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November 2008 Newsletter Cultivating and Keeping New Brunswick's Young Talent For several years New Brunswick has had the dubious honor of producing the smallest portion of postsecondary graduates of all provinces in Canada. This pattern has not changed according to the 2006 Canadian Census. In both rural and urban New Brunswick, statistics indicate graduate rates continue to wane. As a whole, only 53% of New Brunswick’s adult population were post secondary graduates in 2006 - by far the smallest number amongst the provinces. In urban centers, only 58% of the adult population were postsecondary graduates; the smallest proportion among the Atlantic provinces. In
addition to low university attainment rates, New Brunswick faces
challenges in retaining graduates once they complete their university
education. New Brunswick incurred the largest outflow of postsecondary
graduates in Atlantic Canada between 2001 and 2006. More than 18,200
graduates lived elsewhere in 2006; fewer than 13, 600 graduates
moved to New Brunswick. Consequently, the province experienced a
net outflow of 4,600 postsecondary graduates. Among
the provinces, New Brunswick is dead last in spending in this area.
On a per capita bases, there was a $180/per capita spent on R&D
in higher education in New Brunswick (2006-07). The province with
the next lowest R&D figures was Saskatchewan at $216 per capita
(or about 20% higher than New Brunswick). An important first step would see the province of New Brunswick and its many partners, both private and public, increase spending in R&D. A second step would see the government explore alternative approaches to higher education that would not only support but that would grow current offerings in postsecondary education. The recent approval of Meritus University, an online for-profit institution of higher learning, to offer programs geared to the working professional, is certainly a step in the right direction. As
a part of a provincial plan, Meritus University can offer New Brunswickers
that currently live either in the province or abroad, an opportunity
to continue their academic careers while still working. Approved
by the Maritime Provinces of Higher Education Program, Meritus University
offers three fully online degree programs: a bachelors degree in
business administration, a bachelors degree in information technology
and a master’s degree in business administration. R. Alex Reed is Vice President of Operations at Meritus University, an online university based in Fredericton, N.B. owned by Apollo Group, Inc. As an educational provider for 30 years, Apollo Group provides academic access and opportunity to students through its subsidiaries: University of Phoenix, Institute for Professional Development, College for Financial Planning, Western International University, Insight Schools Apollo Global and Meritus University. R.
Alex Reed, Vice President Operations/University Registrar
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