The president of the student government at Loyalist College says he’s “very concerned” about the provincial government’s move to drop the free tuition.
Loyalist College is number one amongst Ontario colleges when it comes to the percentage of students that have received free tuition.
A CBC analysis found that 1,830 students at Loyalist, or 73%, received free tuition this school year.
President of the Student Government Scott Rook tells Quinte News on Monday it’s especially concerning for the local students since many are mature students or first generation students.
Post secondarey students marched in Toronto Monday protesting the dropping of the free tuition.
The PC provincial government has eliminated the program put in place by the former Liberal government, cutting out free tuition entirely starting next school year in an attempt to cut the provincial deficit.
The Liberals’ education critic Mitzie Hunter worries fewer students will be able to afford college after the free tuition is eliminated.
