Canadian Career College Students Survey, 2008 [Canada]: Phase I, II and III

This new phase includes a review of career college outcomes six to nine months after graduation. The project is unique in that it provides a longitudinal perspective on each respondent's experience: both as a student (In-School Survey) and as a graduate (the present survey). In total, 4,065 graduates participated in this research and agreed to link their responses to the In-School Survey.

While attempts have been made to draw comparisons between private and public student bodies, it is important to note that there were some limitations in making such comparisons. As the last national public college survey of graduates was completed in 2002 (for college students who graduated in 2000), some comparisons have been made to recent public college outcomes for grad uates in BC and Ontario only. This dataset was freely received by the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.

Some work was required for the variable and value labels, and missing values. They were corrected as best as possible with the documentation received. Caution should be used with this dataset as some variables are lacking documentation.