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Through an LCU, high school graduates from poor families can earn a three- to six-month course certificate, two-year associate degree, or a four-year
Baccalaureate degree paying only minimal, if any, tuition fee. This is exemplified by the
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To create a standard and distinction between a "community college" and a "local college and university" and to have better planning purposes and more fair distribution of technical and financial assistance by the national government, the
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A local government unit (LGU) maybe a barangay, a municipality, city, or a province that puts up a post-secondary institution based on
Section 447(a)(5)(x) (Municipality), 458(a)(5)(x) (City), and 468(a)(4)(iii) (Province) of the
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to operate its own university. For more than two decades, the PLM was the only local university in the country until the creation of other local universities and colleges through the enactment and implementation of the
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The forerunner of local colleges and universities or LCUs are the community schools which usually function as elementary or secondary schools at daytime and, toward the end of the day, convert into a
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