Maritime students taking longer to graduate: Report
Posted Feb 6, 2010 09:09:52 AM.
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It seems to be taking maritime university students longer to achieve their degrees than in previous decades.
Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission CEO Mirielle Duguay says the standard approach to getting an education isn’t as popular as used to be.
“Students are no longer entering into a program with the thought of doing it exactly in a straight line,” she said. “You know, two semesters a year over four years.”
She says some are working and going to school part-time, others take a year off to travel.
That’s contributing to 60 percent of our students graduating in six years instead of four, but Duguay points to a plus.
“Those who are enrolled after four years but have not yet finished are highly likely to graduate,” she said. “That means they’ve invested enough time and money in terms of getting closer to their credential that they’re highly likely to graduate.”
The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission’s report also states 80
percent of first-year student return in year two.
