• PDGIA is a broad based group of long-standing private universities and colleges offering some 59 degrees in BC. Some offer 2-year masters degrees, a doctorate or 2-year associate degrees, and also 4-year bachelors degrees all in a wide array of program areas and specialization ranging from arts, to communications, to business, to education to counselling and technology, sciences, animation and film, and many others.

• Our 17 members provide access to high quality post-secondary education for some populations that may be under-served with smaller classes and more individual attention than may otherwise be the case at larger schools. Classes range from 7-10 students to perhaps 30-40 or so, on the high side.

• Many of our schools act as feeder schools to the public sector through formal or informal university transfer programs or articulation agreements where they benefit from motivated and academically prepared students.

• PDGIA wants to work with government to align with the focus and priorities we know are there while expanding our program offerings, improving access to students, and broadening relationships with others in the sector to the benefit of all players. This meeting is a good first step in that direction and is certainly appreciated.

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