Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2012
Publication Title
ONCAT: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer
Keywords
higher education and transfer, college transfer students, border cities, United States and Canadian post-secondary institution competition, Sault Ste. Marie, Niagara Falls & St. Catherines, Sarnia, Windsor
Abstract
In 2011, the College University Consortium Council (CUCC) provided funding to the University of Windsor to explore the competition between United States (US) and Canadian post-secondary degree-granting institutions located in border cities that wished to attract college transfer students. The cities chosen for the exploration included Sault Ste. Marie, Niagara Falls & St. Catherines, Sarnia, and Windsor.
During the 2011/2012 Ontario college to university recruitment travel season, the first author encountered some Ontario colleges that referenced “2+2” agreements with US universities (two years at college plus two years at university for an honours degree) as a more favourable route to articulation into a degree program than transfer pathways currently available at Ontario universities. There were also a considerable number of US universities at both the St. Clair College and Niagara College fairs, suggesting a heightened US institutional interest in Canadian students. The visits to Lambton College and Sault College where the Student Recruitment Officer met with administrative staff also suggested that there is increasing student interest in US transfer opportunities. Ontario post-secondary institutions in border regions must constantly benchmark the goods and services offered in their cities to be competitive with what is offered in the US. The neighbouring US competition mixed with fluctuating currency creates unique and complex economic systems that can create challenges and/or opportunities for border city institutions.
Recommended Citation
Brunet, Timothy A.; Bukovac, Jessica; and Norman, Julie. (2012). Exploring Canadian-American Cross Border Articulation in South Western Ontario. ONCAT: Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/ctlpub/3
Executive Summary
Comments
This project would not have been possible without the financial support of the College University Consortium Council (CUCC), now the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT).