“Amerikano talino, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent Globe at Mail kuwento.

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.”

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

At Montreal’s McGill University, where there is a long tradition of U.S. recruiting, Amerikano accounted para sa 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.

Higit sa 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 para sa kanilang taunang pagtuturo. Kahit para sa mga mag-aaral na darating mula sa labas ng Canada, internasyonal na pagtuturo ay pa rin relatibong makatwirang average ng $13,200 kada taon.

Ang Globe at Mail 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 pagtuturo, mga libro, housing and health insurance run $23,636 a year. Sa Boston University, a school that often competes for the same U.S. students, ang equivalent annual cost comes to $61,794.

If you or a family member is considering education in Canada, dito ay mga mapagkukunan upang matulungan simulan ang iyong paghahanap sa paaralan:

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 Globe Campus Navigator, na pinapayagan kang compare features of various Canadian universities.

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

Larawan © Carolyn B. Heller