MMSU administration building in Batac City, Campus. (Photo courtesy of MMSU Facebook Page)
LAOAG CITY—In an effort to bring its services closer to people, the state-run Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) will be in Dumalneg, an indigenous peoples community in the province on May 19 to administer College Freshmen Admission Test (CFAT) to all interested graduates of Senior High School.
In an interview on Friday, Dr. Shirley Agrupis, MMSU president, said a number of incoming college freshmen had been wanting to take the CFAT but some fail to do so due to lack of transportation and allowance when going to Laoag or Batac campuses, where the exam is being administered.
“We want as much as possible that Ilocos Norte graduates should benefit from the prime state-funded university so we are bringing CFAT to our IP communities,” Agrupis said.
Based on the 2018 CFAT data, she reported that around 6,000 students made their reservations online but during the actual exam, only more than 3,000 had showed up.
“If we cannot bring CFAT to the localities, we will bring the students to MMSU to make sure they experience at least taking the MMSU CFAT,” she said.
As the premiere university of the north, MMSU continues to expand and improve its facilities with almost PHP300-million budget for infrastructure development this year.
With this development, Agrupis hopes to welcome around 4,000 freshmen next school year as the university plans to expand its class size from 25 to 40 students.
On May 12, CFAT has been scheduled at the MMSU College of Teacher Education in Laoag City campus.
To register, applicants are advised to visit cfat.mmsu.edu.ph or email [email protected] for further inquiries. (PNA)
