Monday, March 31, 2008
Women Seek Training at Private Colleges
Women make up almost three-quarters of the students in private career colleges, according to, Survey of Canadian Career College Students, a new study by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
Half of these students will or already rely on a Canada Student Loans or other government assistance to fund their education and have higher debt levels than public college students. The study also shows that compared with their peers at public colleges, private college students are less knowledgeable about various educational loan and grant options.
Download the report: Survey of Canadian Career College Students
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/images/Publications/080331_SCCCS_EN.pdf
"Compared to post-secondary students at public colleges, students pursuing post-secondary studies at privately operated career colleges tend to be older, with a mean age of 29, and have a greater reliance on government student financial aid. In addition, most of them (72 per cent) are women, and they are more likely to have dependents under 18 and less likely to have financial backing from family."Students within the private colleges fit into six main categories, which include new immigrants, women re-entering the workforce after a period of caregiving, and young people preparing to enter a college or university program.
Half of these students will or already rely on a Canada Student Loans or other government assistance to fund their education and have higher debt levels than public college students. The study also shows that compared with their peers at public colleges, private college students are less knowledgeable about various educational loan and grant options.
Download the report: Survey of Canadian Career College Students
http://www.millenniumscholarships.ca/images/Publications/080331_SCCCS_EN.pdf
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