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Survey of Canadian Career College Students - March 2008

List of Tables

2-1 Outcome of Contacts with Private Career Colleges
2-2 Distribution of Institutions & Survey Completions by Province
3-5b Proportion of Sample Defined as Low Income
3-7 Country of Birth
3-8 Immigration to Canada
3-13 Highest Level of Education Prior to Program Start
3-14 Highest Level of Education by Program and Region
3-17 Average Percentage Grade (High School & Post-Secondary School)
3-18 Highest Level of Education of Mother and Father (Private and Public)
3-19 Parents' Level of Education by Region
3-20 Type of Institution Attended for Mother and Father
4-2 Time of Entry into Post-Secondary Education
4-4 Barriers to Pursuing Post-Secondary School Education Immediately after High School Completion
5-2 Student Enrollment in Programs Offered at Private Career Colleges
5-4a Program Length by Region
5-4b Program Length by Region
5-6 Main Reason for Pursuing Post-Secondary Education
5-7 Top Three Reasons for Attending a Specific Private Career College by Region
5-8 Method by Which Students First Heard of Program
6-1 Average Total Tuition Cost (All Years) for Private Career College Programs
6-2a How Current Education Is Funded by Private Career College Students
6-2b Relative Funding of Career College Programs by Funding Sources
6-2c How Current Education Is Funded by Private and Public Institutions
6-2d How Current Education Is Funded by Region
6-2e How Current Education Is Funded by Program Type
6-3 In-Program Employment Status by Program and Region
6-4 Salary for Full-Time Employment
6-5 Pre-Program Employment Status by Program and Region
6-6 Knowledge of Financial Programs
6-9 School Attendance Outside of Canada
6-10 Characteristics of Recent Immigrants, Other Immigrants and Non-Immigrants
7-1 Pre-Program Government Student Loan Debt
7-2 Proportion of Students in Receipt of Government Loan for Private Career College Program by Program and Region
7-3 Reliance on Institutional and/or Government Financial Assistance to Attend Program
7-4 Current Education-Related Debt
7-5 Previous Discontinuation of Studies Due to Insufficient Funds
7-6 Anticipated Total Education-Related and Government Student Loan Debt at Time of Program Completion
7-8 Education-Related Debt Concerns
8-1 Satisfaction with Institution
8-2 Very Satisfied and Satisfied with Institution

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Date Modified:
2008-04-09