University of Alberta approves tuition hikes for 2024
A tuition increase of 5.5 per cent for domestic students and current international students was approved by the University of Alberta Friday morning.
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A tuition increase of 5.5 per cent for domestic students and current international students was approved by the University of Alberta Friday morning.
The Alberta government will cap post-secondary education tuition hikes at two per cent starting in 2024-25.
Alberta’s Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides signed off on the “exceptional” tuition increases for 12 programs that were proposed by the University of Alberta according to documents obtained by the Alberta NDP.
Hikes not supposed to be cash grabs Tuition increases are capped at seven per cent, but the Alberta Tuition Framework allows schools to apply to the Minister of Advanced Education for exceptional hikes "if the increased tuition would result in improvements in program quality." Dew said the increases are designed to improve programs, possibly by hiring more faculty members, increasing bursaries and expanding experiential learning. U of A provost Steven Dew speaks about proposed tuition increases on Zoom.(CBC) He said the provincial government's policies and the MacKinnon Panel — tasked wit...