Concordia University in Montreal.
Concordia University sees 28% drop in out-of-province enrolment after Quebec tuition hikeGraham Carr, president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University, blames the François Legault government and its new tuition policy for out-of-province students.Quebec's English universities are experiencing significant drops in out-of-province and international enrolment, leading to financial strain that school officials attribute to province's tuition hikes.
"Unfortunately, as we forecast, we're feeling it in terms of new registrations for the year ahead," he toldConcordia launched a scholarship program for potential students with strong academic performance in high school, offering up to $4,000, but that program didn't get off the ground until Quebec established its tuition structure, Carr explained.
Last year, Canada announced international students will see their minimum tuition fees set to roughly $20,000 and they will need to have double the amount of funds currently required. That's up to $20,635 instead of the $10,000 requirement that has been in place for two decades. Bishop's is largely exempt from the tuition hike and is allowed to offer the same rate to 825 students, but the Sherbrooke-based school has still seen a 10 per cent drop in out-of-province Canadian students.
The economic impact is significant, with 30 per cent of students typically coming from out of province, and 15 per cent from abroad, he said.
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