CourseFinder.ph

CourseFinder.ph is a Philippine edtech marketplace built to help Filipinos find and compare college degree programs, universities, technical and vocational courses, and short certification courses. According to the company’s own About page, it began life in October 2016 as CollegeConnect.ph, a platform focused on helping Filipinos find the college or university that best fit their academic goals. During the COVID-19 pandemic the platform expanded beyond colleges and universities to include non-higher-education-institution courses as well, and relaunched under its current name; LinkedIn dates that relaunch to November 2021.

LinkedIn lists CourseFinder.ph as headquartered in Makati, Metro Manila, with a small team of 2 to 10 people, and categorizes it under Higher Education. The platform lets users browse and compare Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degree programs alongside technical/vocational and online/certification courses, and explore participating universities directly. It also runs a Facebook group for announcements and community questions.

One individual, Thomas Watson, is listed as a current employee on the company’s LinkedIn page, though his specific role could not be confirmed, so no founder is named in this profile. No priced funding round, investor names, or user/traffic figures have been publicly disclosed for CourseFinder.ph.

Filipino students and professionals struggle to compare and discover the right college programs, universities, and non-traditional courses across a fragmented Philippine education landscape.

Prospective Filipino students and professionals researching college degree programs, technical/vocational courses, and short certification courses.

Started in 2016 as CollegeConnect.ph, a dedicated Philippine college-and-university search platform, then expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic beyond higher-education institutions into broader non-HEI courses and certifications, rather than launching as a general global course marketplace.