College Enrolment
Definition
The number of students attending NIC in a given fiscal year broken out by Indigenous, domestic and international students. ‘Domestic students’ includes Indigenous students. ‘All students’ is total headcount in all categories.
Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Student FTEs quantify the enrolment activity of students in a given fiscal year using methodology prescribed by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Each full-time student in a full-time program is equivalent to one FTE. Part-time student enrolments are converted into full-time equivalents based on their course registrations as a proportion of a full-time course load – for example, a student taking 50% of a full course load is equivalent to 0.5 FTEs.
Methodology & Limitations
Graph data presents student enrolment in North Island College’s 80,000 km2 service region, including the Comox Valley. Enrolment tracks the number of individuals enrolled in programs and courses that lead to personal and professional growth as well as certificates, diplomas, degrees and transfer programs to many colleges and universities.
Enrolment pattern changes resulted in a decline in full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments for domestic students from 2019/20 to 2020/21. However, enrolment increased a year later. In 2021/22, NIC saw a 9% increase in enrolment (FTEs) over 2019/20 (pre-pandemic) and an 11% increase over the year prior.
Pandemic travel bans and limited study permit processing dramatically altered international student enrolment. In 2021 and 2022, NIC supported the learning goals of international students who were already in Canada but did not have any significant intakes of new international students. As pandemic restrictions have eased, international student numbers are gradually returning to pre-pandemic levels.
Delivery Methods
Before the pandemic in 2018/19, almost all learning (92%) at NIC took place face-to-face in classrooms or workshops. When the pandemic hit in 2019/20, NIC promised students certain learning in uncertain times with programming in three formats to meet student need: fully digital, face-to-face or a hybrid of the two. The College expects to this shift to be ongoing as learners continue to reach for digital, hybrid and face-to-face learning to meet their needs.
Source
North Island College Fast Facts. https://www.nic.bc.ca/about-us/leadership-and-governance/reporting/
North Island College Department of Institutional Research
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College Enrolment in the Sustainable Development Goals
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4. Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels and increasing enrolment rates in schools particularly for women and girls. Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education.