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Mobility in Ontario’s PSE: Current trends

This presentation explores recent mobility trends in Ontario's post-secondary education system, including the number and characteristics of transfer students, their reasons for transferring, and their overall satisfaction. It also examines how transfer relates to access and degree attainment for underrepresented groups.

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Mobility in Ontario’s PSE: Current trends

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  1. Mobility in Ontario’s PSE: Current trends Ursula mccloy, PhD Student Pathways in Higher Education Conference January 26-27, 2012 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  2. HEQCO's legislation: Transfer and Mobility "Functions Section 6(c) to conduct research on all aspects of post-secondary education with a view to helping the Council achieve its object, including research, (i) on the development and design of various models of post-secondary education, (ii) on the means of encouraging collaboration between various post-secondary educational institutions in general and in particular in matters relating to the recognition of such institutions of courses and programs of study provided at other such institutions",

  3. Presentation outline Focus on college to university pathway in Ontario: • Recent mobility trends in Ontario • How many? Share/number of students transferring • Who are they? Program areas, region, demographics • Student perceptions and experience of recent transfer students • Reasons for transfer • Timing of decision • Information sources • Satisfaction Informing the Future of Higher Education

  4. Current Trends in transfer

  5. Previous Education of Ontario University Students (NSSE) Source: Carleton NSSE Frequency tables http://oirp.carleton.ca/surveys/html/surveys.htm Informing the Future of Higher Education

  6. College Graduates Enrolled in Degree Programs: trends Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  7. Who transfers and Where?

  8. Characteristics Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  9. How does transfer relate to access? • Higher proportion of Aboriginal students, students with disabilities, low income, first generation students, students from smaller communities in Ontario colleges. • These groups are not actually “underrepresented” in colleges relative to the Ontario population; but are in university. • Would enhancing transfer increase access to university for these groups? • BC and American data indicate that these groups are in a higher proportion among transfer students. • Additionally, in Ontario’s destination based curriculum, course decisions as early as grade 9 can determine university access (need alternate pathway).

  10. Transfer students more likely to be from underrepresented groups

  11. Map of Ontario Colleges by Region Informing the Future of Higher Education

  12. % of Graduates who go on to University Degrees: by college region Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  13. Geographic Mobility: College graduates who transfer remain close to home Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  14. Distribution of transfers relative to university enrolment Informing the Future of Higher Education

  15. % of Graduates who transfer to university degrees: by College program type Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  16. College transfers more likely to enter social sciences and business Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey; MTCU USER enrolment data Informing the Future of Higher Education

  17. Student perceptions and experience Informing the Future of Higher Education

  18. Reasons for continuing:% major Reason Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  19. Decision to transfer often occurs after entering program Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  20. Would have been accepted without attending college first: sample programs Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  21. Information Sources for Graduates who transfer (2009-10) Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  22. Satisfaction of graduates who transfer Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  23. Satisfaction with academic preparation differs by program Source: Ontario Graduate Satisfaction Survey Informing the Future of Higher Education

  24. What don’t we know? • Unsuccessful transfers (those who attempted • Students who transfer before completing college, and graduates who transfer after 6 months • # Credits transferred related to program affinity • Performance of students after transfer-need appropriate control group to evaluate • Is transfer an effective way to increase degree attainment for underrepresented groups? Informing the Future of Higher Education

  25. Next Steps • Continue to track transfer trends using available datasets • Incorporate OEN for tracking between institutions • Potential to mine NSSE data to measure engagement for transfer students (can also look at immigrant, Aboriginal status, first generation) • Track student performance through both sending and receiving institutions in articulated and non-articulated programs; controlling for previous academic (HS, previous PSE) socioeconomic, and demographic characteristics • Work with other provinces for data on Ontario transfer students • Look at transfer through learning outcomes perspective

  26. Thank you! Ursula McCloy, PhD umccloy@heqco.ca www.heqco.ca Informing the Future of Higher Education

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