Financial Aid Sought For Non-Degree Courses

Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 20

Financial Aid Sought For Non-Degree Courses

Canterbury Agricultural College is to prepare a case for finaneial assistance for students with school certificate who enrol at the college for approved nondegree courses in agriculture and horticulture. Figures supplied at a meeting of the college board yesterday showed that 60 per cent, of students taking nondegree courses this year were paying all their own fees, compared with - only 20 per cent, of degree students. The remainder were on bursaries and sdbolarisihii*'"Riis is a matter of some concern to us," said Dr. M. M. Burns, principal of the college. "It has always been felt that those students with school certificate should get assistance with non-degree courses of a technological nature.

‘'Young people taking apprenticeships and similar courses get time off and assistance for higher technological training. This should apply to rural people, too, because a high degree of tecimologicai training is going to be of increasing importance.** Mr J. F. G. Btakcly said the coSege had been working on a shoestring with nondegree students. ”B we could make successful overtures for ascManee for them it would make ottr task much easier.” Dr. Burns said the college administration should be asked to prepare a case for financial ssaiscance with tuition and residential accommodation for students. With school certificate taking ap-

proved non-degree courses. “The situation is becoming quite important,” he said, “and it could become more so.’’ The chairman (Mr T. D. J. Holdemess) agreed with Mr D. S. Max’s suggestion that many business firms would be 'happy to help with scholarships for those students, but he said the real answer was national acceptance of the position. Dr. Burns said that students with endorsed school certificates had help -with tuition fees, but no assistance with

It was decided that the college administration should prepare a case and report to the executive, which was given power to act on the subject.