Absolutely. That's a problem. There's also the issue of critical mass. It should be acknowledged that, in the case of the francophone minority communities, programs have to be offered even if there aren't 20, 25 or 30 students per class. If the standard is set at that level, we'll have to shut down half of our programs in all communities, except in Ontario and New Brunswick. In British Columbia, you can expect there to be 25 students in a college program. The demand for funding is the same whether there are one or two professors for a given class or two or 30 students.
On March 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.