Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 55.02
Liaison Rob Williams
Submission Date July 2, 2024

STARS v2.2

Capilano University
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.53 / 4.00 Rob Williams
Project Manager
Facilities
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
40

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
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Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
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Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
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Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
CapU offers a comprehensive range of scholarships, bursaries, awards and grants to offset the cost of educational and living expenses to students. These include, but are not limited to entrance awards, scholarships, bursaries and award opportunities every term and emergency assistance funding for students experiencing unforeseen circumstances. Students are provided with employment support through the Career Development Centre and have access to co-op programs and paid practicum opportunities. Several initiatives to address food insecurity are available at not cost to the student such as a weekly fresh food market, community cupboard, meal vouchers, and funding for groceries. CapU also facilitates the administration and distribution of funds for most Canadian federal and provincial loan and grant programs as well as US private student loans, provincial tuition waivers, Indigenous sponsorships, interest-free loans, etc. Students may access a combination of financial resources mentioned every term they are registered.

 

Student Awards Policy: https://www.capilanou.ca/media/capilanouca/about-capu/governance/policies-amp-procedures/senate-policies-amp-procedures/S2018-02-Student-Awards.pdf

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:

CapU's range of scholarships, bursaries and awards also extends to our non-traditional students with dedicated funds to support part-time students, single parents, students with dependents, students with children in daycare, students living away from home, and students that were formerly in the care of the province or the court (Former Youth in Care). The other programs and supported noted above also extend to non-traditional students.


Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
53

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
https://www.capilanou.ca/admissions/fees--finances/financial-aid--awards/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
No data is available related to students graduating without student loan debt, entering students that are low-income, or graduation/success rate for low-income students as CapU does not conduct entrance and exit interviews that collect this information.

 

No data is available related to CapU food initiatives (fresh food market, community cupboard and food vouchers) as we do not collect student information in order to access these services.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.