Association of Local Colleges and Universities

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abbreviation = ALCU
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purpose = Educational
headquarters = PLM Main Campus
location = Manila, Philippines
region_served = National
membership = 31 schools
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leader_title = President
leader_name = Atty. Adel A. Tamano
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The Association of Local Colleges and Universities or simply ALCU is composed of 31 local colleges and universities of the Philippines. ALCU is working closely with the Senate Committee on Education, which is headed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, in legislations that benefit existing local colleges and universities. [ [http://www.ellentordesillas.com/?p=2479 Ellen Tordesillas] ]

The primary thrust of ALCU is to improve the quality of instruction, research, and extension of its member schools and to provide value public tertiary education, especially to the poor and disadvantaged youth.

The Association has created in the later part of 2003 the Commission on Accreditation, Inc., which is working closely with the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc. (AACCUP).

During the investiture of Atty. Adel A. Tamano at the Justo Albert Auditorium of the PLM, he mentioned his plan of drafting the best-practices manual for local colleges and make it a project of the ALCU.Mayuga, Jonathan. " [http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0201&022008/headlines012.html Tamano vows ‘heights of excellence’ for PLM] ." "Business Mirror, Vol. III, No. 86". February 01, 2008.]

Accreditation and standards

Together with the Accrediting Agencies of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines (AACCUP), the ALCUCOA formed the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (NNQAA) in 2004 to ensure the public of quality higher education among public higher educational institutions. With the help of AACCUP, Dr. Nida Africa, and the PAASCU executive director, ALCU member schools immerse themselves in quality assurance activities involving the following areas of accreditation.cite web
url = http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/02/20/OPED2005022029090.html
title = The medium-term higher education development plan and the local colleges and universities
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date = 2005-02-20
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* Employability (ALCUCOA)
* Community service
* Curriculum and instruction
* Research
* Faculty
* Student services
* Administration
* Physical plant and facilities
* Library
* Laboratory

Member schools

The following is a list of the thirty-one (31) local colleges and universities or LCUs that are members of the Association. These include:
*City College of Urdaneta
*City University of Malabon
*Gat Andrés Bonifacio University
*Gordon College, The
*La Carlota City College
*Lipa City Public College
*Mandaue College
*Navotas Polytechnic College
*Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
*Pamantasan ng Marikina
*Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
*Pamantasan ng Montalban
*Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
*Pamantasan ng Pasay
*Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig
*Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Taguig
*Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela
*University of Caloocan
*University of Makati

ee also

* Local college and university

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