CHED renews UC's "Autonomous Status"

The University of the Cordilleras has been granted Autonomous Status by the Commission on Higher Education, as per CHED CMO No. 12, series of 2019 released this October. UC is among only 68 private higher education institutions in the country, and among the three universities in Baguio City, to be granted this status.

Autonomous Status is granted by CHED to select institutions that passed and complied with the commission's stringent review and accreditation process. An autonomous university may freely design their own curricula, offer new programs, establish branches or satellite campuses, confer honorary degrees, and carry out operations without having to secure permits and without much interference from CHED.

UC has been granted Autonomous Status since 2010.

A documentary produced by second year Communication students from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) in Baguio City was adjudged as the "Best Documentary" and the "Most Child-Friendly Documentary" in the Young Adult Division of the 3rd DokyuBata Video Documentary Contest. The documentary bested 9 other finalists in the said division narrowed down from over 100 entries nationwide.

The original form of the ruins in Corregidor Island can soon be viewed through "Corregitour," a mobile application developed by the University of the Cordilleras (UC) and the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP).

A study by faculty members from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) – College of Nursing has been selected to be a recipient of a research grant from the Department of Health - Cordillera through the Cordillera Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (CRHRDC).

A project from the University of the Cordilleras (UC) has been selected by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) as a recipient of the NCCA 2020 Competitive Grants Program under the Monuments and Sites Category.