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IT’S PNE time again and that means exciting rides, interesting exhibits and lots of food. Taking a ride on the Musical Express are (left to right) Eran Agrios, Chelsea Peters and Terry Peters. The annual summer event runs until Labor Day, Sept. 6.

Rush for fall courses at NV college could force early registration closure

THE CAPILANO College enrolment crunch is coming sooner than expected.

By Surj Rattan News Reporter

The deniand for courses at the Norm ‘/aricouver-based college is so great that it expects to close fall registration two days carly this year.

And Capilune College president Dr. Doug Jardine said that most other post-secondary education institutions in the Lower Mainland area will also be closing their

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Aug. 30.to Sept. 3 is the fast week of registration at Capilano College. ‘

“Needless to say, we're going to have all sorts of students turned away from here,”’ Jardine said. “What I hear from my people is that we expect to close off our registration two days early, because we won't have any seats left.

“When -talk to my colleagues at other institutions, that’s what Vm hearing from them. 1 think there will be farge numbers of stu- dents turned away at every col- lege.

“You're nol going to find them turnet away from Capilano Col- lege and taking courses at Van- couver Community College or Douglas College. They're simply not going to be at school. Period,” said Jardine.

College spokesman Marlene

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Morris said that, as of Wednes- day, 4,121 students had registered for classes: @ 2,063 studies;

students in academic

@ 1,439 students in career pro- grams; _

® 292 students in vocational pro- grams;

@ and 327 students in adult basic education and English as a second Janguage courses.

Morris said Capilano College will accept about §,500 students this year.

The last day of registration for fall courses is Friday, Sept. 3.

“We think right now we're 734% full for academic studies. [t's (registration) Sulier than we had expected,’ said Morris.

She added that, unlike most other colleges, Capilano College

schedules times when students can register to avoid lineups.

But Melanie O’Neil, Capilano College Students’? Union chair- man, criticized the college's system of registration which only allows students with a high grade-point average to register before other students.

The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) students Capilano College accepis in dny year is determined by the funding it receives from tie Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology.

The college turned away 3,024 students last fall.