See also Environmental Scans for strategic Plans on the Planning page of this website.

Chronological Listing of Reports

Most recent appear first

Table of Contents
More recent documents only

Surveys

Link to BC database of former student surveys about further education, jobs, and rating of education
(search by program and institution)

Of Students

Community College Survey of Student Engagement
2007
2003
1999: Student Experiences Questionnaire

Student Profile and Perceptions Survey
2010:
Summary
Details
2008
2006
2004
2002
2000

Former Students
Former ABE and ESL Students, 2011
Former EASL Students, 2010
Former DVST and EASL Students, 2009
Douglas College Compared to BC Average, 2008
About Finances, 2007
About Student Services, 2007
Short Stay Students, 2003
Short Stay and Early Leavers (didn't enroll elsewhere in BC), 2009

Other Surveys of Students
International Students, 2008
Applicants:
- To Fall 2010 Semester:
Main Report
Comparative Results (Capilano, Douglas, Kwantlen and Langara)
- To Fall 2007 Semester
- To Fall 2005 Semester
Non-Transitioning Grade 12 Students, 2003/04 Graduates
Travel to College, 2005
Summer Semester Students in open enrolment courses, 2004
Student Educational Plans, 2003
David Lam Students, 2001
- Summer
- Fall

Surveys of Others

Strategic Plan Update: Survey of Employees, 2011
Strategic Plan Preparation: Survey of Employees, 2009
Employees: Work Satisfaction and Workplace Relations, 2001

Student Transitions
Student flows into and among postsecondary institutions:

Former Douglas College Students who Transferred to SFU, 2003/04 - 2007/08

Transitions into and out of Douglas College
From Grade 12 and through other postsecondary institutions, Class of 2001/02 tracked for five years

Transitions into Douglas College from Grade 12
Immediate Fall 2010 Transitons from Lower Mainland School Districts into Douglas College:
- Summary report
- Historical trends by school district
- High school academic GPA
Tortoises and Hares: Delayed Transitions of Local High School Students (Class of 05/06)
Classes of 01/02 to 05/06
Detail by secondary school for local school districts, 2001/02 and 05/06
Classes of 01/02 to 03/04

Douglas College Students Taking Transferable Courses
Movement of Fall 2005 students as of 2006
Retention and transfer of Fall 2004 students as of 2005

Postsecondary Destinations of University-Eligible Gr. 12 Graduates, 2005/06

Reports

About Students

Retention of Students: Newly Admitted to their Program in Fall 2008 (as of May 2011)
Statistical Overview of Students, 2009
Course Registration Trends, 1998 - 2008
Newbie: Life as a new Douglas College students as described by students in their blogs, 2009
FTE enrolment trends by BC institution, 2005/06 - 2008/09
FTE enrolment trends by field of study, BC college sector, 2003/04 - 2007/08
Lower Mainland FTE distribution, Lower Mainland colleges and institutes, 2003/04
Tuition Fees and Access, 2003
Students Transferring to BC Universities in 2004
Student Goals and Motivations: Interviews of Academic Advisors, 2003
Course Adds and Drops in the First Two Weeks of Semester, 2003
Academic Probations, status in 2002 of 1998 students
Persistence: Total courses taken to 2002 by new 1998 students

About Potential Students

Exploring Adult Learning in the Fraser Region, 2009

Other

2006 Census Data for Enrolment Planning (prepared in 2009)
Unemployment and Enrolment Trends, 1987 - 2008
Socio-Economic Impact of Douglas College
2007
2003
Central Data Warehouse reporting needs and options, 2005

History of BC Postsecondary Education

Chronological Posting of Reports

Retention of Students: Newly Admitted to their Program in Fall 2008 (as of May 2011)

Immediate Fall 2010 Transitons from Lower Mainland School Districts into Douglas College:
- Summary report
- Historical trends by school district
- High school academic GPA

Former ABE and ESL Students, 2011

Applicants to Fall 2010 Semester:
Main Report
Comparative Results (Capilano, Douglas, Kwantlen and Langara)

Student Profile and Perceptions Survey
2010:
Summary
Details

History of BC Postsecondary Education

• Overview, 2007
• Faith-Based Institutions, 2009
• Continuing Education, 2010
• Aboriginal Postsecondary Education, 2011
• Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Training, 2012

Survey of Former EASL Students, 2010

Douglas College results from province-wide survey

Douglas College Enrolment:

Statistical Overview of Students, 2009
Course Registration Trends, 1998 - 2008

2006 Census Data for Enrolment Planning (prepared in 2009)

Newbie: Life as a New Douglas College Student as Described by Students in their Blogs, 2009

Qualitative analysis of student postings for Douglas College's Candid Transitions project from Fall 2008 and Fall 2009.

Provincial Student Surveys, 2008/09

Douglas College results from province-wide surveys:

• International Students, Fall 2008
• Former DVST and EASL Students, Spring 2009
• Douglas College Compared to BC Average: Former Arts & Science and Applied Programs Students, 2008

Transfers to SFU

Report on former Douglas College students who transferred to SFU over the five year period, 2003/04 - 2007/08.

Delayed Transitions of Local High School Graduates into Postsecondary Education

Tortoises and Hares report, using Student Transitions Project, about entry from Burnaby, Coquitlam and New Westminster school districts to local postsecondary institutions, including Douglas College. Report prepared in 2009 using data about the classes of 2005/06 and 2001/02.

Exploring Adult Learning in the Fraser Region, March 2009

Joint study prepared by the Fraser Consortium (Douglas College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Simon Fraser University, and the University of the Fraser Valley) to describe the educational needs and opportunities for serving undergraduate students over age 25.

• Report (pdf)

Student Profile and Perceptions Survey, Fall 2008

• Summary (pdf)
• Detail (pdf)

Unemployment and Enrolment Trends, 1987 - 2008

• Graph showing the lack of correlation of enrolment with the local unemployment rate

FTE Enrolment Trends by Field of Study, 2003/04 - 2007/08

• BC College Sector

Former Student Feedback, 2007

• About Student Finances
• About Student Services at Douglas College
• Took EASL courses

College Survey of Student Engagement, 2007

Douglas College participated in a national American survey in Spring 2007, a companion to the National Survey of Student Engagement for 4-year institutions in which a number of Canadian universities participate. The focus of both surveys is on the teaching and learning environment.

Introduction

• Cover memo (3 pages)

Summary Data

• Comparison with USA (2 pages)
• Overview of Douglas College Results (11 pages)

Detailed Data

• Douglas College Compared to the USA (24 pages)
• Douglas College Program Clusters (63 pages)
• Douglas College Compared to Northwest Consortium(5 Washington State colleges) (29 pages)

Results from 2003: Douglas College Comparison with USA

• Highlights (3 pages)
• Details (8 pages)

High School Transitions to Douglas College

• Transitions into and out of Douglas College (tracking 2001/02 graduates for five years)
• Table showing the number of Grade 12 graduates from Lower Mainland school districts who entered Douglas College within four years of high school graduation. Four high school graduating classes are tracked: 2001/02 to 2005/06. (pdf)
• Detail by secondary school: local school districts, 2001/02 and 2005/06 (pdf)
• Postsecondary destinations of university-eligible Grade 12 graduates of 2005/06 (pdf)

Survey of Applicants to Fall 2007 Semester

Results from a Spring 2007 web survey conducted in parallel by Douglas College, Kwantlen University College, and Capilano College.

• Cover Memo and Highlights (pdf)
• Joint Results from Three Institutions (pdf)
• Douglas College Results by Program Cluster (pdf)
• Complete Transcript of Comments made by Douglas College Respondents(pdf)
• Thematic Coding of Comments:
  • Suggestions for Change (pdf)
  • Reasons for Uncertainty about Attendance (pdf)

Socio-Economic Impact Study, 2007

Results from an external analysis of the socio-economic impact of Douglas College on the local region.

• Executive Summary (pdf)
• Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Tax Payer Perspective (pdf)
• Main Report (Volume 1) (pdf)
• Detailed Results (Volume 2) (pdf)

Retention and Transfer of Douglas College "UT" Students, 2006

• Memo about the 2006 location in BC public postsecondary institutions of Douglas College Fall 2005 students who had enrolled in at least one university transferable course. (pdf)

Student Profile and Perceptions Survey, Fall 2006

• Overview (pdf)
• Detail and historical data (pdf)

Transition Rates of High School Graduates into Douglas College, 2002 - 2004 Graduates

• Data from the Student Transitions Project, published in 2006 (pdf)

Survey of Non-Transitioning Grade 12 Students

Lower Mainland high school graduates of 2003/04 who did not enter a BC public postsecondary institution the following year

• Cover Memo (pdf)
• Overview of results(pdf)
• Full report and appendices for each school district (external link)

Transitions from Grade 12 to Lower Mainland Postsecondary, 2003

Immediate school district. Data drawn from first report of the provincial Student Transitions Project.

• Memo (pdf)

Retention and Transfer of Douglas College Students, 2005

• 2005 location in BC public postsecondary institutions of Douglas College Fall 2004 students who had enrolled in at least one university transferable course. (pdf)

Survey of Fall 2005 Applicants

Views and characteristics of applicants to open enrolment programs.

• Report (pdf)