All five fresh graduates of the SU College of Engineering & Design who took the Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination on Sept. 7 and 8 registered a 100 per cent passing rate for Silliman University.
The first-time takers earned the University a perfect mark against the national passing rate of 53.64 per cent.Castor, Adler Clyde; Fuentes, Scott Stewart; Gumahad, Diovanni; Hucal, Joshua James; Sagun, Joseph Michael
Meanwhile, in the results released by the Professional Regulation Commission for the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination held earlier, Silliman garnered an overall passing rate of 86.36 per cent, against the national passing percentage of 63.36.
The passing rate of first-time takers is 90 per cent: Adante, Julsam; Aguirre, Mark Romil; Alcala, Mark Francis; Alcoy, Isagani Caesar ; Antolo, Minbert; Arrozal, Pedro III ; Borromeo, Carlo Lorenzo; Chiong, Frederick; Delfino, Argie; Dipaling, Florian Hardie; Favor, Jazper Jan; Flores, Ginalyn; Guivelondo, Kertz; Pabu-aya, Rufwin; Ramos, Emmanuel; Renacia, John Lorenz; Saguban, John Kennedy; Semil, Joseph Francis; Vendiola Ralpho Yancy
Meanwhile, the Negros Oriental State University College of Engineering & Architecture continues its impressive run of producing topnotch engineers in the Province.
Known as a college that consistently performs better than most of its peers in the nation during board examinations, NORSU posted an 87.5 percent passing rate during the Geodetic Engineer Licensure Examination, and an 83.3 percent passing average for the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Exam. NORSU also had a 66.67 percent passing rate for the Registered Electrical Licensure Examinations. All the professional examinations were held this month.
The national average for the GELE, MELE and RELE are 37.5, 68.87 and 55.90 percent, respectively.
Dr. Josef Vill S. Villanueva, NORSU Engineering dean, credits the continuous success of NORSU in these types of examinations to the hard work of both faculty and students of the College, and the support of the NORSU administration headed by University President Dr. Don Vicente C. Real.
The new NORSU geodetic engineers are Ian Mel A. Alemaida, Reynadel B. Belingan, Julie Anne V. Casamingo, Ivy Hielhyn T. Partosa, May Clare C. Que, Rhica Dawn A. Raguing and Ralph S. Torres, while the newly minted mechanical engineers are Noah D. Ausejo, Rommel Lito C. Nepalar, Jayson A. Patron, Russel O. Quitay and Richard G. Zamora. The new electrical engineers are John Vinnie C. Echica, Liz Carlen M. Lapinig, Noel C. Lañohan, Juffrey Q. Macapanas, June Hannah R. Pagbonocan, Daniel E. Pinili, Kirk Nemes C. Vidad and Nicka C. Villocillo.
