Profile of boarding houses of students of the Kalinga-Apayao state college

The study assessed the profile of the boarding houses of the students enrolled in Kalinga-Apayao State College during the period 2010–2011.

The study specifically determined the profile of the student boarders as to gender, age, degree program enrolled, and ethnic affiliation; the profile of the boarding houses as identified parameters, and the degree of seriousness of problems encountered by the student boarders.

Findings of the study were the following: the student boarders varied in their profile with the females dominating, more from ages 18–20 or from the second to fourth year levels, from the BEED and BSED programs, and are mostly from the Kalinga tribe coming from the far flung areas of the province; majority of the boarding houses of the students was of the single type which accommodate 4–6 student boarders with a monthly rental of P701 and above including water and electric bills; the boarding houses have their own artesian wells as source of water for their boarders; almost all of them use the manual flush type of comfort rooms which is common for both males and female boarders; the main appliance used by students in their boarding house was the electric fan with a small number using television; and burning of wastes was a dominant practice of the boarders as a way of waste disposal. Finally, the problems of the student boarders were generally moderately serious with three identified problems very serious, namely: no abode policies, rules and regulations, and contracts executed between the landlady/landlord and the boarders, and common bath and comfort rooms for both male and female boarders.

Recommendations formulated in the study were the following: owners of boarding houses should have abode policies, rules, and regulations; owners should convert their boarding house into commercial type where comfort rooms and bath rooms for male and females are separated; and should orient and encourage their boarders to practice waste segregation and composting.

The researchers proposed home visitation of students in their boarding houses and the conduct of orientation or seminars based on what was found to student boarders and owners of boarding houses.