MyQuest ranks 210 colleges

PUTRAJAYA: Over 60% of private colleges in Malaysia have been ranked as satisfactory according to the first Malaysia Quality Evaluation System (MyQuest) with a score of four stars and above.

Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that from a total of 403 colleges, 232 were qualified to be audited based on the criteria set by the ministry but only 210 agreed to be audited.

“The purpose of MyQuest is to categorise the colleges which are excellent, good, or weak, and prepare suitable approaches to help the weaker ones with their issues and challenges,” he told a press conference after the ministry’s Integrity Day 2011 celebration yesterday.

Of all the colleges, only three institutions Penang Medical College, Segi College Subang Jaya and Taylor’s College Subang Jaya were awarded the maximum of six stars.
Mohamed Khaled urged private colleges to continuously improve their quality and performance to remain competitive in the market and encouraged those that were eligible to participate in the evaluation system.

“The ranking would act as a reference point for National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan approvals and requests to be upgraded to university college status, among others,” he said.

Apart from the top three colleges, 20 colleges (9.5%) attained five stars, and 60 colleges (28.6%) attained four stars, with the remaining 72 (34.3%) receiving three stars and below.

Note: There are many other colleges that has not been evaluated. Some of them are new colleges but offering some good programs such as Graphic Design Degree, distance learning online, Interior Design Degree, online degree and many more. If there is new info about MyQuest rankings we will try to update is here in the future.