B.C. Colleges Cut Programs as International Enrolment Falls
The report says the cuts include 1,300 layoffs and more than 45 service closures as institutions lose international tuition revenue.
- A new report from Policy Solutions reveals British Columbia's public post-secondary system faces its worst funding crisis, with 19 of 25 institutions projected to operate at a loss and an estimated $300 million shortfall province-wide.
- While federal caps on international student permits triggered the immediate crisis, the report identifies decades of chronic underfunding and reliance on international tuition fees as underlying causes of current instability.
- Vancouver Island University reported a 60 per cent drop in international graduate enrolment, while North Island College projects an $8.4-million revenue shortfall by 2027 and Camosun College has seen international enrolment fall 37 per cent.
- These financial pressures forced the layoff of more than 1,300 faculty members and the closure of more than 45 student services, with institutions cutting over 180 programs province-wide.
- To address the crisis, the report recommends restoring public funding to at least 75 per cent of operating costs, ending the 'casualization of academic labour' by converting precarious positions to permanent roles, and embedding Indigenous frameworks in governance.
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B.C. post-secondary system facing worst funding crisis in its history, report finds
British Columbia’s public post-secondary system is facing the worst funding crisis in its history, according to a new report that found 19 of the province’s 25 public institutions are projected to operate at a loss, with an estimated $300 million shortfall province-wide. The report, Rebuilding post-secondary education as public infrastructure in B.C. from B.C.Policy Solutions shows that since 2024, institutions have cut or suspended more than 18…
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