Queen’s Park is extending for another year a five per cent cap on college and university tuition increases.
But Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Glen Murray said there are no plans to standardize tuition fees on Ontario campuses.
“There isn’t a proposal. There’s been discussion of many ideas with the post-secondary sector. We have a long list of suggestions on making tuition more affordable. That one is not on our list,” Murray said Thursday.
“It’s not happening and it’s not on our shortlist,” he said.
His comments came after the Star learned a trial balloon was floated among university presidents that they would have to charge the same amount for undergraduate arts and science programs — $5,366.
“There’s been a long discussion in the sector — because I think we have something like 450 undergraduate arts and sciences tuitions, 680 undergraduate tuitions — about trying to simplify the system,” said Murray.
“But the idea of coming up with a common tuition is not something we’re proceeding with,” he said, adding the Liberals instead “want to build on the 30 per cent reduction” for most undergraduate students launched in January.
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Louise Brown and Robert Benzie
But Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Glen Murray said there are no plans to standardize tuition fees on Ontario campuses.
“There isn’t a proposal. There’s been discussion of many ideas with the post-secondary sector. We have a long list of suggestions on making tuition more affordable. That one is not on our list,” Murray said Thursday.
“It’s not happening and it’s not on our shortlist,” he said.
His comments came after the Star learned a trial balloon was floated among university presidents that they would have to charge the same amount for undergraduate arts and science programs — $5,366.
“There’s been a long discussion in the sector — because I think we have something like 450 undergraduate arts and sciences tuitions, 680 undergraduate tuitions — about trying to simplify the system,” said Murray.
“But the idea of coming up with a common tuition is not something we’re proceeding with,” he said, adding the Liberals instead “want to build on the 30 per cent reduction” for most undergraduate students launched in January.
Original Article
Source: Star
Author: Louise Brown and Robert Benzie
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