BC students face nation's biggest tuition hikes this year
BC university students confront a 15.6 percent average tuition rise, with total costs near 5500 dollars as fees climb 28 percent. Education minister Shirley Bond defends the increases amid a past six year freeze, while critics call education less affordable for average families.
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UNBC opens 2004-05 with new programs and growth
UNBC begins the 2004-05 academic year as about 3700 students are expected to enroll. New programs include Northern Medical Program at UNBC with first cohort arriving January 2005, Master of Business Administration, Aboriginal Health Sciences, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. A 6.3 million, 25,500 square foot teaching lab addition opens next week to support high tech programs, with professional degree cohorts across Terrace Fort St John Dawson Creek Whitehorse Quesnel Massett and Williams Lake and ongoing university-transition and weekend programs.
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