Manitoba has the lowest rate of post-secondary graduation in Canada.
A report released yesterday detailed how Manitoba is sitting at a 62 percent graduation rate.
Gabe Mercier, Director of the ACC Parkland Campus explains some of the underlying issues in the report.
“Generally Manitoba spends less on post-secondary education than the rest of Canada. We have less people continuing from high school to post-secondary in Manitoba, particularly at the college level. Whereas other provinces, the provinces tend to invest more for postsecondary students at the college level.”
The report stated that the graduation rates have improved from 1999 when rates were at 51 percent.
Mercier believes taking the next step in education will pay off for anyone interested in post-secondary.
“The important message is that investing in education pays off. Having a high school diploma isn’t good enough. You have to have education past the high school level, be it college, university or apprenticeship training. They will all pay off in the end.”
Saskatchewan had the second lowest graduation rates in the country, coming in at 65 percent in the report.
