Fanshawe College still on top, still expanding
Full-time enrollment at Fanshawe
College increased this January
by 6.5 per cent, continuing the
trend established last September
when enrollment went up by seven
per cent, dwarfing the 2014 provincial
average of 2.4 per cent, according
to a Fanshawe press release.
“I think that the big driver would be the new programs that are being launched. Over the last few years we’ve launched a significant number of programs. We’re above the average when it comes to new program launch,” said Tony Frost, executive director of the reputation and brand management department at Fanshawe.
14 new programs were announced just in the last year, including three business degrees. An additional business degree is to be expected among the 10 new programs the school has planned for next year, according to a press release.
“We spend a lot of time every year reviewing our programs and making sure they are as up to date as possible and we look at developing new programs that meet labour market demand,” Frost said.
Following the introduction of four international-only programs last year, international first year registrations increased by 38.6 per cent, according to a press release.
“That’s been a huge boost for the college as well…increasingly students from China, India, Nigeria, and Brazil and so on are seeing Fanshawe as a great place to come,” said Frost.
“The more students you have in the hallways here, the richer the experience; whether they’re from Welland or China or Toronto, they give you that rich perspective and I think Fanshawe really delivers that in spades here.”
This year, Fanshawe welcomed the biggest class it has accepted to date.
The amount of first year students who enrolled in January increased by 15.1 per cent over the last year, and the amount of domestic students accepted to Fanshawe increased by 7.5 per cent, according to Fanshawe.
2015 saw a 2.7 per cent increase in first year enrollment at Ontario colleges, representing more than 133,000 students.
“The whole college sector is doing very well in terms of providing relevant, applied, hands on training that university students are increasingly seeking. We see a lot more students coming from either a primary credential at a college, so a diploma, or increasingly a university,” Frost said.
Over the past five years, the amount of university graduates enrolled in college programs increased by 50 per cent, according to the press release.
“I think it’s fair to say that students are more than ever aware of the need to get a job when they get out of whatever higher-ed destination they have chosen, and colleges are increasingly being seen as a desirable state for students to go to. So we’re very busy as always, making sure that we create programs that will get people those jobs,” said Frost.
Frost expressed humble optimism for the school’s continued success.
“We hope that there’s increased interest; we want to recruit the best students to the college to work with you in your classrooms and work with the professors, so we certainly hope there’s lots of interest in the years to come,” he said.
“I think that the big driver would be the new programs that are being launched. Over the last few years we’ve launched a significant number of programs. We’re above the average when it comes to new program launch,” said Tony Frost, executive director of the reputation and brand management department at Fanshawe.
14 new programs were announced just in the last year, including three business degrees. An additional business degree is to be expected among the 10 new programs the school has planned for next year, according to a press release.
“We spend a lot of time every year reviewing our programs and making sure they are as up to date as possible and we look at developing new programs that meet labour market demand,” Frost said.
Following the introduction of four international-only programs last year, international first year registrations increased by 38.6 per cent, according to a press release.
“That’s been a huge boost for the college as well…increasingly students from China, India, Nigeria, and Brazil and so on are seeing Fanshawe as a great place to come,” said Frost.
“The more students you have in the hallways here, the richer the experience; whether they’re from Welland or China or Toronto, they give you that rich perspective and I think Fanshawe really delivers that in spades here.”
This year, Fanshawe welcomed the biggest class it has accepted to date.
The amount of first year students who enrolled in January increased by 15.1 per cent over the last year, and the amount of domestic students accepted to Fanshawe increased by 7.5 per cent, according to Fanshawe.
2015 saw a 2.7 per cent increase in first year enrollment at Ontario colleges, representing more than 133,000 students.
“The whole college sector is doing very well in terms of providing relevant, applied, hands on training that university students are increasingly seeking. We see a lot more students coming from either a primary credential at a college, so a diploma, or increasingly a university,” Frost said.
Over the past five years, the amount of university graduates enrolled in college programs increased by 50 per cent, according to the press release.
“I think it’s fair to say that students are more than ever aware of the need to get a job when they get out of whatever higher-ed destination they have chosen, and colleges are increasingly being seen as a desirable state for students to go to. So we’re very busy as always, making sure that we create programs that will get people those jobs,” said Frost.
Frost expressed humble optimism for the school’s continued success.
“We hope that there’s increased interest; we want to recruit the best students to the college to work with you in your classrooms and work with the professors, so we certainly hope there’s lots of interest in the years to come,” he said.
