Montreal's Concordia University sees 'concerning' drop in applications

[@B.D.F.]

Raise tuition by 30% and you see a 30% drop in applications? Who could have possibly seen that coming?

[@sabrinamystified]

Looks like people who create such policies are 5 years old.

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

His math looks good to me.

[@universalsorrow]

@@sabrinamystified hate to break it to you; quebecois hate anglaphones and continously think of ways to get rid of them. so in other words, their plan is working as intended. they are openly racist and admit to being so and face no repurcussions because canada is too woke and spineless to stand up to these tyrants.

[@Carolinapetroska]

Of course and now with the xenophobic cap on international students, if any, tuition' will only go to the roof.

[@universalsorrow]

@@Carolinapetroska unlikely. i think some schools will start massive layoffs to cut costs instead. basically all these facilities and student rec centers at universities will shut down and schools will slowly become commuter schcools. which is fine

[@saltbae6618]

This guy earns more than $500 K a year… That’s why he is unhappy for drops in number of applications… It would be difficult to justify his hefty salary…

[@sabrinamystified]

You got that right.

[@M_SC]

No he doesn’t

[@andg5194]

@@M_SC "Carr's total earnings therefore had a value of $466,882 during the 2021 to 2022 period" You are right, he didn't make $500k, close though 🤣

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

thats a lotta chedda! @@andg5194

[@SebastianSanchez-sb6vz]

Ufff I'm glad this issue is not affecting anyone else but this one guy. For a second I thought this would affect thousands of students and the future of the English in Quebec. But after what you said I think I exaggerated.

[@funguy2627]

"omg my cash cows are not coming to the slaughter house, what am i going to do"!?

[@sabrinamystified]

😂 Right.

[@MrNotoriousROB]

QC doesn't want Canadian Anglophones ... this is what happens. Let QC reap what it sows.

[@marcoprolo1488]

No problem mate. Just stay where you are. QC taxpayers don't have to study stranger studies.

[@MrNotoriousROB]

@@marcoprolo1488 That makes absolutely NO sense! "QC taxpayers don't have to study stranger studies" Why so bitter mate?

[@nicolasg.514]

@@MrNotoriousROB Les coûts on été ajuster à la réalité. Les contribuables Québécois n'ont pas à payer pour l'éducation des étudiants des autres provinces ou de d'autres pays.

[@SpencerBurns-jq8lj]

A couple of things: 1. Concordia's acceptance rate of 78% makes it the 10th easiest Canadian university to get into. Average accepted GPA: 2.5. McGill for example is Canada's third hardest Uni to get into with a 52% acceptance rate. 2. Concordia University, along with Memorial University of Newfoundland, has one of the highest international student populations among Canadian universities. It is considered a lightly selective school but still ranks fairly well as an institution on the international scale.

[@cinnamongirl4971]

not to say it isn't a stacked uni in many departments, i mean just look at John Molson Business School or the tremendous amount of rankings it has for a "easy school", also not to mention its diversity of programs

[@SpencerBurns-jq8lj]

no idea what you are saying. Sorry, I don't speak/read millennial. @@cinnamongirl4971

[@M_SC]

Letting people in isn’t a bad thing. It’s what is required to graduate that is important

[@marcoprolo1488]

How do you know McGill acceptance rate? They have not processed applications for next year yet.

[@SpencerBurns-jq8lj]

Yes exactly. Immigrants are not the problem. They are of course the solution. What is the problem is systemic ignorance of Canada's official languages and of democratic secular humanism.@@M_SC

[@KoolKat42]

What is concerning? The low profits that Concordia university will make this year?

[@steventalik4782]

Out of province students are Canadian students from different provinces. You clearly did not read.

[@M_SC]

@@steventalik4782lol you didn’t understand

[@whatdoyouwantfromme1029]

Higher education is huge business in Canada 🇨🇦🤑🤑🤑

[@spootnik00]

Good maybe rent prices will go down

[@Sandaesa]

Hope so but ones already here to seek higher education won't go back to their countries. That'd the main concern with liberal NDP immigration vote bank.

[@stoneneils]

Our rents will go lower downtown, not complaining....mine is already half the price of toronto.

[@MrNotoriousROB]

It's always been 'half the price' of Toronto.... just like Toronto has always been 'half the price' of Vancouver.

[@stoneneils]

@@MrNotoriousROB That's what I said..but there is always room to go lower if the demand is less.

[@ardbegrules3973]

Lots of international students probably moved over to Ontario colleges. Also don't trust their quality of "education" after seeing my wife get her Masters from copying her uncle's work. Her cousin did the same.

[@bluejackscanada]

What will happen to the millions and millions of surplus the colleges have accumulated? They will not be able to waste and give big raises to staff.

[@anwernasir226]

A right move Educational institutions should never be cash cows

[@PhatChin]

I have both a college diploma and a university bachelors. Trade/experience > college > university.

[@bccoaster8533]

Go to trades school, you’ll earn more money and have a transferable skill worldwide.

[@zareeftashfique8168]

Working with hands is looked down upon in Asian cultures

[@mikeh2129]

Forget the trades. I can make more money as a health care professional than I'll ever make in trades. The medical field is where the money is

[@shannonsaunders6336]

@@mikeh2129 I"m an RN with my BSN. My brother in law is a plumber. Other one is a carpenter. Both earn more than I do.

[@CoolsBreeze]

​@mikeh2129 depends what kind of healthcare professional. Technicians earn garbage Even though they're in demand.

[@mikeh2129]

@@CoolsBreeze Exactly. I agree

[@robertcowie8230]

Education institutions are a business , some fail some prosper … the funny thing most of them are funded over 50% of their yearly budget from provincial and federal funds ie taxpayers, another reason is if you are offering unpopular education programs then of course your enrolment would be lower, you always never get the full story even from lazy journalists

[@M_SC]

They aren’t a business, they are an educational institution. You need more literacy training.

[@merc340sr]

@@M_SC Universities have income and expenses just like a business. They also have to take into account the demand of students for their programs. Universities do marketing to attract students. They receive government subsidies like some businesses. Simply stated, universities behave a lot like businesses.

[@peterk6797]

Wasn't that the whole point? They don't want English speaking students in Quebec, now they aren't applying as much. Mission accomplished?

[@JuanGuillermoSanchezPerez]

Well. Viva la French as a requirement . The number will increase if is not local students.

[@KVG822]

These people making 500k and more need to feel what we feel.

[@Carolinapetroska]

Tuitions' will only continue to increase with the cap on international students

[@Calvin.rx1l]

Anyone who thinks that going to trades school is better than university needs a reality check. You also need to have a minimum of bachelors degree to work in most countries abroad. A lot of trade jobs have a High unemployment rate, due to the seasonal contract work nature of the job. With a trade job you will have a very short term career. When your body gives out the older you get it's difficult to land a job in trades. It's high stress on the body, sometimes long hours with little reward. Having a bachelor's degree and blue collar job is still the best way to go in the long term. Hours might be long and it requires more mental work but you still will have permanent stable job, salary and benefits with a a decent retirement savings plan.. it's also less straining on the body which means you can continue to work well into your 40s, 50s and 60s.

[@mateofernando5066]

QC gov't and their hatred of anything english. Its definitely xenophobic toward anglophones.

[@marcoprolo1488]

Do they have a French university funded by English taxpayers where you are? Why would QC taxpayers finance the stranger education fees? Give me one single reason.

[@merc340sr]

"QC gov't and their hatred of anything english. Its definitely xenophobic toward anglophones."...WHEN THEY DON'T LEARN HOW TO SPEAK FRENCH. Francophones in Montreal are told on a daily basis: "I am sorry. I'm from McGill (or Concordia). I don't speak french ." So long as anglophones do not recognize the right of francophones to be served in french, anglophones will never be welcomed.

[@bondjames652]

When I become King tuition will be free at the University level.

[@lominiski]

The French would make me run.

[@marcoprolo1488]

Good, and run as far as you can.

[@seriouscontract4262]

Make Indian students retake their IELTS once they are in Canada.It’s really easy for to manipulate the IELT system here in India and get the desired score. These students ruin it for everyone else

[@ladyd3187]

Imagine a Quebec university forcing students to learn French. What a selling point! Quebec wants to be an island unto itself….kudos! You are doing a great job!

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

study high, take the test high, get high grades boooyaa!

[@anotheran]

Exactly what the province planned. Ensuring Francophones first. Concordia can just open up a campus in Ottawa.

[@johnny9072]

That's what you call shooting yourself in the foot

[@willyhwang1059]

you already got fewer male students going into universities, this will further drive them away into technical colleges, trades, etc.

[@sukhpreetlotey1172]

Education has been made into a business. About time people realize about this scam. There used to be a time when a higher education would sort of gaurantee you success in your career it has been the opposite in recent years due to the high cost of education.

[@fedorbutochnikow5312]

Stop forcing French down people's throats and more students will come.

[@nicolasg.514]

Ne venez pas nous enfoncer votre anglais dans la gorges

[@gaetanomagnifico1836]

College degree superior to a university degree, much cheaper and out in the workforce much quicker.

[@Calvin.rx1l]

Spoken like a true college graduate making 30k a year

[@gaetanomagnifico1836]

Hate to burst your bubble more like 90 k to 120 k big money when your in a trade.

[@Calvin.rx1l]

@@gaetanomagnifico1836 keep dreaming

[@jeanbolduc5818]

Ontario , BC will also have less foreign students applications .... learning french is normal Canada has 2 official languages

[@nicolasg.514]

@@marvinsulzer8258 Karen va prendre tes pilules. T'es commentaires francophobes on pourrait très bien s'en passer. Et pour ton information Karen, la majorité de la population du Québec parle français. Tu es clairement pas le crayon le plus aiguisé de la boîte Karen.

[@emiliehumbert6877]

Students will save 30% on housing compared Toronto. All the same.

[@gurdeepsingh-xs9hm]

Canada is mess now 20 students are living in 2 bedrooms basement illegally Please no more students 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@Carolinapetroska]

You wish just materialized!!! Lucky you to see all Canadian tuition fees increase as a result but hopefully you are not one of them with this kind of dumb remark!

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

Sounds like they bit off more than they could chew

[@VarPb-wc6gd]

More colleges closing more recession, more jobs lost and the cascading effect 😮

[@Moondustsmellsfunny]

WOMP WOMP!!

[@jaydeeppanchal8743]

Debtor machines of Canada. 😂

[@christopherrichardwadedett4100]

Ornstein suddenly died. Prayers

[@Walter7ca]

More discrimination. More diverse , division. The biggest example is Trudeau 😂

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

Hahahahahj hahahahhahaha

[@johnsnow9456]

because they are on onlyfans

[@user-pe3tt7iu7g]

never heard of the university

[@SebastianSanchez-sb6vz]

"Ça marche!! Ça marche!! Mu ha ha ha!!!!" ---CAQ

[@Carolinapetroska]

C'est normal quand même. Le Français, c'est le plus important au Québec.

[@marvinsulzer8258]

French is irrelevant. English is a global language and French is the La gauge of third world toilets. Quebec French ain’t even real French. Nobody can understand them

[@nicolasg.514]

@@marvinsulzer8258 Pauvre petit maraud francophobe.

[@civilstructural]

Lol, Noice!

[@jeepstuff4004]

Good. They support Trudeau

[@tahmidalam1918]

Good: Concordia need to respect French. Concordia been slacking in service and education. I hope they see that as a "Leçon". Courage à toi Concordia.

[@M_SC]

Lol