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Exploring Canadian-American Cross Border Articulation In South Western Ontario, Timothy A. Brunet, Jessica Bukovac, Julie Norman Oct 2012

Exploring Canadian-American Cross Border Articulation In South Western Ontario, Timothy A. Brunet, Jessica Bukovac, Julie Norman

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In 2011, the College University Consortium Council (CUCC) provided funding to the University of Windsor to explore the competition between United States (US) and Canadian post-secondary degree-granting institutions located in border cities that wished to attract college transfer students. The cities chosen for the exploration included Sault Ste. Marie, Niagara Falls & St. Catherines, Sarnia, and Windsor.

During the 2011/2012 Ontario college to university recruitment travel season, the first author encountered some Ontario colleges that referenced “2+2” agreements with US universities (two years at college plus two years at university for an honours degree) as a more favourable route to …