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- Since 2017, ABE and ELL courses have been offered tuition-free to domestic students in B.C. The total number of domestic students enrolled in tuition-free ABE/ELL courses between 2017-18 and 2023-24 was 85,220.
- The ABE/ELL pathways to high-priority careers programs is a targeted initiative within ABE/ELL programming. In 2022, the ministry initiated a call for proposals for post-secondary institutions to apply for funding to develop innovative pathways to support ABE/ELL students in their transition from ABE/ELL courses to high-priority post-secondary programs. The 2025-26 funding is the fourth round of one-time funding to support this initiative.
- Over the past three years, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills has invested:
- 2024-25: $3.5 million to support 22 pathways at 12 public post-secondary institutions and Native Education College (NEC).
- 2023-24: $3.8 million to support 26 pathways at 12 public post-secondary institutions.
- 2022-23: $3.5 million to support 26 pathways at 11 public post-secondary institutions.
- From 2022-23 to 2023-24, 994 students participated in the ABE and ELL pathways to high-priority careers programs.
- The final reports for 2024-25 are not due until September 2025.
- Camosun College ($397,120)
- Coast Mountain College ($108,614)
- College of Rockies ($159,040)
- Douglas College ($216,980)
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University ($180,421)
- Native Education College ($200,000)
- North Island College ($200,000)
- Northern Lights College ($194,880)
- Selkirk College ($598,440)
- University of the Fraser Valley ($505,719)
- Vancouver Community College ($581,705)
- Vancouver Island University ($600,000)
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