First in student satisfaction among large colleges for sixth consecutive year

Posted on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

For the sixth year in a row, Algonquin College ranks first in Student Satisfaction amongst large Ontario colleges according to the 2015 Key Performance Indicator (KPI) survey data. The 2015 KPI numbers were released today by Colleges Ontario.

The College’s score of 80.4 once again exceeded the provincial average of 76.8 and represents an increase from last year’s score, which was 80.2.

“On behalf of the College, thank you to our students for once again giving us a strong mark in student satisfaction,” said Claude Brulé, Senior Vice President, Academic, Algonquin College. “We take pride in our efforts to ensure students have a positive and meaningful learning experience, and will continue to strive for that “A”.”

The KPI survey is a government mandated survey administered to Ontario community college students. All students who are in full-time funded programs (except those in their first semester) are surveyed in class to determine their satisfaction with college programs and services. To ensure all students have an opportunity to complete, three survey periods are conducted during the year (June, November and February). Survey results are compiled by a third party research firm (CCI Research). Students are asked to rate their satisfaction with their program outcomes, the quality of learning experiences, the quality of services, the quality of facilities and resources, and their overall satisfaction – where Algonquin placed first among large colleges for the sixth straight year.

While 80.4 per cent of Algonquin College students said they were satisfied, just 4.9 per cent were dissatisfied – below the provincial average of 5.6. The remainder were “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied”.

See full 2016 results at www.collegesontario.org.

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