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It also covers learner demographics including education level, household income, Aboriginal status, students with disabilities, and students’ main goals.","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},583556,1792144426,{"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":36,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},962084931830,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_a8503ba1806abce46bf441b54a3ca4cd","1 HIGHLIGHTS 1  \n2 COLLEGE ACTIVITY 2  \n3 NUMBERS OF ONTARIO COLLEGE APPLICANTS, STUDENTS AND GRADUATES 3  \n3.1 Applicants 3  \n3.2 Students 5  \nPost-secondary-funded enrolment 5  \nCollaborative nursing students 7  \nInternational students 8  \nSecond Career students 9  \n3.3 Graduates 11  \n4 LEARNER DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS 13  \n4.1 Level of education 15  \n4.2 Household income 16  \n4.3 Population of applicant communities 17  \n4.4 Aboriginal status 18  \n4.5 Students with disabilities 19  \n4.6 Main goals 20  \n5 APPRENTICES 22  \n6 CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS 25  \n7 GRADUATES 27  \n8 PERCEPTIONS 33  \n8.1 Students 33  \n8.2 Graduates 34  \n9 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 36  \n10 NOTES ON DATA SOURCES 38  \n1 HIGHLIGHTS  \n• Each year, more than 500,000 students and clients are served by Ontario’s colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs) . Of this group, more than 240,000 are full-time post-secondary students.  \n• There were 196,798 distinct applicants for the 2017-18 academic year.  \n• Fifty-eight per cent of new fall 2018 entrants to Ontario post-secondary institutions enrolled ina college.  \n• More than 25 per cent of college applicants reported household incomes of less than $30,000, and almost 50 per cent had incomes of less than $60,000 .  \n• Total funded full-time equivalent (FTE) post-secondary enrolment in the colleges in 2017-18 was 216,488 (including funded full-time, part-time and tuition-short programs) .  \n• More than 75,000 international students enrolled in Ontario colleges in fall 2018.  \n• Colleges delivered 84 per cent of apprenticeship in-school training in 2017-18.  \n• Colleges reported more than 99,000 post-secondary graduates in 2016-17.  \n• Eighty-six per cent of 2016-17 graduates in the labour force were working six months after graduation.  \n2 COLLEGE ACTIVITY  \nFigure 1. Relative distribution of learners/clients served by Ontario’s colleges  \nEmployment counselling  \nLiteracy and basic  \nskills/adult upgrading   Other  \nCollaborative diploma/degree  \nSources: Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, OCAS, College Sector Committee for Adult Upgrading.  \n• Serving more than 500,000 people, learners at Ontario colleges comprise a diverse population. In addition to traditional post-secondary education (PSE), colleges offer many other types of programs and courses, including apprenticeship training, continuing education courses, collaborative programs with universities, and literacy and basic skills programs.  \n3 NUMBERS OF ONTARIO COLLEGE APPLICANTS , STUDENTS AND GRADUATES  \n3.1 Applicants  \nTable 1. Per cent of CAAT applicants* direct from secondary school vs. non-direct by year  \n\n| Year | Direct |  | Non-direct |  | Total |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Number | % of total | Number | % of total |  |\n| 2009-10 | 70,970 | 36.5% | 123,597 | 63.5% | 194,567 |\n| 2010-11 | 71,480 | 36.6% | 123,868 | 63.4% | 195,348 |\n| 2011-12 | 64,124 | 34.7% | 120,916 | 65.3% | 185,040 |\n| 2012-13 | 67,714 | 34.5% | 128,656 | 65.5% | 196,370 |\n| 2013-14 | 69,256 | 34.6% | 130,742 | 65.4% | 199,998 |\n| 2014-15 | 68,384 | 34.7% | 128,639 | 65.3% | 197,023 |\n| 2015-16 | 62,488 | 32.1% | 132,440 | 67.9% | 194,928 |\n| 2016-17 | 54,450 | 28.5% | 136,909 | 71.5% | 191,359 |\n| 2017-18** | 52,971 | 26.9% | 143,827 | 73.1% | 196,798 |\n| 2018-19** | 49,903 | 25.0% | 149,409 | 75.0% | 199,306 |\n\n*Distinct applicants across fall/winter/spring.  \n** Preliminary numbers (the application cycle is not complete) . To date, May 2019.  \nDirect: Applicants applying directly from high school (for OCAS applicant data, this category includes school-board-run adult day schools) .  \nNon-direct: Applicants not applying directly after high school.  \nSource: OCAS.  \nFigure 2. New fall 2018 Ontario post-secondary entrants by sector  \n\n| University\u003Cbr>College | 42% 58%\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% |\n| --- | --- |\n\nNote: University and college data include first-year full-time domestic head counts for fall 2017","cbCail9rRqhZCM0c","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail9rRqhZCM0c","pdf",1374115,"English","# Highlights\n# College Activity\n## Numbers of Ontario College Applicants, Students and Graduates\n### Applicants\n### Students\n### Graduates\n# Learner Demographics and Characteristics\n# Apprentices\n# Continuing Education Students\n# Graduates\n# Perceptions\n## Students\n## Graduates\n# Key Performance Indicators\n# Notes on Data Sources","[{\"question\":\"What do the highlights report about Ontario college participation?\",\"answer\":\"The highlights state that Ontario colleges (CAATs) served more than 500,000 students and clients each year, including over 240,000 full-time post-secondary students. 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