Two weeks ago, a high school friend of mine graduated from college. She’s 50 years old, married, and a working mom of two teens. Finally, she achieved her longest dream of holding her own college diploma. With a lot of tears, she shares how fulfilling her graduation was, despite the hurdles with academic demands, family, and work. Nothing is too late according to her. Do you also want to earn your college degree while working? You, too, can be a working student and efficiently manage your time with Mapúa Malayan Digital College. Step Up sa Pangarap mo. Read on to know more.
Being a Working Student Made Easy
My friend’s story is not unique as there are still tens of thousands of working people who have not yet finished college and want to do so. It is just unfortunate that circumstances have hindered them from doing so in the past, like lack of funds, calamities, single parenting, or abrupt marriages.
Thankfully, there are programs specially designed for them so that their dreams can now become achievable, even if they are already working, married and with kids, or already middle-aged.
Step Up sa Pangarap is a movement spearheaded by the Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC) that aims to support the working community in the Philippines who don’t have a college degree yet.
MMDC is the premier digital-first college in the Philippines that provides credible, modern, and flexible college education for students who want to pursue careers in technology and business while working. They are open to students who want to continue pursuing a college degree or just want to upgrade their skill set and get a second degree.
They also have learning hubs in Quezon City and at the Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City for student collaboration, meetups, or quiet study.
Working individuals have limited time to study but they also have to continue working in order to finance their studies and the needs of their families. At MMDC, the dream of having a college degree can easily become a reality without sacrificing work.
Work-Life Balance
At MMDC, individuals who want to pursue an in-demand degree in IT and business while working can advance in their careers, achieve work-life-school balance, and even manage their finances by taking units that they can afford and school work that they can balance even with a full-time job.
Students, who take a full load of 5 subjects per term, are only required to attend approximately 7.5 hours of online synchronous learning with professors on Mondays and Tuesdays, with morning, afternoon, and evening schedules. Students may also change their class schedules in the middle of the term, and they may begin at any term of the school year.
Moreover, there are no traditional tests or exams. Instead, students learn through MMDC’s Projects, Problems, and Cases Learning (PPC) Method. This allows you to learn skills needed to succeed in the real world and not spend time memorizing lessons and taking quizzes that are really not done in the workplace.
To further serve working students, MMDC allows them to take a light load per term with no maximum number of years to complete a degree.
How Much is the Enrolment Fee at MMDC?
And would you believe it? For a light load of 3 units or 1 subject, the enrollment fee is as low as P6,000 per term! A full load of 15 units or 5 subjects comes at approximately Php 19,000 per term.
Free Pocket Wi-Fi and Lease-to-own Laptop Program
Since MMDC is a digital-first college, connectivity is important. The institution provides its students with their own free pocket Wi-Fi with a monthly load as part of their enrollment fee to make sure that they can participate in their online classes and work on their outputs.
MMDC also offers a lease-to-own laptop program that entails additional payment per term to further support its students with a computer device that they can keep even after graduation.
Enroll Now
If you’re not ready to enroll this term, you can enroll as a new student or as a transferee at any given term. That’s how flexible MMDC is!
Step Up sa Pangarap with Mapúa Malayan Digital College. Click the link below to apply. Enrollment is ongoing.
- You may visit their website at www.mmdc.mcl.edu.ph or go to the MMDC learning hub at the 4/F Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod City for more information.
Classes for term 1 of SY 2023-2024 will start on August 22, 2023.
