Cape Breton University to lower international enrolment amid job, housing shortages
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Cape Breton University says it will scale back the number of international students it admits, after a recent explosion in foreign enrolment, but it's unclear if doing so will ease the housing and part-time job shortages in the region.
Recently released enrolment figures show that the Sydney, N.S., school grew by more than 3,000 students in the last year, in part due to the arrival of international students who had deferred taking their courses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 77 per cent of its 9,100 part-time and full-time students come from outside the country, with many registered in two-year business programs. In 2018, the university had about 3,500 students.
However, the popularity of the school has led to growing pains: the university has had to take over a nearby movie theatre to hold classes because of a lack of space on campus, while chronic housing and job shortages are making life stressful for many students.
