CCDC Promotes Scholarship and Financial Aid Programs to Curb Poverty

As a step to curb poverty, Cordillera Career Development College firmly adheres to a policy of bringing education closer to the people through accessible and affordable quality education.

Of the 3,928 enrollees in 2024, CCDC has accepted 1,808 students are under scholarships or financial assistance programs which translates to 46% of the total enrollees.

On the first half of the year, 1,395 were under government and privately-funded scholarships and financial assistance programs while 181 were under CCDC various scholarship and financial assistance programs.

On the second half of the year, 1,775 slots were given under government and privately-funded scholarships and financial assistance programs while 266 slots were open under CCDC various scholarship and financial assistance programs.

These scholarships and sponsorships ensure that students coming from low- and middle-income families to have equitable access to earning their desired degrees.

Every semester, an average of 90% of CCDC’s enrollees come from the Cordillera region, which has a poverty incidence of 4.4% in 2023, according to the latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority.

In the Philippines as a whole, poverty incidence among families is at 10.9%.

As such, CCDC recognizes and undertakes multi-sectoral approaches and collaborations which focus on providing financial educational assistance to the less privileged members of the society.

CCDC offers 11 scholarship and financial assistance programs to qualified students. To learn more about these programs, contact our scholarship coordinator at [email protected].

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