, research, library, laboratory, and administration. There were no significant differences in the level of readiness for accreditation as evaluated by the dean, teachers, and students in the area of extension and community development and physical plant and facilities.