January 12, 2012
Students in Hamilton and across Ontario can now apply to get 30 per cent off the cost of their tuition.
To help keep the cost of postsecondary education affordable the government is taking 30% off the average tuition for families — that means $365 for diploma and certificate students at Mohawk College this semester.
Students could be eligible, if:
- They are a full-time student at a public college or university in Ontario
- It’s been less than four years since they left high school
- They are in a program that they can apply to directly from high school
- Their parents’ gross income is $160,000 or less
This September, the permanent 30% Off Ontario Tuition grant will apply to the full school year. Students in a university or college degree program will save $1,600, while students in college diploma and certificate programs will save $730.
Because the grant is calculated to be 30% off the average Ontario tuition, the amount of the grant will keep pace with any increased future costs — meaning it will always be 30 per cent off the price of tuition.
Helping Ontario students with the price of tuition is part of the Ontario government’s plan to keep postsecondary education within the reach of all families, while building the best-educated workforce in the world. That leads to a stronger economy, and creates good jobs
QUOTES
“The new 30% Off Ontario Tuition grant makes postsecondary education more accessible and affordable for families right here in our community. This new grant is part of our government’s commitment to create the best-educated workforce in the world by giving our students every opportunity to succeed. Ontario’s future prosperity depends on it.”
-Ted McMeekin MPP, Ancaster Dundas Flamborough Westdale
“Mohawk College applauds the McGuinty government for introducing the Ontario Tuition Grant and making a Mohawk education even more affordable and accessible for our students and their families”
-says President Rob MacIsaac
“The Mohawk Students’ Association congratulates the McGuinty government for investing in students by reducing the cost of tuition by 30 per cent for many of us. The new Ontario Tuition Grant will make a real difference to many Mohawk students and their families.” – Daniel Clark, President of the Mohawk Students’ Association
QUICK FACTS
§More than 300,000 undergraduate students are eligible to receive the new grant this year. Students who already receive OSAP will be automatically considered.
§Students with disabilities may receive the grant for up to six years of study.
§To fully offset the costs of the new tuition grant, efficiencies and savings were found including: the elimination of the Ontario Textbook and Technology Grant, as well as the Ontario Trust for Student Support and the phase-out of the Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarships.
§Ontario has created 200,000 additional postsecondary and apprenticeship spaces and, by re-instating student access grants, has tripled the number of grants available to students, since 2003.
LEARN MORE
§Find out more and apply for the new 30% Off Ontario Tuition at http://www.ontario.ca/30off
§Find out more about Ontario's colleges and universities.
CONTACT
Ted McMeekin MPP 905 690 6552