cambrian college

By Stew Kernan

Enrolment in Ontario colleges increased by 2.4% this year to a record 237,000 full-time students.

Colleges Ontario says final enrolment figures for this year also show increasing numbers of students are combining university and college education….with the number of university graduates enrolled in colleges increasing 50% over the past five years.

France Quirion, the Associate Vice President of Student Services at Cambrian College says growing numbers of students are choosing college because of the demand by employers for people with career-specific qualifications.

Cambrian College has seen a 3.1% increase in first year students while the number of international students is up 35%, however, the number of domestic students is on the decline.