287 colleges, universities allowed to raise tuition

THE Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allowed 287 private colleges and universities across the country to raise their tuition and other school fees for the academic year 2014 to 2015.

The CHEd said only 345 or 20 percent of 1, 683 private higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide applied for an increase in tuition and other school fees, but only 287 or 17 percent were given the go-signal.