Many post-secondary schools in Canada have boosted international enrolment in recent years because provincial funding for colleges and universities has declined. But officials are calling out “bad actors” who they say mislead students about the real cost of living and “puppy mill” schools that don’t provide a quality education.Students at the University of British Columbia walk around campus.
Economist Mike Moffatt, an assistant professor at the Ivey Business School at Western University in London, Ont., says post-secondary institutions boosted international enrolment in response to provincial governments cutting back on funding "over the last decade or more."from the provincial government shows operating grants for universities were lower in 2021 — $8,350 per student — than in 2008, when they were $8,514 per student, not accounting for inflation.
About 76 per cent of all tuition fees for colleges in that province come from international students, according to aThe report estimates that students from India alone will provide Ontario colleges with $2 billion in operating revenue for the 2023-2024 school year. That's slightly more than those colleges receive from the provincial government.
Miller and other officials say these "puppy mill" schools are often entirely dependent on international student tuition. Some are located in strip malls and Miller says they don't provide a quality educational experience.in particular as areas where private institutions are giving out what he called "fake" degrees. He said these institutions have "exploded in the last couple years."B.C.
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