NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 1)

I hope the comparative list I've presented in the subsequent entries would prove useful especially to those who wish to return to school as "second coursers" in nursing (like myself) or to others who'll soon graduate in high school and, as early as now, are in the process of deciding as to which school they should enroll, in Iloilo City.

Back in mid-2007, when I was already planning to move back to my hometown (I was still working in Metro Manila then) to become a full-time nursing student, I started googling for possible detailed lists of local nursing schools in Iloilo City.

What I just found, however, were a few articles mentioning these schools, their respective histories, and their passing percentage in the Philippine Nurse Licensure Exams.

Neither blogs and even the schools' websites themselves were of help. There wasn't any "second-courser-friendly" information at all for some of the commonest questions like: (1) whether or not this or that nursing school has a program for second coursers; (2) whether or not they have night classes for those who wish to hold down their day jobs; and (3) how much should one expect to fork out for school fees per semester.

In fact, because the schools' websites didn't really provide anything that I needed that time--plus the fact that most of them didn't bother to reply to my emails--I had to ask some friends who were already based in Iloilo City to phone these nursing schools for me (long-distance calls aren't cheap) and to ask particularly about their programs for second coursers, admission requirements, and the like.

Anyway, when I checked again recently, there's still no such list available online. That's why I'm building one myself to spare you guys from all the hassles that I went through.

I've included such information as the schools' complete addresses, contact numbers, email addresses, website URLs, own base hospitals, availability of second courser program, availability of night classes for second coursers, availability of master's degree program, school fees per semester, overall PNLE performance, and a few trivias.
 
So here it is, the comparative (and hopefully much better) list of the more established nursing schools in Iloilo City, for both would-be college students and "second coursers":

1. Central Philippine University
2. Iloilo Doctors' College
3. Saint Pauls' University of Iloilo
4. University of Iloilo
5. University of San Agustin
6. West Visayas State University

Photo Source: Central Philippine University Website

NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 2)

CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY (CPU)
 
Type: Private

Address: Lopez-Jaena Street, Jaro, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 329-1971 to 79

Email: registrar@cpu.edu.ph, info@cpu.edu.ph

Website: http://www.cpu.edu.ph

Own Hospital: Iloilo Mission Hospital

Second Courser Program: Yes, but with age limit (not more than 25 years old)

Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: Yes (thesis and non-thesis)
 
School Fees per Semester: First Year - P18,000 to P20,000; Second Year - P28,000 to P30,000; Third Year - P35,000 to P37,000; Fourth Year - P33,000 - P35,000.

PNLE Performance: Satisfactory. CPU's College of Nursing is known for its rigid training standards and its impressive overall performance in the PNLE. 

Trivia: While CPU has the most beautifully-landscaped campus among schools in Iloilo City, it's also the most flood-prone. A sister school of Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, it was founded in 1905 by missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society.


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• Part 3 - Iloilo Doctors' College
• Part 4 - Saint Paul's University of Iloilo
• Part 5 - University of Iloilo
• Part 6 - University of San Agustin
• Part 7 - West Visayas State University

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• Part 1 - Introduction
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NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 3)

ILOILO DOCTORS' COLLEGE (IDC)
 
Type: Private

Address: West Avenue, Molo, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 337-2921 / 337-0034

Email: ieci_webmaster@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.idc.edu.ph

Own Hospital: Iloilo Doctors' Hospital
 
Second Courser Program: Yes, but with age limit (not more than 30 years old). Unlike the second-courser programs of University of San Agustin, Saint Paul's University of Iloilo, University of Iloilo, and Central Philippine University, IDC's program breaks up second-courser nursing students into two groups: (1) graduates of medical courses (e.g., physical therapy, medical technology, dentistry, medicine) and (2) graduates of non-medical courses (e.g., education, engineering, mass communications, political science). Besides this "segregation scheme," second-coursers from both groups also don't mix with "regular" students (that is, those who haven't obtained a previous degree); they have separate sections.
 
Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: None

School Fees per Semester: First Year - P20,000 to P22,000; Second Year - P26,000 to P28,000; Third Year - P36,000 to P38,000; Fourth Year - P40,000 to P42,000.  

PNLE Performance: Average. In recent years, the overall performance of IDC's College of Nursing in the PNLE has been slightly lackluster.

PROCEED TO:

• Part 4 - Saint Paul's University of Iloilo
• Part 5 - University of Iloilo
• Part 6 - University of San Agustin
• Part 7 - West Visayas State University

RETURN TO:

• Part 2 - Central Philippine University
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Home

NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 4)

SAINT PAUL'S UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO

Type: Private

Address: General Luna Street, City Proper, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 338-3668

Email: None

Website: http://www.spuiloilo.edu.ph

Own Hospital: Saint Paul's Hospital-Iloilo
 
Second Courser Program: None

Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: Yes

School Fees per Semester: First Year - P23,000 to P25,000; Second Year - P32,000 to P35,000; Third Year - P44,000 to P46,000; Fourth Year - P45,000 to P47,000.
 
PNLE Performance: Outstanding. SPUI's College of Nursing is famous for being one of the consistent top-five best-performing nursing schools in the whole country.
 
Trivia: Sr Carolina Agravante, dubbed as the first Filipina nursing theorist, is the incumbent dean of SPUI's College of Nursing.


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• Part 5 - University of Iloilo
• Part 6 - University of San Agustin
• Part 7 - West Visayas State University

RETURN TO:

• Part 3 - Iloilo Doctors' College
• Part 2 - Central Philippine University
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Home

NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 5)

UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO (UI)
 
Type: Private

Address: Rizal Street, City Proper, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 338-1071 to 7
 
Website: http://www.ui.phinma.edu.ph

Own Hospital: None

Second Courser Program: Yes
 
Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: None

School Fees per Semester: First Year - P14,000 to P16,000; Second Year - P17,000 to P19,000; Third Year - P24,000 to P26,000; Fourth Year - P30,000 to P32,000.  

PNLE Performance: Average. Despite UI's derided reputation as the so-called "dumpsite" of flunkers from the five other schools in this list, its PNLE passing percentage isn't that bad--but not that consistent as well. Recently, UI has produced some national top-ten placers.

Trivia: Founded in 1947, UI is owned by the wealthy Lopez clan that also owns local broadcast giant ABS-CBN, with former Iloilo congressional representative Albertito Lopez as its incumbent president. 

UPDATE: The University of Iloilo now has a new owner. Read more about it here.

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• Part 6 - University of San Agustin
• Part 7 - West Visayas State University

RETURN TO:

• Part 4 - Saint Paul's University of Iloilo
• Part 3 - Iloilo Doctors' College
• Part 2 - Central Philippine University
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Home

NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 6)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN (USA)

Type: Private

Address: General Luna Street, City Proper, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 337-4841 to 44

Email: registrar@usa.edu.ph / info@usa.edu.ph

Website: http://www.usa.edu.ph

Own Hospital: None
 
Second Courser Program: Yes, but with age limit (not more than 30 years old)

Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: Yes (thesis and non-thesis)
 
School Fees per Semester: First Year: P15,000 to P17,000; Second Year - P18,000 to P20,000; Third Year - P28,000 to P30,000; Fourth Year - P34,000 to P36,000.

PNLE Performance: Average. In recent years, the number of PNLE passers of USA's College of Nursing hasn't been very high.
 
Trivia: Founded by Augustinian friars in 1904, USA is the oldest university in Iloilo City.


PROCEED TO:

• Part 7 - West Visayas State University

RETURN TO:

• Part 5 - University of Iloilo
• Part 4 - Saint Paul's University of Iloilo
• Part 3 - Iloilo Doctors' College
• Part 2 - Central Philippine University
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Home

NURSING SCHOOLS IN ILOILO CITY: A GUIDE (ESPECIALLY) FOR "SECOND COURSERS" (PART 7)

WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (WVSU)
 
Type: Public/State-owned

Address: Luna Street, La Paz, Iloilo City, Western Visayas, Philippines 5000

Phone Number/s: +63 (33) 320-0870 to 77

Website: http://www.wvsu.edu.ph

Own Hospital: WVSU Medical Center

Second Courser Program: None

Night Class for Second Coursers: None

Master's Degree Program: Yes

School Fees per Semester: First Year - P12,000 to P14,000; Second Year - P18,000 to P20,000; Third Year - P19,000 to P20,000; Fourth Year - P20,000 to P21,000. As a state-owned academic institution, WVSU's College of Nursing has the cheapest school fees in Iloilo City for nursing education.
 
PNLE Performance: Outstanding. WVSU's College of Nursing is not only one of the two excellent nursing schools in Iloilo City (the other being Saint Paul's University of Iloilo), it's also one of the consistent top-five best-performing nursing schools nationwide.

Trivia: WVSU is the only state university in Iloilo City to have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Its old name was Iloilo Normal School, which was established in 1902 under the Thomasites. It now aims to be one of the top ten universities in the entire Southeast Asia by 2015. (Good luck.)


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• Part 6 - University of San Agustin
• Part 5 - University of Iloilo
• Part 4 - Saint Paul's University of Iloilo
• Part 3 - Iloilo Doctors' College
• Part 2 - Central Philippine University
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Home