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8. Satisfaction with Program/Institution

Satisfaction with program components is high among private career college students. Generally, the majority of students surveyed were satisfied with course content (86%), quality of instruction (81%), and skills development (83%) in their program. Students were somewhat less satisfied about the program utilizing up to date equipment (69%) and being adequately prepared for the job market (76%).

Table 8-1
Satisfaction with Institution

  Not Applicable/ No Response Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied
Course content 3% 2% 2% 8% 36% 50%
Instruction Quality 3% 2% 3% 10% 34% 47%
Equipment up to date 5% 4% 6% 16% 34% 35%
Job market preparation 6% 2% 2% 14% 33% 42%
Skills development 4% 2% 2% 9% 35% 48%
Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
n=13,271 (weighted data includes don't know/ no response)

Uniformly, across all program areas, students in the Atlantic Provinces were more frequently satisfied with the program they are enrolled in. Satisfaction is statistically higher with course content (87%), instruction quality (85%), equipment (77%), job market preparation (82%), and skills development (86%). In contrast, students in British Columbia tend to be less satisfied with their programming compared to all other regions, with lower satisfaction levels, statistically significant, for course content (82%), quality of instruction (77%), equipment (64%), and job market preparation (70%). Nevertheless, a majority of students in all programs across all regions indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with listed program/school characteristics.

By program, students in Other programs are the most satisfied, while those in Media/Information Technology programs are the least satisfied.

Table 8-2
Very Satisfied and Satisfied with Institution

Overall (79%), students were satisfied with the institution they attended, with students in Other programs (87%) and those living in the Atlantic (81%) and Prairie (81%) provinces being most satisfied with their institution.

Figure 8-3

n=13,721 (weighted data includes don't know/ no response)

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Date Modified:
2008-04-09