St. Clair College sees increase in domestic, decrease in international students [Video]

Enrolment may be down at St. Clair College, but President Mike Silvaggi isn’t bothered.

“Our fall enrolment is something to celebrate,” he said.

A total of 15,761 students are currently enrolled over the three campuses in Windsor, Chatham-Kent and the Greater Toronto Area, which represents a two per cent decrease over last fall’s numbers.

Silvaggi said all colleges that had a public-private partnership, including St. Clair’s GTA affiliates, did not enroll any new international students this fall.

“When you look at it that way, that two per cent reduction overall means that we’ve done a few things right in Windsor, Chatham. So, we’re happy,” Silvaggi told CTV News.

The college is enjoying a surge of domestic students, up nine per cent.

“We haven’t had this number of domestic students, 7,600, since 2018, so we think we’re doing a few things right. Maybe we’re blessed by the growth and all the investment in the city.”

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