Best Civil Engineering Schools in the Philippines (2015)

Here is the list of the best civil engineering schools in the country, as based on the Commission on Higher Education's yearly list of higher education institutions with Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD).

A COE refers to "a department within a higher education institution, which continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications". A COD, on the other hand, refers to "a department within a higher education institution, which demonstrates the potential to become a COE in the future".

The designation will be valid until 31 May 2015. The COEs and CODs do not reflect the overall performance of a university. The data reflected here are taken from the CHED records as of 10 August 2014.

NCR

• De La Salle University - Taft - Manila (Center of Development)
• Mapua Institute of Technology - Manila  (Center of Development)
• Technological Institute of the Philippines - Quezon City (Center of Development)
• University of Santo Tomas - Manila (Center of Development)

Luzon

• Saint Louis University - Baguio City (Center of Development)
• Holy Angel University - Angeles City, Pampanga (Center of Development)
• Saint Mary's University - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya (Center of Development)

Visayas

• University of San Carlos - Cebu City (Center of Development)

Mindanao

• Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology - Iligan City (Center of Development)
• Xavier University - Cagayan de Oro City (Center of Development)
• Notre Dame of Dadiangas University - General Santos City

Sources:
http://www.ched.gov.ph/index.php/home/undergraduate-students/general-information/centers-development-cods/
http://www.ched.gov.ph/index.php/home/undergraduate-students/general-information/centers-excellence-coes/

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