Based from the data of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office I, most of the graduates
in public and private higher education institutions (HEIs) in Region I finished
medical and allied courses since School Year (SY) 2004-2005 until SY 2012-2013.
In SY 2003-2004, most (24.2 percent) of the graduates finished education
courses. However, the education discipline group was overtaken by the medical
and allied group in SY 2004-2005 with the 152.2 percent increase in the number
of graduates, thereby increasing the share of the latter from 9.3 percent in SY
2003-2004 to 20.4 percent in SY 2004-2005.
The percentage share of
graduates of medical and allied courses continued to expand in the succeeding
years as the number of graduates continuously increased until SY 2008-2009 when
it posted the highest share of 39.7 percent. In the succeeding SYs, the medical
and allied discipline group still cornered most of the graduates but its share
continued to decline. In SY 2012-2013, graduates of medical and allied courses
comprised 20.7 percent of the total graduates in the region, which was still
significantly higher that its 9.3 percent share in SY 2003- 2004.
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| Table 1. Number of Graduates in Public and Private Higher Educational Institutions in Region I by Discipline Group, SY 2003-2004 to SY 2012-2013 Note : No data available in SY 2009-2010 Source : Commission on Higher Education Regional Office I |
On the other hand, the
percentage share of graduates of education courses started to decline in SY
2004-2005 as the number of graduates decreased by 20.1 percent and this trend
continued until SY 2008-2009. The trend was reversed in SY 2010-2011 until SY
2012-2013 with the steady increase in the number of graduates of education
courses. In SY 2012-2013, it posted a 15.6 percent contribution, which was the second
highest after the medical discipline group.
Meanwhile, the percentage
share of graduates of business administration and related courses was the second
highest from SY 2005-2006 until SY 2011-2012, displacing the education
discipline group. In SY 2012-2013, however, it recorded the third highest
contribution of 15.2 percent, as the education discipline group returned to second
place.
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| Source of Basic Data : Commission on Higher Education Regional Office I |
The other discipline groups
with consistently large number of graduates during the period SY 2003-2004 to
SY 2012-2013 were math and computer science, and engineering and technology.
These discipline groups contributed 12.9 percent, and 9.4 percent,
respectively, to the total number of graduates in SY 2012-2013.
The number of graduates of
Service Trades also posted a remarkable increase with 2,339 graduates in SY
2012-2013, from 384 in SY 2011-2012. Similarly, the number of graduates of Law
and Jurisprudence significantly increased in SY 2012-2013 with 1,085 graduates,
from 97 graduates during the previous SY.
The above data on graduates
show which disciplines have oversupply and undersupply of graduates. The data
could be used as guide by incoming college students in choosing what courses to
take to give them bigger chances of employment after graduation. (NCSB)
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