Overview
Data collection and reporting keeps the post-secondary system accountable to:
- learners
- taxpayers
- government
This information helps:
- students make informed decisions about their learning options
- institutions continuously improve their programs and services
- ensure system accountability
- government make informed decisions
Financial data and accountability
Government collects data about:
Government collects data about:
- institutional financial operations
- program costs
- tuition and fees
Publicly funded institutions also provide planning and reporting documents to government, including:
Comprehensive 3-year institutional plans include:
- business goals and objectives
- access plan to create opportunities for learners to take part in post-secondary learning
- research plan for ongoing improvement
- financial projections for 3 years
Integrating these plans into one document provides a more complete look at the institution’s planned direction. You can find these plans on your post-secondary institution’s website.
Annual reports share an institution’s progress towards meeting the goals identified in their comprehensive institutional plan. These reports provide updates on several types of goals, such as:
- strategic
- program
- financial
Annual reports are submitted to the Minister of Advanced Education, as required by the Post-Secondary Learning Act. These reports also include the institution’s audited financial statements, and any other information required by the Minister.
Government also reviews accountability reports for Independent Academic Institutions.
Publicly funded post-secondary institution annual reports
Publicly funded institutions must post annual reports on their website:
- Alberta University of the Arts
- Athabasca University
- The Banff Centre
- Bow Valley College
- Northwestern Polytechnic
- Grant MacEwan University
- Keyano College
- Lakeland College
- Lethbridge College
- Medicine Hat College
- Mount Royal University
- NorQuest College
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
- Northern Lakes College
- Olds College
- Portage College
- Red Deer Polytechnic
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
- University of Alberta
- University of Calgary
- University of Lethbridge
Government uses this data to get a better understanding of institutions’ operations and oversee accountability and coordination within the system.
Student information
What we collect
Government collects data about:
- enrolment
- applications
- graduate and labour market outcomes
- graduate satisfaction with their post-secondary experience
What we do with it
Reports created to share information with institutions and Albertans include:
Apprenticeship surveys and statistics
Research about industry needs is used to help apprenticeship programs stay relevant.
- Apprenticeship and Industry Training Statistical Profiles
- Survey of Graduates of Apprenticeship Programs
- 2017 Survey of Employer Satisfaction with Apprenticeship Training and Skilled Tradespersons (June 2017)
Overview of Alberta's public post-secondary system
This information helps us understand how many people are likely or planning to attend post-secondary, how many are currently enrolled in the system and projected future enrolment:
- Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Full load equivalent (FLE)
- Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Unique learners
- Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Program completions
- Backward tracking post-secondary completion rates by credential type (2018-2013 cohorts)
- High School Enrolment by Post-Secondary Service Region
- High School Completion Rate by Post-Secondary Service Region
- High School to Post-Secondary Transition Rate by Post-Secondary Service Region
- Projected population growth by post-secondary attending age groups and service region
- Projected post-secondary enrolment growth (FLE) by service region
- Prior to 2016, Campus Alberta Planning Resource reports (2011 to 2016)
Graduate outcomes surveys
These surveys provide valuable information about post-secondary graduate outcomes by credential type and program of study, read the latest graduate outcomes survey results or past surveys.
Post-secondary labour force and industry information
- Labour Market Outcomes of Alberta's Apprenticeship and Industry Training System provides information about:
- incomes of those certified through Alberta's apprenticeship and industry training system
- their initial performance in the labour market
- their long-term earning potential
- Labour Market Outcomes of Graduates of Alberta Post-Secondary Institutions looks at the earnings of post-secondary graduates by credential and field of study
Student aid surveys and statistics
- Alberta Student Aid: Statistical Profiles contains statistics on Alberta Student Aid programming, including:
- number of students funded
- dollar amounts provided for loans, grants, scholarships and awards
- funded student demographic profiles
- debt and income of Alberta public-post secondary students
Contact
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