“アメリカ脳, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent Globe and Mailç´™ ストーリー.

This article reported that “at a time when many U.S families are finding they have fewer dollars than they expected to spend on higher education, the price of a Canadian undergraduate degree is looking attractive.”

この春, many Canadian universities reported an increase in applications from U.S. students, and a growing number of those students are saying “はい” to offers from Canadian schools:

At Montreal’s McGill University, where there is a long tradition of U.S. recruiting, アメリカ人は会計処理 12 per cent of this year’s freshman class…..

McGill has seen a steady increase in American students, with numbers rising by 22 per cent in the past five years.

以上 9,000 Americans are currently attending colleges and universities in Canada. In the mid-1900s, that number was barely over 2,000.

Canadian university education is government subsidized, so most Canadian university students pay less than $5,000 年次授業料. カナダ国外からの学生に対しても, 国際的な授業は、まだ比較的合理的な平均値である $13,200 1年当たり.

ザ Globe and Mail紙 article compared overall annual costs for a student from the U.S. attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia versus Boston University:

…Dalhousie estimates that 授業料, 書籍, housing and health insurance run $23,636 a year. ボストン大学で, a school that often competes for the same U.S. students, ザ equivalent annual cost comes to $61,794.

If you or a family member is considering education in Canada, 現在のページ あなたの学校検索を開始助けるためのリソース:

The Canadian Council of Ministers of Education has created a useful website for students looking at Canadian post-secondary eduation. It includes an overview of Canada’s university system, information about costs and financial aid, and a search function that lets you identify schools and programs across the country.

Another helpful tool is the グローブキャンパスナビゲーター, これを使用することができます compare features of various Canadian universities.

And if you’d like to share your experiences about studying in Canada, please leave a comment below.

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