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The average annual earnings of a student with a one-year certificate are $29,300, or 33% more than someone without a high school diploma, and 17% more than a student with a high school diploma. The average earnings of someone with a two-year diploma are $34,700, or 58% more than someone without a high school diploma, and 39% more than a student with a high school diploma.
Source: APCCC

Approx. $191.2 million goes into the economy of the Atlantic Provinces as a result of community colleges' operations spending.
Source: APCCC

About 4% of Atlantic community college students come from outside the region, generating approximately $11.6 million in income for the Atlantic Provinces.
Source: APCCC

College skills of the present-day workforce increase income in the regional economy where former students are employed by $2.3 billion. Associated multiplier effects (sometimes called indirect effects) increase income by another $336.4 million.
Source: APCCC

Altogether, roughly $2.9 billion of the Atlantic Provinces' total current income can be attributed to past and present efforts of Atlantic community colleges. Community colleges are an engine of economic growth.
Source: APCCC

For every credit earned by students, taxpayers in the Atlantic Provinces see social savings amounting to about $9 per year, including savings associated with improved health, lower crime costs, and reduced welfare and unemployment.
Source: APCCC

Students benefit from higher earnings, thereby expanding the tax base and reducing the tax burden on taxpayers. When aggregated together, students of the Atlantic Provinces community colleges generate about $107.7 million annually in higher earnings due to their education.
Source: APCCC

Provincial taxpayers contributed around $245.3 million in support of community colleges in the Atlantic Provinces in 2007. The support of the provincial governments for Atlantic Provinces community colleges will be fully recovered in 10 years, in the form of higher tax receipts and avoided social costs.
Source: APCCC

A total of 75,483 full and part time students attended community colleges in the Atlantic Provinces in academic year 2006-07.
Source: APCCC

Students enjoy a 17% rate of return on their educational investment, and recover all costs (including wages foregone while attending) in eight years.
Source: APCCC

Federal Apprenticeship Completion Grant is now available for eligible apprentices

- Friday, July 3, 2009

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I., Senator Mike Duffy, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced that eligible apprentices will be... more

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Holland College celebrates exceptional staff during Staff Appreciation Day

- Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Charlottetown, PE – Three exceptional Holland College staff members were celebrated and service awards were presented to 35 staff members during the college’s recent Staff... more

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Holland College announces new College Foundation program

- Monday, June 22, 2009

Charlottetown, PE – A new program offering at Holland College will allow students to explore careers, to enhance and build on essential skills, and to prepare themselves for... more

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Hurricanes earn scholar-athlete awards

- Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Charlottetown, PE - Holland College is pleased to announce that over one-third of their student athletes have recently been honoured for their academic and athletic achievement in... more

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Hurricanes Finish 14th at RCGA College/University Championship

- Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Hurricanes Finish 14th at RCGA College/University Championship

Charlottetown - The Holland Hurricanes golf team returned from Hamilton, ON and the RCGA College/University... more

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Hurricanes thank Bell Aliant

- Monday, June 1, 2009

Holland Hurricanes Athletics present a gift of appreciation to Bell Aliant in recognition of their continued support to the growing varsity program at Holland College. The gift is... more

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