Vancouver Community College (VCC) will be among the post-secondary institutions to suffer layoffs following a massive decrease in the number of international students studying in B.C.

Frank Cosco, president of the VCC faculty association, confirmed to 1130 NewsRadio that around 30 employees will receive layoff notices on Sept. 1 to come into effect in January.

Cosco shared his dismay, adding that it will be the third round of firings this year.

“Imagine you’re an international student, in whatever country, and you’ve been given the promise of a chance to get a good education in English and even perhaps Canadian citizenship, and you just had the rug pulled out from you,” said Cosco.

He wants the provincial government to dedicate funds to help post-secondary institutions thrive.

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