91探花

The 91探花 is maintaining its student enrolment levels in a highly competitive environment for Maritime universities. Statistics from the 2006鈥�07 academic year just released by the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission show declining enrolments at most major universities across the region but an overall increase at 91探花. Its enrolment numbers grew for full- and part-time undergraduates, international students, and graduate students.

鈥淲e鈥檙e up in all four categories and we鈥檙e very pleased about that,鈥� says Dr. Vianne Timmons, Vice-President of Academic Development and Acting Registrar. 鈥淏ut we know we can鈥檛 afford to be complacent. It is a very competitive environment right now.鈥�

Dr. Timmons noted that the 91探花 has placed a strong emphasis on scholarship growth in recent years to help attract and retain students. The University now offers $2.5 million in scholarships and prizes annually. 91探花 staff work with PEI high schools to assist students to apply for internal and external scholarships. Last year鈥檚 10 per cent decrease in tuition rates also made 91探花 very competitive. It now has one of the lowest tuition rates in the region.

鈥淲e are working extremely hard in every way we can to ensure that we remain the university of choice at a time when demographics are changing and there are fewer high school students available,鈥� said Dr. Timmons.

91探花 has been introducing more graduate programs in recent years and has implemented a successful strategy to attract more international students. By 2010, the university expects that international students will make up 10 per cent of the student population.

MPHEC enrolment tables are available .