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To: Humber College
Humber: Don't expel students for needing a payment plan
Don’t let students fall through the cracks. Reverse unfair rules expelling students who can’t meet arbitrary tuition deadlines and allow students facing economic barriers to use a payment plan to pay tuition.
Why is this important?
Humber College rejected my proposal to use a payment plan to allow me to pay for my tuition in monthly installments, instead of in a one lump sum. This is because of a rule they have just put in place which allows them to expel anyone who can’t pay outright.
In 2017, Humber posted a net revenue of $23 million. [1] They can afford to allow students struggling financially, in an economy set up for them to fail, to use a payment plan to finish their accreditation.
The semester ends this month. We need to seize this moment while students are still in school to add pressure to the college to reverse this unfair rule. Will you add your name to demand Humber reverse unfair rules allowing them to expel students who need payment extensions?
College is a place where people go to make their lives better, so they can compete in an ever-more demanding workforce. But rising costs of living and tuition are squeezing students out.
Humber is a leading Canadian college, and they should be setting an example by helping to solve these problems, not making them worse. They have more than enough money to support students who need it.
Will you add your name now so we can turn up the heat to reverse these unfair rules before the semester ends this month?
Source:
[1] https://humber.ca/about-humber/corporate-info/publications/files/humber-annual-report-16-17.pdf