Thursday, 27 March 2014

University Tuition and Fees


Earlier this month, the University and Career Exploration Leaders explored the costs of university education in Canada. We made three important discoveries:

1) The cost of university varies greatly, depending on the university, and on the specific program of study.  This is especially true for international students who are faced with much higher tuition fees than Canadian citizens.

2) That in many cases, international student tuition and fees are expected to increase.  Which means that Bodwell students entering university in the future may pay much higher fees than students did just a few years ago.

3) That the total costs of university studies depends greatly on the decisions that students (and their parents) make. This not only includes decisions about which university to attend and which program to study, but also decisions about where to live (in Vancouver or Halifax, in university residence or in off campus housing etc.), decisions about course load (number of courses per year), and decisions that determine the length of time at spent at university (many students take 5 years or more to complete an undergraduate degree in Canada).

One of the guiding principles of the University and Career Exploration Leaders program is that the best way to learn about universities is to go directly to the source.  So here are a few web site links to help you explore for yourself university costs at three of Canada's leading universities: U of Toronto, UBC and U of Alberta.

University Tuition and Fees Examples


This is a large document, but it provides a very good understanding for how the tuition planning process at U of T works.


This is a great website to explore tuition and other fees at UBC.


This shows you the fees per course at U of Alberta.

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