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Operating grants and regulated tuition fee revenue per FTE 13  \n6.2 Appendix 2. Number of college student assistance recipients, by student type 14  \n6.3 Appendix 3. Average student assistance issued to college students, by student type 14  \n6.4 Appendix 4. Distribution of student assistance recipients by post-secondary sector and student  \ngroup 15  \n1 HIGHLIGHTS  \n• Like many organizations around the world, Ontario’s colleges had to adapt to a challenging and unpredictable environment during the pandemic.  \n• Many college programs quickly shifted to online learning. A wide range of support services also had to move to virtual delivery, requiring new investments in technology and other investments .  \n• Where activities on campus were required, practices were adapted to maintain a safe working and learning environment. Many ancillary operations and activities were cancelled or scaled down, which affected services and the resources required to deliver these services.  \n• These factors increased the costs for colleges throughout the period covered by this environmental scan. In addition, the unpredictable course of the pandemic and changes in public health requirements all created an extremely challenging environment for planning and delivering critical college services .  \nRevenues and expenses  \n• Colleges have continued to deliver quality programs, supported by fees from international students. However, auditor general Bonnie Lysyk warned in her 2021 annual report the colleges’fiscal situation is “risky.”  \n• If international enrolment trends should change, many colleges would face significant fiscal challenges .  \n• In fact, total college system revenues declined from $5.5 billion in 2019-20 to $5.1 billion in 2020- 21. Domestic tuition revenue declined by six per cent while international tuition revenue declined by three per cent in 2020-21 relative to 2019-20. Grant revenue from all sources accounted for only 38 per cent of college system revenue.  \n• College system expenses declined from $5 .2 billion in 2019-20 to $4.9 billion in 2020-21. The decline is due to the scaling down of some operations and activities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.  \n• As of March 2021, the college system had an accumulated surplus of $3.1 billion. About 60 percent of this surplus has been invested in capital assets.  \nTrends in college funding  \n• At $5,068, the real operating grants per full-time equivalent (FTE) student in 2020-21 were approximately six per cent higher than in 2004-05 ($ 4,801) and 11 per cent lower than the peak of $5,673 in 2007-08.  \n• Per student revenue from operating grants and tuition fees for Ontario colleges is the lowest among the provinces . Funding per student for Ontario colleges is significantly lower than for secondary schools and universities.  \n• Space per student is much lower for Ontario colleges (7.5 square metres per student in 2019) in comparison to universities and secondary schools and is in fact lower than it was in 2012.  \n• While the apprenticeship per diem in current dollars in 2020-21 is higher than it was in 2004-05, it is 7 percent lower than it was in 2004-0","cbCailVWMsnRUo0b","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailVWMsnRUo0b","pdf",542214,17,"English","# Highlights\n# College system revenues and expenses\n## College system revenues\n## College system expenses\n## Accumulated surplus, Ontario colleges\n# Trends in college funding\n## Enrolment and revenue changes\n## Estimated grant and tuition fee revenue per college student by province\n## Operating funding and regulated tuition fees per student, Ontario education sectors\n## Square metres per student, Ontario education sectors\n## Summary of apprenticeship per diem history\n# Human resources trends\n## College staffing levels\n## Number of full-time college staff by category\n# Student financial aid\n## Levels of student assistance and number of recipients, college sector\n## Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loan default rates\n# Appendices","[{\"question\":\"How did Ontario colleges’ total revenues change from 2019-20 to 2020-21?\",\"answer\":\"Total college system revenues declined from $5.5 billion in 2019-20 to $5.1 billion in 2020-21. Domestic and international tuition revenues also decreased, while grant revenue accounted for 38% of system revenue.\"},{\"question\":\"What explains the change in college system expenses during the pandemic period?\",\"answer\":\"College system expenses declined from $5.2 billion in 2019-20 to $4.9 billion in 2020-21. The decline is attributed to scaling down operations and activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\"},{\"question\":\"What share of full-time post-secondary enrolment were OSAP recipients in 2020-21?\",\"answer\":\"In 2020-21, about 131,000 college students were OSAP recipients, representing 74% of the total full-time post-secondary enrolment.\"}]","College System Revenues and Expenses - Trends in College Funding - Human Resources Trends - Student Financial Aid | PDF",1792048270,43]