Holland College suspends 8 programs, citing drop in revenue caused by foreign student caps

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Holland College is phasing retired 8 programs for the coming schoolhouse twelvemonth due to the fact that of a driblet successful gross from 'a crisp alteration successful the college’s planetary pupil enrolment.'

College expects to spot an 83% alteration successful its overseas pupil enrolment

Carolyn Ryan · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 11, 2025 3:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Holland College residence with radical lasting successful front.

Holland College is phasing retired 8 programs for the coming schoolhouse twelvemonth due to the fact that of a driblet successful gross from "a crisp alteration successful the college's planetary pupil enrolment."

The Charlottetown-based assemblage says 3 different programs are being downsized due to the fact that enrolment numbers person dropped.

Students already connected Prince Edward Island and enrolled successful the 8 programs being dropped volition beryllium capable to decorativeness them, but nary caller students volition beryllium accepted for September, the assemblage said successful a connection precocious Friday afternoon.

The 8 programs are:

Project Management Post Graduate Certificate.
Hotel and Restaurant Operations Management.
Tourism, Travel, and Event Management.
Marketing and Advertising Management.
Electronics Engineering Technology.
Energy Systems Engineering Technology.
Architectural Technology.
Legal Administration.

The assemblage estimates that it's facing an 83 per cent decrease successful its overseas pupil enrolment due to the fact that of a national headdress successful the fig of survey permits that tin beryllium issued.

As well, it said, "in bid to beryllium eligible for a post-graduation enactment permit, students indispensable person graduated from a programme that has been deemed to beryllium successful a tract wherever determination is simply a labour unit shortage.

Dealing with uncertainty arsenic changes loom for P.E.I.'s planetary pupil population

Post-secondary schools connected Prince Edward Island are answering arsenic galore questions arsenic they tin for planetary students trying to recognize caller national changes meant to headdress numbers. They're besides moving with the state to woody with the caller limits.

"Fewer than fractional of Holland College's programs person been deemed to beryllium an acceptable tract of survey by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and programs that are not approved are little charismatic to planetary students," the connection said.

More to come.

UPEI president connected what the caller planetary pupil caps mean for the university

UPEI president Wendy Rodgers says universities crossed Canada volition person to readjust budgets and rethink enrolment numbers arsenic Ottawa cuts backmost connected the fig of planetary students coming to Canada. As for UPEI, Rodgers tells CBC News: Compass big Louise Martin that determination are nary cuts coming to programs successful the abbreviated term, but the schoolhouse does request to look astatine its recruitment and retention plans for the future.

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