03/06/2026
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
The Teacher Education Council (TEC) recognized 13 distinguished Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) that embody the highest standards of excellence in teacher education. As exemplars of academic distinction, innovation, and institutional leadership, these institutions set the bar for excellence in teacher education and help define the direction of the teaching profession in the Philippines.
Their designation as Teacher Education Centers of Excellence signifies not only the attainment of the highest standards of quality, but also a mandate to lead, inspire, and contribute to the continuous advancement of teacher education in the Philippines.
Beyond recognition, these Centers of Excellence play a vital role in strengthening the broader teacher education landscape. As partners of the TEC, these TEIs carry forward their commitment to leveraging excellence in teacher education through leadership, collaboration, and the exchange of knowledge and best practices.
Anchored on Sections 5 and 6 of Republic Act No. 11713, or the Excellence in Teacher Education Act of 2022, these institutions have demonstrated exceptional achievement across the core pillars of faculty qualification, student and graduate attributes, instruction, research, facilities, student development, teacher preparation, and community engagement.
The designation of these Centers of Excellence was approved by the members of the Council upon the recommendation of the TEC Secretariat during the First Council Meeting for 2026 last June 3 at the Professional Regulation Commission-NCR Office in Quezon City.
Cebu Normal University
Philippine Normal University North Luzon
University of the Cordilleras
Pangasinan State University, Bayambang Campus
Saint Louis University
Mariano Marcos State University
West Visayas State University
University of Santo Tomas