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Students flood UFV in its 40th year Nearly three-quarters of Valley students choose local university Alex BUTLER and Tyler OLSEN Abbotsford News
As the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) celebrates its 40th year since its beginnings as Fraser Valley College in 1974, the institution is once again bursting with students. Eric Davis, the provost and vice-president academic at UFV, estimates that enrolment will be around 15,000, similar to last year. He said that while domestic registrations are down just over one per cent, international regis-
trations are up about eight per cent. That results in additional courses, so international registrations do not decrease the availability of classes for domestic students. While some programs have waitlists, Davis said some are still open for applications. The space capacity at UFV is still over 100 per cent, at around 110 to 115, but Davis said it’s down from previous years due to the construction of new buildings such as the student union building, slated to open in the spring.
In 2013/14, the Abbotsford campus was over capacity, with an estimate of about 128 per cent of the utilization rate for facilities. UFV has campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz, Mission and in Chandigarh, India. Of the students from the Fraser Valley who go on to post-secondary education, about 70 per cent choose UFV. That local focus was reflected at Thursday’s Continued on A7
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