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It outlines how participation has shifted over the past five years, with the largest growth in STEM diploma programs and notable gender differences. The fact sheet also compares STEM program groups in 2017 and summarizes credential-specific patterns in further education and training, using cohort data and survey-year definitions. 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The report notes higher likelihood for those completing science programs, and provides credential-specific findings such as two-thirds of baccalaureate science graduates taking further education and high further-study rates among associate degree engineering students.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},582478,1792062331,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":44,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145,"preview_page_count":4},137451207643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","BCStudent  \nOutcomes  \nShaping Post-Secondary Education  \nBC STUDENT OUTCOMES  \nFocus on STEM:  \nOutcomes of Former Post-Secondary Students Who Participated in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics and Computer Programs  \nAsignificant percentage of the former  \nby BC Student Outcomes every year  \nstudents who are surveyed have participated in STEM  \nprograms; that is, science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and computer programs, which include computer science and information technology-related programs. A full list of the STEM programs taken by post-secondary students who were eligible for the survey is appended to this fact sheet.1  \nPROGRAM PARTICIPATION  \nSTEM PROGRAMS OVER TIME  \nOver the past five years, there has been an increase in the overall numbers of graduates and near-completers from STEM programs. The most noticeable growth has been in STEM diploma programs.  \nMen participated in these programs at significantly higher rates than women.  \n1. The STEM designation is based on the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011 STEM groupings from Statistics Canada.  \nNotes: The following figures use data from each whole cohort submitted for surveying, not just respondents. The years shown are survey years—the years the data were collected. Trades foundation programs are not included.  \nBaccalaureate  \n\n| 40%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>0% | \u003Cbr> 20%  20% 21% 22% 22%\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>2013 2014 2015 2016 2017\u003Cbr> Men  Women Total |\n| --- | --- |\n\nPercentages of baccalaureate graduates from STEM programs have been consistent over the past five years.  \nAssociate Degree  \n\n| 40%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>0% | \u003Cbr>2013 2014 2015 2016 2017\u003Cbr> Men  Women Total |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThe percentage of male former associate degree STEM students has increased since 2013.  \nDiploma  \n\n| 40%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>0% | 22%\u003Cbr>19% 19% \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>18% 15% \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>2013 2014 2015 2016 2017\u003Cbr> Men  Women Total |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThe percentage of former diploma students who took a STEM program has increased steadily between 2013 and 2017.  \nBC STUDENT OUTCOMES FACT SHEET • PAGE 2  \nCertificate  \n\n| 40%\u003Cbr>30%\u003Cbr>20%\u003Cbr>10%\u003Cbr>0% | 12% 11% 11% 10% 11% \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>2013 2014 2015 2016 2017\u003Cbr> Men  Women Total |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThere has been some fluctuation in the percentages of male former certificate students who took STEM programs.  \nSTEM PROGRAM GROUPS  \nIn 2017, participation in STEM programs varied significantly by the type of program and by credential.  \nTechnology programs were associated with diploma and certificate credentials rather than baccalaureate or associate degree; the number of students participating in these programs was very low, however.2  \nOverall, women participated in science programs at a higher rate than men. In other areas, especially engineering, women were greatly outnumbered.  \nNotes: The following figures use data from each whole cohort eligible for surveying in 2017, not just respondents. The percentages shown are of those in the named STEM group, based on those who took STEM programs. Trades foundation programs are not inlcuded.  \nBaccalaureate  \n\n| Science\u003Cbr>Engineering Math & Computer\u003Cbr>Technology | 1% 2\u003Cbr>19% 8% 52%\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n| 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%\u003Cbr> Men  Women |  |\n\n2. The list of programs defined as “technology” by the Statistics Canada 2011 groupings was limited and there were only five technology programs taken by former students eligible for the Student Outcomes surveys. See the appended List of STEM Programs.  \nOver half of the baccalaureate STEM graduates took a science program.  \nBC STUDENT OUTCOMES FACT SHEET • PAGE 3  \nAssociate Degree  \n\n| Math & Computer\u003Cbr>Science\u003Cbr>Engineering\u003Cbr>Technology | 0% 11% 46\u003Cbr>43% %\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%\u003Cbr> Men  Women |\n| --- | --- |\n\nAlmost half of the former associate degree STEM students took math and computer programs.  \nDiploma  \n\n| Engineering\u003Cbr>Science ","cbCaiuof0zjkUQrP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuof0zjkUQrP","pdf",237467,11,"English","# BC Student Outcomes\n## Focus on STEM\n## Program Participation\n### STEM Programs Over Time\n### STEM Program Groups\n## Further Education and Employment\n### Further Education","[{\"question\":\"What is the report’s focus on STEM programs and who are included in the analysis?\",\"answer\":\"The report focuses on former post-secondary students who participated in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and computer programs. 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