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
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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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.
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- 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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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.