Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

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Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

• Educational Programs and Services Offered Abroad
  by Canadian Colleges
• Key results from a national survey supported by
  the Department of Foreign Affairs and
  International Trade (DFAIT)
• Dominique Van de Maele, International
  Partnerships
• (dvandemaele_at_accc.ca)

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Context and Objectives

• Joint effort between ACCC and AUCC funded by
  International Education and Youth Division of
  DFAIT
• To gather information from post-secondary
  institutions on the education programs and
  services they offer abroad to non-Canadians
  primarily in 2007-2008
• Information to be the basis for inventory posted
  on Edu-Canada international education marketing
  website
• To better promote Canadian educational programs
  and services on international scene

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Methodology

• Four-part questionnaire launched to 111 colleges
  across Canada from May to September 2009.
• 77 response rate (85 out of 111 colleges)
• Of those 85, 52 provided detailed information as
  follows
• 23 on their programs offered abroad
• 12 on their services offered abroad and
• 17 on their distance education programs.
• All data for 2007-2008 academic year

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Economic Impact

• Average 2.55 full time equivalent, non teaching
  positions per institution developed or dedicated
  to directly supporting activities related to
  provision of educational programs and services
  abroad (PEPSA)
• Estimated range of total revenue generated by
  PEPSA in institution (out of 69 respondents)
• - 15.9 lt 1,000 (incl. Zéro)
• - 14.5 50,000 to 100,000
• - 10,1 inception stage, no revenue
• - 15,9 information not available

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Students
Summary of Numbers of Colleges reporting, Numbers of Programs /Services, Numbers of Students Enrolled Summary of Numbers of Colleges reporting, Numbers of Programs /Services, Numbers of Students Enrolled Summary of Numbers of Colleges reporting, Numbers of Programs /Services, Numbers of Students Enrolled Summary of Numbers of Colleges reporting, Numbers of Programs /Services, Numbers of Students Enrolled
Number of Colleges reporting Number of programs services Number of students enrolled
Educational programs offered abroad 23 110 9,854
Educational services offered abroad 12 52 1,800
Distance education (available to students living abroad) 17 42 483
Total 52 204 12,137
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Countries where programs and services are offered

• Location provided for 83 programs/services
• Over 50 of 83 China
• India follows at 13.3

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Fields of study

• Number of programs, services and distance
  education in various fields of study

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Infrastructure

• Preferred approach for supporting PEPSA
  institutional partnership
• supporting infrastructure identified for 50
  programs as follows

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Academic Awards

• Academic awards specified for 52 programs
• All but 4 at undergraduate level
• 25 or 48 undergraduate certificate or diploma
• 4 or 7.7 Undergraduate degrees
• 4 or 7.7 graduate certificates/diplomas
• 3 or 5.8 continuing education (for credit)

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Funding

• educational programs
• Financial support identified for 69 programs
• 80 of those 69 students financed their own
  studies
• 15 of 69 studies funded by the host country
  government through scholarships
• 11 of 69 studies funded by private sector
• educational services
• Note majority of services involved customized
  training for specific clients and consultancies.
• Financial support identified for 52 services
• 50 of those 52 Canadian government support
• 38 of 52 support from private sector
• 29 of 52 support from the host country
  government

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Quality Assurance in Canada

• Information on assurance policies and practices
  in Canada provided for 52 programs
• 100 follow requirements of Canadian colleges
  general policies and practices
• 94 have specific mechanisms or procedures
  guiding the provision of education abroad
• 28 follow specific mechanisms or procedures of
  relevant professional bodies (ex Canadian
  Engineering Accredition Board)

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Quality Assurance in host (foreign) countries

• Information on assurance policies and practices
  in host countries provided for 51 programs.
• 96 follow policies and practices of the host
  country
• 80 indicated specific mechanisms or procedures
  guiding provision of education are in place at
  host institution
• 86 follow specific policies and paractices
  governing cross-border education by the host
  country national or regional government

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Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

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