1 week ago
Swift News
A private B.C. college has shuttered its doors after provincial inspectors found the school misled international students about its programs and work placements.
On Oct. 8, the province revoked Pacific Link College's (PLC) certification to provide career-related course programs, effectively shutting down the college.
In B.C., schools need the certification to provide full-time courses and charge tuition of at least $4,000.
"There is still a lot of anger and frustration that [students] wasted a lot of time and money at Pacific Link," said Balraj Kahlon, co-founder of the student advocacy group One Voice Canada.
"They were there, in some cases, for one to two years, [paying] $10,000 to $15,000 in tuition."
The hundreds of students that were enrolled in PLC at the time of the closure have been urged to apply for tuition refunds through the province.
Students have also been advised to seek enrolment in another school.
"There may be opportunities to get tuition back — but they can't get back the time they invested, the cost of coming to migrate here, and the cost of living while attending school," said Kahlon.