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Nursing students are the poorest of the bunch

: Nik | ‘Coven and expenses are never far from the minds of post-

‘ ikalaS « secondary students, and a new survey conducted by Studentawards.
Kryzanows I com suggests which faculty wins the dubious distinction of hosting

news editor the poorest students financially.

According to the survey, 77% of nursing students start the
school year with less than $5000. At some colleges and universities,
the school year can cost between $10,000 and $15,000. Nursing
programs are generally more expensive than other programs as there
is the burden of extra costs such as scrubs, supplies and practicum travel which can run an extra $2000
for the year. 73% of the 1300 students surveyed said that they will be borrowing money to finance their
educations—43% of those would be borrowing from family members.

“These students will graduate with huge debts,” explained Suzanne Tyson, President of Studentawards
Inc., an online database of scholarships and bursaries available to undergraduate and post graduate students
in Canada. “We asked this group how much money they thought they would have to borrow and 37% of
respondents anticipate graduating more than $20,000 in debt.”

Closely behind nursing students for the title of poorest at post-secondary were Fine and Applied Arts,
Business, English, Education and Humanities students; however, tuition for arts courses is generally much
less than practical science related programs

“It takes a huge effort to get scholarships and there aren’t enough available. That’s not good enough for
us,” stated Studentawards Inc. CEO Lesley Gouldie in a press release issued to The Other Press.

Studentawards.com claims to be working to change the scholarship landscape in Canada by offering
students access to awards that they may prove otherwise difficult to find.

    
   

Bring Your Grade 9 To Work Day 5 seiser seis sin Assise ven ie

ey gt ; - ip EF or one day in November, Grade 9s will swarm onto Douglas College’s
Z s ge ee : : campuses. This event is for faculty and staff mainly; however, students
will be allowed to bring their children, siblings, etc.

The event will allow Grade 9’s to job shadow college employees.
The intention is to show that there are more jobs within the college than
just teaching. Many students pursue only the educational aspect of post-
secondary institutions and never discover the roles of administrators and
what their jobs entail.

Douglas College has made serious attempts in the past to open up the
school to the community, most recently with the Open House at the David
Lam Campus, as well as many other new endeavors. The college has also
attempted to increase opportunities for college students through the Office
for New Students and enable us to be able to do more with our time at
Douglas.

To bring a Grade 9 student to Douglas, contact Kyle Baillie, manager
for the Office of New Students, at 604.527.5832 or bailliek@douglas.
be.ca.

  

 

 

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