Post-secondary system data

Overview

Information collected from post-secondary institutions and students helps:

• students make informed decisions about their learning options
• institutions continuously improve their programs and services
• ensure system accountability
• government make informed decisions

Institution information

Publicly funded post-secondary institutions submit annual reports to the Minister of Advanced Education, as required by the Post-Secondary Learning Act. Alberta’s government reviews these reports to assess alignment with government direction, to monitor compliance with legislation and government policies, and to better understand institutions’ goals and performance.

Annual reports are posted on institutions’ websites:

• Alberta University of the Arts
• Athabasca University
• The Banff Centre
• Bow Valley College
• Northwestern Polytechnic
• Grant MacEwan University
• Keyano College
• Lakeland College

• Lethbridge Polytechnic
• Makami 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

Student information

Government collects and uses student-related information to better understand different aspects of the post-secondary system and make it available to Albertans.

Enrolment and completions

This information helps government understand student flows into and out of the publicly funded post-secondary system in Alberta.

• 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
• Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Full load equivalent (FLE)
• Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Unique learners
• Publicly funded post-secondary enrolments – Program completions
• Completion rates by credential type of Alberta publicly funded post-secondary institutions
• Projected population growth by post-secondary attending age groups and service region
• Projected post-secondary enrolment growth (FLE) by service region

Apprenticeship surveys and statistics

This information helps government understand what is happening in the apprenticeship and industry training ecosystem.

• Apprenticeship and Industry Training Statistical Profiles
• Survey of Graduates of Apprenticeship Programs
  • 2023-24 survey (spring 2024)
  • 2020-21 survey (spring 2022)
  • 2018-19 survey (spring 2020)
  • 2016-17 survey (spring 2018)

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 and past surveys.

Labour market outcomes

• 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