No more room in Montreal CEGEPs to teach ( via The Montreal Gazette ).
Ever since I returned to school, I have been more observant of Quebec's education system. There are many areas that make Quebec's post secondary education great, such as low tuition fees for Quebec residents at Quebec universities. The bad, and there are plenty is how the provincial government wants to decide what language people should study in after high school.
Now the Montreal Gazette is reporting that enrollment at Montreal's 3 english CEGEPs have reached the point of refusing addmission to new students, especially in science. Odd, considering anglophones are the minority in Quebec, and CEGEP is a necessary step on the way to university.
An interesting point left out of the Gazette article, was since enrollment has risen at the english CEGEPs, what was the increase in francophone applicants? The Gazette notes the problem is mostly at english CEGEPs.
It is common practice for francophones to enroll in english post secondary CEGEPs and Universities to improve their english skills. The Quebec government has been trying to limit the amount of english learned, so as to keep Quebec unique in North America.
Ever since I returned to school, I have been more observant of Quebec's education system. There are many areas that make Quebec's post secondary education great, such as low tuition fees for Quebec residents at Quebec universities. The bad, and there are plenty is how the provincial government wants to decide what language people should study in after high school.
Now the Montreal Gazette is reporting that enrollment at Montreal's 3 english CEGEPs have reached the point of refusing addmission to new students, especially in science. Odd, considering anglophones are the minority in Quebec, and CEGEP is a necessary step on the way to university.
An interesting point left out of the Gazette article, was since enrollment has risen at the english CEGEPs, what was the increase in francophone applicants? The Gazette notes the problem is mostly at english CEGEPs.
It is common practice for francophones to enroll in english post secondary CEGEPs and Universities to improve their english skills. The Quebec government has been trying to limit the amount of english learned, so as to keep Quebec unique in North America.
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