Filipinos value education highly and will make a great sacrifice to obtain the greatest ambition of every Filipino family, which is to send every child to gain a tertiary education.

There are several tertiary institutions in the Philippines . Most of them are located in the country’s capital city, Manila. Tertiary institution operates on a semester system with an optional summer term. The medium of instructions in all courses are in English, except if you are majoring in Filipino. Students wil be able to choose from hundreds of course available in the different colleges and universities around Manila.

1. Adamson University

2. AMA University

3. Arellano University

4. Ateneo de Manila University

5. Centro Escolar University

6. De La Salle University

7. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology

8. Far Eastern University

9. FEATI University

10. Jose Rizal University

11. Lyceum of the Philippines University

12. Manila Central University

13. Manuel L. Quezon University

14. Our Lady of Fatima University

15. Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila

16. Philippine Christian University

17. Philippine Normal University

18. Philippine Women's University

19. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

20.  Rizal Technological University

21. St Paul University, Manila

22. Technological University of the Philippines

23. University of the East

24. University of the Philippines

25. University of Santo Tomas

Below is a list of other tertiary colleges and institutions in Metro Manila that offers tertiary education, some of them are non-profit, non-stock education institution, others are owned and managed  by private sector and private catholic institutions.

The list is arranged in alphabetical order.

1. Assumption College

2. Colegio de San Juan de Letran

3. College of the Holy Spirit

4. Don Bosco Technical College

5. La Consolacion College

6. Manila Doctors College

7. Mariam College

8. Mapua Institute of Technology

9. National Teachers College

10. Philippine Merchant Marine Academy

11. San Beda College

12. San Sebastian College

13. Sienna College

14. STI College

15. St Jude College

16. St Joseph College Quezon City

Researched and Compiled by: MM del Rosario

Date: 11 October 2009