A provincial review of post-secondary institutions is raising questions about whether Red Deer and Grande Prairie Regional colleges will tra
A provincial review of post-secondary institutions is raising questions about whether Red Deer and Grande Prairie Regional colleges will transition into universities as planned.
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said the decisions are under review as external consultants McKinsey and Company evaluate how post-secondary education is offered across Alberta.
"Whether or not they need to become a university I think is a question that's still ongoing," Nicolaides said in an interview with CBC last week.
The transformations would be expensive and require changes to the colleges' governance structures, he said. The schools do not need to be classified as universities to be able to grant degrees for programs that Nicolaides approves.
It's a departure from the celebratory mood in 2018 when both colleges announced the former NDP government had granted them permission to make the transition.
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