1 HIGHLIGHTS ............................................................................................................................. 1 2 COLLEGE ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................... 2 3 NUMBERS OF ONTARIO COLLEGE APPLICANTS, STUDENTS AND GRADUATES ........................... 3 3.1 Applicants……………………………………………………………………………..........................................……3 3.2 Students .................................................................................................................................. 5 Post-secondary-funded enrolment ........................................................................................ 5 Collaborative nursing students ............................................................................................... 7 International students ............................................................................................................ 8 Second Career students .......................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Graduates ........................................................................................................................... 11 4 DOMESTIC LEARNER DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS ................................................. 13 4.1 Level of education................................................................................................................. 15 4.2 Indigenous status .................................................................................................................. 16 5 APPRENTICES ......................................................................................................................... 17 6 CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS ..................................................................................... 20 7 GRADUATES ........................................................................................................................... 22 8 PERCEPTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 24 8.1 Graduates ........................................................................................................................... ..24 9 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ........................................................................................... 26 10 NOTES ON DATA SOURCES ..................................................................................................... 28 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 1 HIGHLIGHTS • Each year, more than 500,000 students and clients are served by Ontario’s public colleges. Of this group, more than 260,000 are full-time post-secondary students. • There were 193,823 distinct applicants for the 2019-20 academic year. • Fifty-five per cent of new fall 2020 entrants to Ontario post-secondary institutions enrolled in a college. • In 2019-20, total funded, full-time equivalent (FTE) post-secondary enrolment in the colleges was 211,441 (including funded full-time, part-time and tuition-short programs). • More than 95,000 international students were studying at Ontario's colleges in fall 2020. • Colleges delivered 82 per cent of the in-school training for new apprentices in 2019-20. • Eighty-six per cent of graduates in the labour force were working six months after graduation. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 1 2 COLLEGE ACTIVITY Figure 1. Relative distribution of learners/clients served by Ontario’s colleges Literacy and basic Employment skills/adult upgrading Other counselling Collaborative diploma/degree (includes nursing) Apprenticeship Full-time PSE International students Part time (unfunded) Part time (funded) Sources: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities; Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development; OCAS; College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading. • Serving more than 500,000 people, learners at Ontario colleges comprise a diverse population. In addition to traditional post-secondary education (PSE), colleges offer many other types of programs and courses, including apprenticeship training, continuing education courses, collaborative programs with universities and literacy and basic skills programs. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 2 3 NUMBERS OF ONTARIO COLLEGE APPLICANTS, STUDENTS AND GRADUATES 3.1 Applicants Table 1. Per cent of college applicants* direct from secondary school vs. non-direct, by year Direct Non-direct Year Total Number % of total Number % of total 2011-12 64,124 34.7% 120,916 65.3% 185,040 2012-13 67,714 34.5% 128,656 65.5% 196,370 2013-14 69,256 34.6% 130,742 65.4% 199,998 2014-15 68,384 34.7% 128,639 65.3% 197,023 2015-16 62,488 32.1% 132,440 67.9% 194,928 2016-17 54,450 28.5% 136,909 71.5% 191,359 2017-18 52,971 26.9% 143,827 73.1% 196,798 2018-19 49,903 25.0% 149,409 75.0% 199,306 2019-20** 50,902 26.3% 142,921 73.7% 193,823 2020-21** 45,574 22.0% 161,876 78.0% 207,450 *Distinct applicants across fall/winter/spring. **Preliminary numbers as of May 2021. Direct: Applicants applying directly from high school (for OCAS applicant data, this category includes school board-run adult day schools). Non-direct: Applicants not applying directly after high school. Source: OCAS. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 3 Figure 2. New fall 2020 Ontario post-secondary entrants by sector University 45% College 55% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Note: University and college data include first-year full-time domestic head counts for fall 2020. Significant numbers of students also enrol in colleges during the winter and spring intake periods, not shown in the above figure. New full-time apprentices at colleges are included with the college data. Sources: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities; Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development; OCAS. • A majority of new fall 2020 entrants to post-secondary education in Ontario enrolled in a college. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 4 3.2 Students Post-secondary-funded enrolment Figure 3. Funded college enrolments as FTEs* from 2010-11 to 2019-20 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 Total FTE FTE-FT FTE-PT FTE-TS *FTE = full-time equivalent; FT - full time; PT = part time; TS = tuition short (programs typically less than 52 weeks in duration). Note that funded students do not comprise the total college population. Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 5 Table 2. Total funded FTE enrolment by college, 2019-20 College 2019-20 FTE Algonquin 19,487 Boréal 1,332 Cambrian 3,193 Canadore 2,728 Centennial 11,518 Conestoga 10,639 Confederation 2,547 Durham 11,860 Fanshawe 13,953 Fleming 5,545 George Brown 20,361 Georgian 8,800 Humber 21,699 La Cité 3,939 Lambton 2,469 Loyalist 2,509 Mohawk 11,647 Niagara 7,254 Northern 805 Sault 1,760 Seneca 19,187 Sheridan 15,834 St. Clair 7,375 St. Lawrence 5,002 Total 211,441 Note that funded students do not comprise the total college population. Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 6 Collaborative nursing students Figure 4. Ontario college-university collaborative nursing programs: total full-time fall enrolment* by year 15,000 14,500 14,000 13,713 13,500 13,494 13,527 13,332 13,000 13,076 12,500 12,000 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 *Includes full-time students reported by colleges or their university partners. Source: Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities. • Collaborative nursing programs have been offered through college-university partnerships. Although individual models vary, nursing students have for years completed courses at both the college and university campuses (a policy change announced in 2020 will allow some colleges to offer independent nursing degree programs). Students in these nursing programs are counted separately from the post-secondary-funded FTEs and enrolment numbers are reported either through the college or the university. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 7 International students Figure 5. International student enrolment by program category Applied arts, 17% Technology, 28% Health, 5% Business, 50% Source: OCAS, November enrolment count. • More than 95,000 international students enrolled at colleges in 2020-21. 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN  COLLEGES ONTARIO Student and Graduate Profiles 8