ASEC’s Executive Committee will be meeting with the Minister of Advanced Education on December 1 to discuss concerns with proposed changes to our current tuition fee regulation.

We’ve put together a few background documents to help illustrate the existing challenges with access and affordability in Alberta’s post-secondary education system, and how changes to the tuition fee regulation stand to make these challenges worse.

If you want a statistical snapshot, check out the ASEC tuition fact sheet.

Otherwise, continue reading [or  download] the most frequently asked questions on proposed changes:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHANGES TO ALBERTA TUITION REGULATION

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ASEC’s Executive Committee will be meeting with the Minister of Advanced Education on December 1 to discuss concerns with proposed changes to our current tuition fee regulation.

We’ve put together a few background documents to help illustrate the existing challenges with access and affordability in Alberta’s post-secondary education system, and how changes to the tuition fee regulation stand to make these challenges worse.

The first document is a fact sheet.

In addition to providing a timeline on tuition fee policy changes, it also provides a statistical snapshot of Alberta’s post-secondary system.

You’ll find details on average costs of tuition, where Alberta ranks nationally on drop-out rates, and how students move through the system.

You can download the full ASEC Tuition fact sheet here.

You can also check out Part II: The FAQ’s.

Confused about Alberta’s tuition cap? Get yourself schooled – watch the ASEC rap!

More information can be found on our site at http://www.albertastudents.ca

Higher tuition fees + less $$ + more competition are conspiring to create a perfect storm in student financial aid. Read ASEC’s recommendations on fixing financial aid and averting crisis.

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