A THOMASIAN placed fourth in the August 2019 licensure exams for mechanical engineers, while the University kept the fourth spot among top-performing schools.
Caryl Patrick Rivera led the newest batch of Thomasian mechanical engineers with a 93.55-percent score.
UST got a 94.29-percent passing rate with 132 of out of 140 Thomasian examinees making the cut. Last year, 102 out of 117 examinees passed.
Batangas State University in Alangilan was named top-performing school this year after posting a 100-percent passing rate. All 81 of its examinees made the cut.
Lester Toledo of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University emerged as the topnotcher, with a 94.65-percent score.
The national passing rate rose to 70.65 percent or 3,928 out of 5,560 examinees, from last year’s 60.81 percent or 3,092 out of 5,084.