17³Ô¹Ï Tuition Fees Below National Averages for Canadian and International Students
Good news for current and prospective students at the 17³Ô¹Ï. 17³Ô¹Ï tuition fees for Canadian and international students are below the national average. 17³Ô¹Ï has the lowest tuition fees in the Maritime provinces, according to Statistics Canada.
Statistics Canada released its annual survey of tuition fees for full-time students attending Canadian universities, on October 18. The survey, which was administered from April to June 2007, included 102 post-secondary degree-granting institutions this year, up from 60 last year.
It indicates that tuition fees paid by 17³Ô¹Ï students in the 2007/2008 academic year declined by 9.8 per cent. Only one other province showed a decline in undergraduate tuition. The average tuition paid by full-time undergraduate students attending 17³Ô¹Ï is $4,440, below the national average of $4,524. Full-time graduate students at 17³Ô¹Ï paid $2,750, well below the national average of $5,447.
Prince Edward Island was one of only two provinces that did not show an increase in tuition fees for international students. At 17³Ô¹Ï, international students paid just $8,760, in contrast to the national average of $13,985.
The lower tuition fees are considered an important factor in the increased numbers of students coming to 17³Ô¹Ï from out of province. Full and part-time students transferring from other universities increased by 60.5 per cent this year. 17³Ô¹Ï has 23 per cent more first-year students coming from New Brunswick than last year, and double the number of students from Nova Scotia. As well the number of international students attending 17³Ô¹Ï this year rose by 4.1 per cent over last year.
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