The MyQUEST 2014/2015 results have been released. So what has changed since the last evaluation exercise in 2013? If you’re looking for a college, this could be one of the deciding factors for you.

The results for the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges (MyQUEST) 2014/2015 has just been released. Held once every two years since 2011, this is the third time the evaluation exercise has been carried out.

This year, 238 of 406 private colleges registered with the higher education department to participate in the rating. Of this total, 199 private colleges were granted a rating out of 235 private colleges that qualified for auditing.

MyQUEST measures the following:

• the quality of higher education services of colleges (under college based category)
• the quality of programmes delivered at colleges (under cluster based category)
• the readiness of the colleges to recruit international students (under international student based category)

In the college based category, nine colleges received a six star rating and 52 colleges received a five star rating in MyQUEST 2014/2015.

Colleges that received a six star rating

1. KDU COLLEGE PENANG CAMPUS, Penang
2. KOLEJ SEGI SUBANG JAYA, Selangor
3. KOLEJ SUNWAY (KUALA LUMPUR), Selangor
4. KOLEJ TAYLOR’S SUBANG JAYA, Selangor
5. KOLEJ KESIHATAN RAMSAY SIME DARBY, Selangor
6. KOLEJ TAYLOR’S SRI HARTAMAS, Kuala Lumpur
7. KOLEJ TEKNOLOGI TIMUR, Selangor
8. INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI MAKLUMAT ASIA PASIFIC (APIIT), Kuala Lumpur
9. KOLEJ STAMFORD PETALING JAYA, Selangor

Colleges that received a five star rating

1. GERMAN MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE (GMI), Selangor
2. KOLEJ ANTARABANGSA INTI SUBANG JAYA, Selangor
3. KOLEJ INTI ANTARABANGSA PULAU PINANG, Penang
4. KOLEJ POLY-TECH MARA BANGI, Selangor
5. KOLEJ POLY-TECH MARA KOTA BHARU, Kelantan
6. KOLEJ POLY-TECH MARA KUALA LUMPUR (KPTM), Kuala Lumpur
7. KOLEJ SAITO, Selangor
8. KOLEJ SEGI KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur
9. KOLEJ UNITI, Negeri Sembilan
10. SUNWAY COLLEGE JOHOR, Johor
11. AKADEMI HELP (HELP ACADEMY), Kuala Lumpur
12. AKADEMI LAUT MALAYSIA (ALAM), Melaka
13. INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI PERTAMA, Negeri Sembilan
14. KOLEJ DISTED, Penang
15. KOLEJ FTMS, Kuala Lumpur
16. KOLEJ HAN CHIANG, Penang
17. KOLEJ ISLAM PAHANG SULTAN AHMAD SHAH (KIPSAS), Pahang
18. KOLEJ MCS, Selangor
19. KOLEJ METHODIST KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur
20. KOLEJ PENGAJIAN TINGGI ATC, Kuala Lumpur
21. KOLEJ PERUBATAN MELAKA-MANIPAL, Melaka
22. KOLEJ POLY-TECH MARA, Kedah
23. KOLEJ PTPL PENANG, Penang
24. KOLEJ SEGI PULAU PINANG, Penang
25. KOLEJ SEGI SARAWAK, Sarawak
26. KOLEJ SENI DAN TEKNOLOGI HELP (HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY), Kuala Lumpur
27. KOLEJ TEKNOLOGI SARAWAK, Sarawak
28. PUSAT TEKNOLOGI PENGURUSAN LANJUTAN (PTPL) SHAH ALAM, Selangor
29. INSTITUT ANTARABANGSA SAINS MANTIN, Negeri Sembilan
30. INSTITUT JATI, Negeri Sembilan
31. INSTITUT SAINS DAN PENGURUSAN, Sabah
32. INSTITUT SENI LUKIS MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur
33. KOLEJ ANTARABANGSA FLAMINGO, Selangor
34. KOLEJ BINARY (CITY CAMPUS), Kuala Lumpur
35. KOLEJ EQUATOR, Penang
36. KOLEJ IBS, Sarawak
37. KOLEJ LAILA TAIB, Sarawak
38. KOLEJ OLYMPIA JOHOR BHARU, Johor
39. KOLEJ PENGURUSAN PENERBANGAN, Selangor
40. KOLEJ PERGIGIAN ANTARABANGSA PULAU PINANG, Penang
41. KOLEJ PRESIDEN, Kuala Lumpur
42. KOLEJ PTPL SABAH, Sabah
43. KOLEJ PTPL SENTRAL KUALA LUMPUR, Kuala Lumpur
44. KOLEJ PTPL SEREMBAN, Negeri Sembilan
45. KOLEJ PTPL SUNGAI PETANI, Kedah
46. KOLEJ STAMFORD MELAKA, Melaka
47. KOLEJ VISION, Selangor
48. KOLEJ YAYASAN UEM, Selangor
49. PTPL KOTA BHARU, Kelantan
50. PUSAT TEKNOLOGI & PENGURUSAN LANJUTAN (PTPL) SARAWAK, Sarawak
51. PUSAT TEKNOLOGI DAN PENGURUSAN LANJUTAN (PTPL) TERENGGANU, Terengganu
52. PUSAT TEKNOLOGI PENGURUSAN LANJUTAN (PTPL) AMPANG, Selangor

The full list of results can be viewed here.

About MyQUEST

The MyQUEST evaluation system covers dimensions of input, process and output that emphasise five key criteria including student quality, resources quality, quality management system, programme recognition and graduate recognition.

The evaluation system involves two phases. The first phase allows for self-evaluation where colleges enter information into a web-based system. This is followed by an information audit by appointed auditors to verify the information entered into the system. The MyQUEST evaluation is carried out once in two years, with the first evaluation held in 2011.

The MyQUEST star rating comprises a range of scores:

• 6 – Outstanding
• 5 – Excellent
• 4 – Very Good
• 3 – Good
• 2 – Satisfactory and
• 1 – Poor

Related Article:

• Results for MyQUEST: A Malaysian Quality Evaluation System for Private Colleges