Similarly, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has licensed several private universities based on the population of prospective applicants for admission. The driving force of the decisions of the NUC has been the need to broaden access to university education regardless of the consequence on the quality of university education. In the end, several public and private universities have consistently failed to meet the requirements for accreditation by the NUC, putting students in dire situations.
The National Universities Commission (NUC), urged the Standing Committee on Private Universities (SCOPU) not to compromise standards in the discharge of its duties.