OSAP
Student leaders meet with Minister to discuss changes to OSAP
The Hon. Deb Matthews, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development visited Mohawk College on Tuesday, Sept. 12 to talk about recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, better known as OSAP, with student leaders from Mohawk College and McMaster University.
The students congratulated the Minister on the province's efforts to make post-secondary education more affordable for students and for simplifying the process through which students apply to receive funding, including a new OSAP calculator at www.ontario.ca/osap that enables applicants to quickly check how much funding they are eligible to receive.
The students also shared some insights into how the changes were recevied at their schools and highlighted the need for more financial literacy among students to better prepare them for life away from home and the additional responsbilities that come with being a college or universitry student. Mohawk has already made increasing financial literacy among students a strategic priority and has developed programs and services aimed at achieving this goal.
Mohawk College educates and serves more than 32,500 full-time, part-time, apprenticeship and international students at four main campuses in Hamilton, Ontario and learning hubs across Hamilton through City School by Mohawk, as well as at the Mohawk College Mississauga Campus in partnership with triOS College. Mohawk is committed to upholding an equitable, diverse and inclusive learning, working and engaging environment for students, employees and the community. The college is among the top colleges for applied research in Canada. It has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s top employers and one of Canada’s greenest employers, and holds a GOLD STARS rating from AASHE for sustainability achievements. More than 165,000 people have graduated from Mohawk since it was founded.