Student Outcomes

Because student feedback is key to maintaining a high-quality, relevant education system, Camosun College participates in BC-wide surveys of former students each year. Graduates and students who have completed a significant portion of their program of study are contacted some time after leaving Camosun College and asked about their college experience and post-program activities.

In the past three years, more than 5000 former Camosun students from diploma, certificate, university transfer, associate and bachelor's degree, developmental and apprenticeship programs have taken the time to share their thoughts about the College and their program of study. Check our Student Outcomes Survey Data Reports to find out how satisfied they were with their educational experience, how many found jobs, how many went back to school and more. Other BC-wide and Camosun-specific reports can be viewed in our publications section.

Survey	Year	Number Eligible	Number of Respondents	Response Rate
Apprenticeship Student Outcomes Survey (APPSO)	2009-2011	1031	600	58%
Baccalaureate Graduates Survey (BGS)	2009-2010	32	22	69%
Developmental Student Outcomes Survey (DEVSO)	2009-2011	1020	431	42%
Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey (DACSO)	2009-2011	6637	3890	59%
Short Stay/Early Leavers Student Outcomes Survey (SSELSO)	2009	558	163	29%

Outcomes Survey Publications

Student Outcomes Survey Data Reports

Outcomes survey data reports for all of BC, Camosun College-wide and Camosun program-level.

Outcomes Highlights

2010 Outcomes Highlights from all participating BC post-secondary institutions provides an overview of the 2010 survey results from more than 28000 former BC students who participated in the four major surveys. Further publications on the various outcomes surveys can be found below.

APPSO
2010 BC Apprenticeship Student Outcomes Survey Summary Report

DACSO
2011 Camosun College: Highlights of Student Outcomes Survey Results
2010 Camosun College: Key Student Outcomes Indicators
2010 Trades Foundation Programs as Preparation for Apprenticeship
1999-2009 Trends in Employment

DEVSO
2010 Report of Findings from Former ESL Students
2009 Developmental Student Outcomes Survey Report of Findings

SSELSO
2009 Camosun College Short Stay/Early Leavers Student Outcomes Report
2009 Completers vs. Leavers: Beyond the Simplistic "Drop-Out" Label
2009 Without a Trace: An Examination of Former Post-Secondary Students Who Left the System without a Credential and Did Not Return, BC Colleges

What happens to Camosun students after they complete a program? Student Outcomes