Architecture School

In my opinion, here's my shortlist to a lot of criteria you should consider when looking for an architecture school:  (not in any order)

1. Location
    It is beneficial if the school or university is located near where you're staying or living but you can always rent a house or apartment near the vicinity if there's no school near your place.

2. Student/Teacher Ratio
    The less the student/teacher ratio is, the better.  Less number of students per class means a teacher or professor can monitor each student's performance better.  Classes can be easily controlled and moderated.

3. Facilities
    Other than having a clean environment, that is both beneficial to ones wellness and study habits, a good architecture school should also have the latest equipments that conforms to today's technology and standards with regards with architecture and construction.

4. Passing Rate in LEA 
    The passing rate in LEA (Licensure Examination for Architects) or the Architecture Board Exams is one of the best criteria on choosing a good architecture school.  It gives you an overview idea of the schools that trains and produces good architecture graduates.  If a school got a high passing rate for its graduates on the Architecture Board Exams, it just shows that they're doing something right and that school may be your best bet.

There are a lot more criteria to ponder about but, in my opinion, these four are the most important.

To further help you out, here's a list of architecture schools / universities available in the Philippines that I am aware of: (not in any order)

Adamson University (AdU), College of Architecture, Ermita, Manila City, Metro Manila
website: http://www.adamson.edu.ph/academics/architecture.shtml

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, San Pedro (PUPSP), San Pedro Laguna
website: http://www.pupsanpedro.info

Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT), College of Engineering and Architecture, Cebu City
website: http://www.cit.edu.ph

Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), School of Architecture, Industrial Design and the Built Environment, Intramuros, Manila
website: http://www.mit.edu.ph

Saint Louis University, Baguio City (SLU), College of Engineering and Architecture, Baguio City
website: http://www.slu.edu.ph/academics/cea

Technological University of the Philippines - Manila (TUP-Manila) College of Architecture and Fine Arts
website: http://www.tup.edu.ph/

University of Santo Tomas (UST), College of Architecture, Espana Manila, Metro Manila
website: http://www.ust.edu.ph/

University of the Philippines (U.P.), College of Architecture, E. de los Santos, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila
website: http://www.upd.edu.ph/acad.htm

Far Eastern University (F.E.U.), Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts (IARFA)
website: http://www.feu.edu.ph/institute-of-architecture-and-fine-arts

University of San Carlos (USC), College of Architecture and Fine Arts, Cebu City
website: http://www.usc.edu.ph/

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Gen. Luna cor. Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila City
website: http://www.plm.edu.ph/caup.html

Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP), College of Engineering and Architecture, 1338 Arlegui Street, Quiapo Manila; 938 Aurora Boulevard, Cubao, Quezon City
website: http://www.tip.edu.ph/academic.php

De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde (CSB), School of Design and Arts, 2544 Taft Avenue, Manila City
website: http://www.dls-csb.edu.ph/default.asp?section=210&what=1000107

If I forgot any school that should also be on this list, please drop me a comment or message so that I can add them here.

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