Algonquin College delays decision to suspend 30 programs after Ontario boosts post-secondary funding

Removing tuition freeze won't 'resolve' challenges at Sault College

'The new tuition flexibility is only one tool among many and, on its own, will not fully resolve the structural pressures we face,' said college official

Algonquin College delays decision to cut more than 30 programs

Algonquin College says it will be delaying the decision on whether to cut more than 30 programs as it assesses the impact of a recent funding announcement from the Ontario government.

Algonquin College postpones decision on program cuts after province lifts tuition freeze

Algonquin College's board of governors will postpone a decision to cut dozens of programs after the province announced it's lifting a tuition freeze for Ontario's post-secondary institutions.

Algonquin College delays decision to suspend 30 programs after Ontario boosts post-secondary funding

Algonquin College is delaying a decision on whether to suspend 30 more programs after the Ontario government announced $6.4 billion in additional funding for colleges and universities and lifted the tuition freeze.

Algonquin journalism program crucial to covering news in the North

In a world rife with disinformation, fake news and artificial intelligence, Canadians need more journalists to help sort out what’s real — not fewer. That’s why it is disappointing to learn Ottawa’s Algonquin College might scrap its journalism program as a cost-cutting measure. It’s one of 30 programs whose fate the college’s board of governors will decide. In January, the college announced the board would consider the recommended program cuts o…

Algonquin College pauses board vote on program cuts

Algonquin College president Claude Brulé announced on Friday the upcoming Feb. 23 Board of Governors vote on proposed program cuts would be rescheduled. The statement comes a day after Nolan Quinn, Ontario’s minister of colleges, universities, research excellence and security announced $6.4 billion in funding from the province for public colleges and universities over the next four years and a removal of the current tuition cap, allowing for a t…