Iloilo is the center of education and instruction in Region VI and it is the home of the best schools and universities in the Philippines.

Some of the city’s major universities includes: the University of the Philippines Visayas (which also houses the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo), Central Philippine University, University of San Agustin, West Visayas State University, Iloilo Science and Technology University, University of Iloilo, St. Paul University Iloilo, and John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University.

Iloilo City  is also where you can find private schools and colleges like the Westbridge School for Boys, Dominican College of Iloilo, Sun Yat Sen High School, Hua Siong College of Iloilo, and the Ateneo de Iloilo-Santa Maria Catholic School. 

Its 19 colleges across the city and around 17 campuses by state colleges and universities that are scattered in the provinces, offers a diversified discipline for higher learning and provides the knowledge and skills that drives economic growth through local employment.