CCDC retains THE Impact ranking

LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET – Cordillera Career Development College maintained its ranking among the world’s highest-performing universities in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings results released on June 17, 2025.

On its second year of participation, CCDC kept its standing in the 1001-1500 ranking bracket out of 2,318 colleges and universities across the globe. 

THE Impact Rankings measure the contributions of higher education institutions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through a rigid competency assessment.

This year, CCDC participated in six of the 17 SDG categories, adding one more category from its first participation last year.

“CCDC is continuously improving and developing in line with its vision as a center of quality education for culturally diverse and global learners,” said CCDC President Sherry Junette Tagle.

Tagle is part of the Philippine delegation organized by the Commission on Higher Education to the THE Impact Global Sustainable Development Congress 2025 at the Istanbul Congress Center, Turkey where the results were announced.

She was also among the speakers tapped for one of the sessions in the congress discussing how Philippine university leaders are steering sustainable transformation.

CCDC’s ranking in the SDG 1 remained at the 301-400 bracket, while it improved its ranking in SDG 3 from 1,001+ to the 801-1,000 bracket and in SDG 5 from 601-800 to 401-600 bracket.

Its ranking in SDG 16 and SDG 17 slightly dropped to 601-800 and 1501+, respectively, while its new category entry for SDG 10 earned a ranking at 1001+ bracket.

At the sideline of the THE Impact congress, Tagle met with various university heads and forged separate Academic Cooperation Protocols with Ankara University in Turkey, University of Limpopo in South Africa, and Lingnan University in Hong Kong. 

The protocols between the universities aimed to establish collaborations in the academic as well as cultural aspects. 

These protocols include the sharing academic knowledge and experience; academic staff exchange; student exchange; exchange in publications and materials; and joint research projects and the organization of joint scientific meetings.

With the establishment of the three protocols, Tagle is optimistic towards similar engagements with other higher education institutions from other countries in the near future.

She said these international collaborations will immensely aid in the advancement of the school’s programs and institutions as well as mutually impart its own best practices and initiatives to partner institutions. 

Coincidentally starting last year, CCDC has been promoting its tagline “Grassroots to Global” which reflects its commitment to its origins as a local institution while expanding its reach and impact on a global scale. It represents CCDC’s dedication to providing quality education rooted in the Cordillera region while also preparing students for a diverse and interconnected world.

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