Bow Valley College is among the many post secondary colleges that will be impacted by a tuition freeze announced by the Alberta government Wednesday.

Sharon Carry, President and CEO of Bow Valley College says she's happy the government is going to look more long term at tuition, fees and student aid.

"I certainly would think students think it's good news, the good news I see in all of this is it's been about ten years since our government took a look at the full cost of post secondary education, including tuition and fees and student aid," Carry says. "And they have agreed while this freeze is on a consultation is underway, and then when the freeze  comes off we should have a whole new model for students to pay tuition and fees and different model for how post secondary institutions will be funded."

She says the college will take a hit to the tune of about $300,000 meaning they'll have to look at efficiency without hurting students or programs..

Carry says the Calgary and area Bow Valley Colleges have seen a 25 per cent increase in enrollment in the last three years and it's up about ten per cent again this fall.

"We've got really interesting enrollment pressures that aren't the same experience all over Alberta, but in the past the government just gave the same to everyone and that didn't really deal with where the people have gone to that need access to post secondary education," Carry says. "I think there'll be a willingness to hear our case, that you've got to put your money where the people are trying to get access.

The tuition freeze will be in effect until the 2017-18 academic year.