Ontario disqualifies students at five career colleges from receiving OSAP loans
The province cited enrolment and online-learning concerns after inspection reports flagged problems at several campuses.
- Ontario's colleges and universities ministry disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving Ontario Student Assistance Program loans for the coming year, citing concerns with specific course enrolment practices.
- The ministry raised concerns regarding "high-risk admissions practices," "inadequate attendance tracking," and "deficient academic progress monitoring" within asynchronous learning programs, according to a court filing from three affected schools seeking to quash the decision.
- Four Academy of Learning locations and one Citi College of Canadian Careers are affected by the disqualification. Ministry spokesperson Taylor Buck stated: "When institutions fail to meet required standards, they put students at risk."
- Affected schools are challenging the decision, arguing they implemented monitoring to serve working adults and newcomers. Jaidev Chakravarty, director of Citi College, said the institution will not rule out legal remedies.
- This measure follows Premier Doug Ford's government announcement earlier this year increasing funding to post-secondary institutions by $6.4 billion while reducing OSAP spending. The government cited the "unsustainability" of the student financial aid program.
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Students at 5 private colleges disqualified from receiving OSAP loans
Ontario's colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools' course enrolment practices.
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Ontario disqualifies students at five career colleges from receiving OSAP loans
TORONTO - Ontario's colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the
Ontario disqualifies students at 5 career colleges from receiving OSAP loans
TORONTO — Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry has disqualified students at five private career colleges from receiving student assistance loans this coming year, after raising concerns with some of the schools’ course enrolment practices. The move comes as career college students across the province are barred from accessing grants through the Ontario Student Assistance Program, […]
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