Frederic P Miller

Higher Education in Ontario Frederic P Miller

Publisher Marketing: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Higher education in Ontario includes postsecondary education and skills training regulated by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and provided by universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, and private career colleges. The current minister is John Milloy who assumed the role October 30, 2007 from the previous minister Chris Bentley. The ministry administers laws covering twenty-two public universities, twenty-four colleges, seventeen privately funded degree granting institutions, and over 500 private career colleges. The Canadian constitution provides each province with the responsibility for higher education and there is no corresponding national federal ministry of higher education. Within Canadian federalism the division of responsibilities and taxing powers between the Ontario and Canadian governments creates the need for cooperation to fund and deliver higher education to students. Each higher education system aims to improve participation, access, and mobility for students. A university and college admissions system manages the process of students' entry into higher education institutions.