BC Student Outcomes - 2016 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey - The Class of 2014 Two Years After Graduation

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2016 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey infographic report summarizes outcomes of the Class of 2014 baccalaureate graduates two years after graduation in British Columbia. Prepared by BC Stats for the BC Student Outcomes Research Forum, it covers survey scope across public post-secondary institutions, response rates, and program areas organized by CIP codes. It reports graduate demographics such as gender and median age, plus indicators including survey participation, respondent locations, and regional patterns of residence and mobility.

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Introduction

About the Report

Contents

Survey Methodology

Who Are the 2014 Baccalaureate Graduates?

Baccalaureate Graduates

BCStudent Outcomes Shaping Post-Secondary Education 2016 BACCALAUREATE GRADUATES SURVEY The Class of 2014 Two Years After Graduation The 2016 Baccalaureate Graduates Survey Infographic Report: The Class of 2014 Two Years After Graduation has been prepared by BC Stats for the BC Student Outcomes Research Forum. Publication date: January 2018 Baccalaureate Graduates Introduction The Baccalaureate Graduates Survey (BGS) is part ofBC Student Outcomes, an ongoing research program that gathers information from former students for B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions and the Province of British Columbia. Since 1995, the BGS has been tracking baccalaureate graduates’ outcomes, both two and five years post-graduation. About the Report Contents Who Are the 2014 Baccalaureate Graduates? ..........4 What Did They Say About Their Education? ...........6 What Are They Doing Now? .......................................8 About BC Student Outcomes .................................... 11 Survey Methodology............................................ 11 This report presents a summary of the 2016 survey of 2014 baccalaureate graduates. In 2016, 19 public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia participated in the BGS—11 universities, 6 colleges, and 2 institutes. Ninety percent of respondents were from universities, and graduates from the three largest universities made up 66 percent of respondents overall. There were a total of 23,642 graduates who were eligible and invited to participate in the survey. Of these, 10,669 graduates completed the survey for an overall response rate of 45 percent.1 Baccalaureate programs were organized into 10 program areas based on Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes.2 Four of these program areas—Social Sciences, Humanities, Biological Science & Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences & Math—fall under Arts & Sciences. Graduates were most likely to have taken Social Sciences or Business & Management programs. Program areas | Program Areas | Respondents | Percentage of
Respondents | | --- | --- | --- | | Business & Management | 1,685 | 16% | | Education | 657 | 6% | | Engineering & Applied Sciences | 1,279 | 12% | | Health | 1,112 | 10% | | Human & Social Services | 807 | 8% | | Visual & Performing Arts | 545 | 5% | | Arts & Sciences: | | | | Social Sciences | 2,442 | 23% | | Humanities | 911 | 9% | | Biological Science & Life Sciences | 864 | 8% | | Physical Sciences & Math | 367 | 3% | | Total Graduate Respondents | 10,669 | 100% | | | | | 1 There were 2,470 international students in the cohort (representing 10 percent of eligible graduates). Of these, 713 participated in the survey. 2 The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is a standard taxonomy used to describe educational programs. A standard method of grouping CIP codes into CIP clusters has been developed for use by the B.C. public post-secondary system. CIP 2011 was used for this report. Click here to find out more about the BGSand see the 2-year out questionnaire. For reports by discipline, visit the BC Student Outcomes Note: Percentages in thereport may not add to 100 due to rounding. 2016 BGS Infographic Report: The Class of 2014 Two Years After Graduation Who are the 2014 baccalaureate graduates? Other Canadian Province 12% Currently living in... Business & Management Education Engineering &AppliedSciences Health Human &SocialServices Visual& Performing Arts SocialSciences Humanities BiologicalScience & Life Sciences PhysicalSciences & Math 16% 6% 12% 10% 8% 5% 23% 9% 8% 3% 10,669 Graduates responded to the survey 3% self-identi ed as Aboriginal persons Based on respondents who provided a valid postal code. Respondents whose location was unknown at the time of the survey (10%) were excluded. Respondents were deemed to have moved after graduation if their current region of residence (based on their pos

FAQs

What is the Baccalaureate Graduates Survey (BGS)?

The BGS is part of BC Student Outcomes and collects information from former baccalaureate students about outcomes at two and five years after graduation for B.C.’s public post-secondary institutions and the Province of British Columbia.

How many graduates completed the 2016 survey and what was the response rate?

Out of 23,642 eligible invited graduates, 10,669 completed the survey, for an overall response rate of 45 percent.

How were baccalaureate programs grouped for analysis in the report?

Programs were organized into 10 program areas using Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes, with CIP 2011 used for this report.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by Margaret