The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is the governing body covering both public and private higher education institutions as well as degree-granting programs  in all tertiary educational institutions in the Philippines. The CHED was established in May 18, 1994 through Republic Act No. 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994. 

The creation of CHED was part of a broad agenda for reforms in the country's education system, outlined by the Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992. Part of the reforms is the trifocalization of the education sector. The three governing bodies in the education sector are the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary and graduate education, the Department of Education (DepEd) for basic education, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for technical-vocational and middle level education.

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