PUTRAJAYA (Nov 10, 2011): Of 210 private colleges audited under the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges (MyQuest), only three were rated six-star (distinction) and received scores of above 90%.
The three top scoring private colleges are the Penang Medical College, Segi College Subang Jaya and Taylor’s College Subang Jaya.
Announcing the results of the inaugural MyQuest audit yesterday, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin said 20 colleges received five-star rating (excellent); 60 four-star (very good), 55 three-star (good), 35 two-star (satisfactory) and 37one-star (poor).
Among those in the five-star category are Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology (Sarawak branch), KBU International College Selangor, KDU College (Penang Campus), Putra Intelek International College, Binary College, Malacca-Manipal Medical College, Kolej Tafe, Negri Sembilan and Pusat Teknologi & Pengurusan Lanjutan Shah Alam.
A total of 403 private institutions had been invited to be audited under the MyQuest system which was implemented for the first time this year using data of the colleges in the 2010/2011 academic year.
Mohd Khaled said 310 had accepted the offer but only 232 qualified. Howeer only 210 were audited as 22 were not ready to be audited. The audit will be done once every two years.
The audit was based on three factors - the college, field of studies and readiness to accept international and the five main criteria of the rating process are students, resources, quality of management system, programme recognition and graduate recognition.
Speaking to reporters after the ministry’s Integrity Day celebration yesterday, Khaled said he was not satisfied with the performance of about 35% of the private colleges which had received only two and one star ratings.
“If they continue to be below the three-star category, eventually the market will determine their fate and future. This rating will help them in making the right decisions for their own good," he said adding that the government will not like to make it compulsory for private colleges to undergo the MyQuest audit.
He urged private colleges to improve their standard and quality so as to remain viable and become institutions of choice of students from both local and abroad, he said it was vital for them to remain competitive in the market.
"The market will eventually determine their fate and discipline those who performed below certain standard,” he said, adding that the results show that there are private institutions which are not very capable of providing quality higher education.
Mohd Khaled said the MyQuest rating is an important reference which will be used by the ministry and other agencies in their planning and decision-making process.
It will also help the National Higher Education Fund Corporation in making decisions when approving or channeling loans to private college students.
source: The Sun Daily
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