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Survey of Canadian Career College Students - March 2008

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12. Appendix B: Survey Instrument

Career Colleges Student Survey 2005-2006

Current Program

A1. Is your program part time or full time?

• Full time (20 hours per week or more including classroom and lab hours)
• Part time (less than 20 hours per week including classroom and lab hours)

A2. Which of the following categories best describes your program:

Trades/Technical Training

• Appliance Repair/Commercial Refrigeration
• Automotive Service/Business/Retail
• Aviation
• Civil Engineering Technology
• Construction/Other Trades
• Driver Training
• Electronics/Engineering/Robotics
• Other Trades/Technical training

Health

• Alternative Healthcare (Acupressure)
• Beauty/Esthetics/Cosmetology
• Hairdressing
• Dental Care
• Health Care/Health Services
• Other Health

Other Service

• Childcare
• Child & Youth Worker/Special Education/Education Assistant
• Counselling
• Law and Security
• Real Estate
• Social Services/Community Support
• Other Service

Media/Information Technology

• Computers
• Office Business Administration
• Journalism/Photography
• Radio/Television/Film/Music
• Telecommunications, Cable & Fibre Optics
• Desktop Publishing/Multimedia
• Other Media/Information Technology

Design

• Fashion/Design/Merchandising
• Interior Decorating/Design
• Other Design

Other

• Animal Care
• Agriculture/Horticulture
• Culinary/Cook/Chef

General Upgrading

• Hospitality/Tourism/Travel
• Language Training
• Other

 A3. What is the length of your program?

• Less than 3 months
• 3 months to 6 months
• 7 months to 12 months
• 13 months to 18 months
• More than 18 months (please specify length in months:____________ months)

A4. What month and year did you start your program? _________month _________ year

A5. When is your expected completion/graduation date? _________month _________ year

A6a. Did you choose to take post-secondary education training immediately after you completed high school or CEGEP?

• Yes GO TO Question A7
• No GO TO Question A6b

A6b. Why did you not choose to take post-secondary education or training immediately after you completed high school or CEGEP? (Check all that apply)

• Entrance requirements or not accepted into any programs applied for
• Required academic upgrading
• Financial issues
• Not interested
• Career undecided
• Wait-listed for desired program
• Personal/Family issues
• Desired program was not available in my area
• Desired program was not in my language of choice
• Employer unable to sponsor me in a registered apprenticeship program
• Employer unable to provide leave or flexibility for part-time study
• Illness
• Disability supports/accommodations not accessible

A7. What is the total cost of tuition for your program across all years?_________________

A8. Is this training part of your apprenticeship program?

• Yes
• No
• Not Applicable

Past Education

B1. Before attending this private post-secondary training institution, which of the following have you obtained? (Check all that apply)

• Less than a high school diploma
• High school diploma or GED
• DEC diploma (CEGEP diploma)
• Trades certificate or diploma
• Certificate or diploma from a community college
• Certificate or diploma from a private career college
• University certificate or diploma below bachelor level.
• Bachelor's degree (e.g., B.A, B.Sc., LL.B.)
• University degree above bachelor level (e.g., M.A)

B2. If you did not graduate from high school, CEGEP, or obtain your GED, what was the highest grade you completed?

• Less than Grade 9
• Grade 9
• Grade 10
• Grade 11
• Grade 12
• Grade 13

B3a. Where did you previously attend high school, CEGEP, or obtain GED upgrading?

High School:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

CEGEP:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

GED Upgrading:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

B3b. In what year did you leave or graduate from high school? ______________

B3c. What was your approximate overall average percent grade in your last year of high school?

• Greater than 90%
• 85% - 89%
• 80% - 84%
• 75% - 79%
• 70% - 74%
• 65% - 69%
• 60% - 64%
• Less than 60%

B4a. Where did you previously attend university, college or a private post-secondary training (PPST) institution? (Mark all that apply)

University:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

College:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

PPST Institution:

• In Canada
• In other country
• Not Applicable

B4b. In what year did you leave or graduate from post-secondary studies, prior to commencing this program? __________

• Not Applicable

B4c. What was your approximate average mark in the last year of post-secondary studies, prior to commencing this program?

• Greater than 90%
• 85% - 89%
• 80% - 84%
• 75% - 79%
• 70% - 74%
• 65% - 69%
• 60% - 64%
• Less than 60%
• Not applicable

Work Experience

C1. Are you currently employed?

• Yes
• No
• Full time (30 hours or more per week)
• Part time (Less than 30 hours per week)

If yes, what is your current salary?

If yes, what is your hourly wage?
$__________/hour
If yes, what is the average number of hours worked per week? ___/week

• Less than $20,000/year
• $20,000 to $29,999/year
• $30,000 to $39,999/year
• $40,000 to $49,999/year
• $50,000 to $59,999/year
• $60,000 to $69,999/year
• $70,000 to $79,999/year
• $80,000 or more/year

C2. What best describes your status 3 months prior to the start of your program? (Please check one only)

• Employed
• Self-employed
• In school or training
• Unemployed (looking for work)
• Unemployed (not looking for work)
• Full time stay at home parent
• Employed and in school or training
• Self employed and in school or training
• Other (e.g. maternity leave, not working due to health reasons …)

Choice of Education at Private Career College

D1. What is the MAIN reason you enrolled in your studies? (Please select only one answer)

• Obtain my GED
• Gain recognition of foreign education/training or experience
• Change career since education from other country not recognized
• Change career/fields or pursue a job
• Study at an advanced level or gain further skills in same field
• Gain specific practical skills in addition to academic qualifications
• Finish education started prior to current program
• Employer required or encouraged training
• General interest or personal development
• Increase earning potential or compensation
• Other (please specify)____________________________

D2. What are the top 3 reasons you chose to attend this particular private career college? (Mark 3 answers only)

• Short program length
• Class size
• Size of institution
• Availability of courses not offered in public colleges or university
• Entrance requirements
• Institution reputation or quality
• Institution was recommended to me
• To attend a specific program
• Graduate employment placement record of the institution
• Hours of classes or instruction
• Frequent start dates of the program
• Cost of the program (tuition fees)
• Institution located near my home
• Institution located in a city I wanted to live in
• Institution offered financial assistance/scholarship
• Special needs services at institution
• Other (please specify):__________________________

D3. How did you first hear about the program you are currently enrolled in? (Please check all that apply)

• Family
• Friends
• Advertisements
• Career counsellor
• Representatives from the institution
• Students enrolled in the institution
• Government agency
• Website/online
• Other

D4. Was this institution your first choice?

• Yes
• No

If no, what institution was your first choice?

• University
• Community College or CEGEP
• Another private post-secondary training institution

D5. For the next questions, considering the private post-secondary training institution you are attending, please rate your satisfaction with the following:

	(1) Very Dissatisfied	(2) Dissatisfied	(3) Neutral	(4) Satisfied	(5) Very Satisfied	Not Applicable
Course content	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Overall quality of instruction	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Degree to which equipment is up to date	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Preparation for the job market	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Skills development in courses	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Institution overall	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο

D6. What is the main activity that you are planning after completion of your current program?

• Take another college program
• Take a university program
• Seek employment in job related to current studies
• Seek employment in any area
• Continue working at current job/business
• Return to previous employment
• Start your own business
• Other

D7. How confident are you that you will be able to obtain a job related to your current field of study after you graduate?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not very confident
• Not at all confident
• Don't know
• Not applicable (Do not plan to seek employment directly after graduation)

Financing Your Post-Secondary Education

E1. How knowledgeable are you about the following programs?

	Not at All	Very Little	Somewhat	Very Much	Don't Know
Federal Government student loan programs	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Provincial student loan programs	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) or Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG)	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο

E2a. Have you ever applied for a Government Student Loan?

• Yes
• No

E2b. If Yes, have you ever been denied funding?

• Yes
• No

E3a. Prior to attending this private post-secondary training institution had you received a Government student loan (Canada, Provincial, Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), etc.)?

• No
• Yes
  - If yes, is there a balance still owing?
• Yes
• No

E3b. If Yes, what is the balance owing on this loan before you started in this program at this institution? _____________

E4a. Thinking of your studies so far, how much education-related debt (student loan and other related loans/debts) do you currently have?

• None
• $1 to $2,500
• $2,501 to $5,000
• $5,001 to $7,500
• $7,501 to $10,000
• $10,001 to $15,000
• $15,001 to $20,000
• $20,001 to $30,000
• Over $30,000

E4b. How much of the above debt is government student loans?_______________

E5. Are you in receipt of a Government Student Loan for this program?

• Yes
• No

E6. Thinking about the current program, please fill in the appropriate bubble to indicate which of the following sources you are using to help pay for your education at this program or institution? Then provide the approximate amount you have received or will receive from each.

• Government loan $___________
• Government scholarship or bursary (non-repayable grant) $___________
• School administered private scholarship or bursary$____________
• Parents/family/spouse $___________
• Private line of credit/private loan $___________
• Personal savings, including RRSPs $___________
• Earning from previous employment $___________
• Earning from current employment $___________
• Work-study program $___________
• Co-op/work term $___________
• Investment income (bonds, dividends, interest, etc.) $___________
• RESPs $___________
• EI or Other Government Assistance $___________
• Indian Band/INAC funding $___________

E7a. How much education-related debt (student loan and other related loans/debts) do you expect to have, in total, by the time you complete your current program?

• None
• $1 to $2,500
• $2,501 to $5,000
• $5,001 to $7,500
• $7,501 to $10,000
• $10,001 to $15,000
• $15,001 to $20,000
• $20,001 to $30,000
• Over $30,000

E7b. How much of the expected above debt is government student loans?_____________

E8. How many years after graduation do you think it will take to repay your student loan?

• No debt anticipated
• Less than 1 year
• 1 to 3 years
• 4 to 7 years
• 8 to 11 years
• More than 11 years
• Don't know

E9. Would you have been able to attend this program without institutional and/or government financial assistance?

• Yes
• No
• Not Applicable (no institutional/government financial assistance received)

E10. Have you ever had to discontinue studies due to a lack of money?

• Yes
• No

E11. To what extent are you concerned about:

	Not at All	Very Little	Somewhat	Very Much	Don't Know
Having sufficient funding to complete your post-secondary education?	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
The amount of debt you might incur by the time you graduate?	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο
Your ability to repay that debt within a reasonable timeframe?	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο	Ο

Personal Information
F1. Is your gender:

• Male
• Female

F2a. In what year where you born? ________

F2b. Where were you born?

• Canada
• US
• Central/South America
• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe
• Africa
• China
• Japan
• Other Asia
• Oceania (Australia, New Zealand)
• Other (please specify)_____________

F2c. If you were not born in Canada, when did you come to Canada?

• Before 1980
• 1981 - 1985
• 1986 - 1990
• 1991 - 1995
• 1996 - 2000
• 2000 or later

F3. Do you consider yourself to be a person of Aboriginal or native ancestry? (e.g. First Nations, North American Indian, Inuit, Metis, etc.)

• Yes
• No

F4. If Yes, which of the following best describes your Aboriginal status?

• Status Indian
• Non-Status Indian
• Metis
• Inuit

F5a. Do you consider yourself to be a member of a visible minority group (visible minorities are those, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are because of their race or colour, in a visible minority in Canada)?

• Yes, please specify ____________________
• No

F5b. What language do you speak most often at home?

• English
• French
• Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and Hakka)
• Italian
• Punjabi
• Spanish
• German
• Other, please specify________

F6a. What is the highest level of education completed by your father (or male guardian) (Check one box only)

• Less than high school graduation
• High school diploma
• College/Technical Institute
• Apprenticeship/Trade Certification
• University
• Don't know

F6b. What is the highest level of education completed by your mother (or female guardian) (Check one box only)

• Less than high school graduation
• High school diploma
• College/Technical Institute
• Apprenticeship/Trade Certification
• University
• Don't know

F7. If your mother or father attended a college was it……?

	Father	Mother
Public college	Ο	Ο
Private career college	Ο	Ο
Don't know	Ο	Ο

F8. What is your marital status?

• Married/Common-law
• Separated/Divorced/Widowed
• Single (never married)

F9. How many children under 18 do you financially support?__________

F10a. What is your estimated gross household income including income from parents or spouse?

• Under $10,000
• $10,000 - $19,999
• $20,000 - $29,999
• $30,000 - $39,999
• $40,000 - $49,999
• $50,000 - $59,999
• $60,000 - $69,999
• $70,000 - and over

F10b. Is the above income in F10a earned by…. (check all that apply)

• Myself
• My spouse or common law partner
• My parents

F11. Do you consider yourself to be a person with a permanent disability (that is, someone with a long-term physical or mental condition that limits the kind or amount of paid work that they can do)?

• Yes
• No

F12. What best describes your current living arrangements?

• Living alone
• Living with partner, spouse or common law partner
• Living with family or parents
• Living with roommates

F13a. Did you move to a new community in order to be able to attend the school you are currently studying at?

• Yes
• No

F13b. What is your current postal code?____________________

F13c. If you moved, what are the first three digits of the postal code where you used to live (before you moved to go to school)?

• Postal code:__________________
• Used to live outside of Canada
• Don't know postal code

F13d. How far away from home did you move in order to attend school?

• Less than 20 kms
• 20 to 80 kms
• More than 80 kms

F13e. What are the first three digits of the postal code of your parent's home address (if different than any provided above)?

• Postal code:__________________
• Same as my postal code provided in F13b or F13c
• Parents live outside Canada

Consent to Share Survey Responses with the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

Canadian Millennium Scholarship Foundation plans to use results from the surveys to guide research and policy development. It will publish results and analysis concerning the educational pathways, financial issues, labour market outcomes and socio-economic background of students in private career colleges. This will complement reports the Foundation has already published on University and College students in public institutions.

G1. Do you consent to have HRSD share your survey responses with the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation?

• I consent
• I do not consent

Consent to Participate in the Graduate Follow-Up Telephone Survey

H1. For the follow-up survey, R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. will be contacting students on behalf of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation after they have completed their studies to ask some additional questions about their satisfaction with the institution they attended and employment outcomes.

Do you consent to participate in this future survey?

• I consent
• I do not consent

If yes, please provide the following contact information:

Name:
Address:
Telephone number: ( ____ ) _____________
Cell phone number: ( ____ ) _____________
Email address (not institutional - hotmail, yahoo or other): _____________________________________________________________________
Alternate contact number and address: Name____________________ Tel ( )__________
Relationship: Parent Other relative Friend

Reminder

By participating in the Graduate Follow-Up Survey, you will be eligible for entry in a draw to win one of two prizes.

That completes the survey!
Thank you very much for your time!

To obtain information about this research you may submit a request to HRSD pursuant to the Access to Information Act. To obtain your personal information regarding this survey you may submit a request pursuant to the Privacy Act. Instructions for making formal requests as well as requesting corrections to your personal information are provided in the publication InfoSource, copies of which are located in Service Canada centres or at the following internet address: http://infosource.gc.ca. When making a request, please refer to the survey name, Career Colleges Student Survey 2005-2006 or HRSD PPU 450.

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Date Modified:

2008-04-09