Five students leave Police Studies course
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This article was published 17/01/2019 (2564 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The police studies program at Assiniboine Community College had almost 30 per cent of students drop out or flunk out in the 2018-19 school year.
That marks the lowest graduation rate the program has seen dating back at least four years.
There were 17 students who started the program, of whom 12 remain on track to graduate in May.
The course is not easy, said Bruce Klassen, chair of public safety at Assiniboine Community College.
“There’s an expectation,” Klassen said. “We want to see everyone succeed, but the course demands sometimes exceed what people expect it to.”
In the 2017-18 school year, 21 people entered the program, and 15 graduated. Back in 2016-17, 17 were enrolled and 14 graduated. In 2015-16, 19 people entered the program, of whom 14 graduated.
For some students, learning the Criminal Code can be challenging, Klassen said.
“The number of provincial statutes we have to be familiar with probably also surprises people, and that’s everything from Highway Traffic Act to Off-Road Vehicles Act to landlord tenancy,” he said.
The course focuses on problem-based learning, and they work to incorporate as much hands-on work as they can, he said. In order to pass the course, students need at least a final grade of at least 75 per cent.
“You’ve really got to kind of put your nose to the grindstone and make sure you’re applying yourself each and every day,” Klassen said.
He said that they hope to see the program increase in size moving forward.
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