Fanshawe College is suspending an additional nine programs due to declining international student enrollment, which is expected to drop by about 18 percent this fall. Students affected by the cuts will be offered alternative program options where possible as the college works to restore financial stability.
Due to a continued steady decline in applicants, Fanshawe College will be dropping an additional 9 programs following the previous 50 due to a lack of international enrollments.
With an estimated drop of 18 percent in the approaching fall semester in international enrollments alone, Fanshawe College aims to eliminate this deficit in an effort to restore financial stability.
Students who are affected by the suspension of these programs will be offered alternatives where applicable.
The list of programs included in the cuts is below.
Effective Winter 2026:
Electronics and Embedded Systems Development
Information Security Management
Effective Summer 2026:
Court Support Services
Financial Technology & Innovation
Low-Code and No-Code
Mobile Application Development
Power Engineering Techniques
Public Safety Fundamentals
Technical Data Analytics
Tourism – Travel Studies
Effective Fall 2026:
Advanced Ergonomics
Dental Assisting
Game Development – Advanced Programming
Manufacturing Engineering Technician (Co-op)
Photography Advanced
Software and Information Systems Testing (Co-op)
Technical Systems Analysis (Co-op)
User Experience Design
Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media
