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Full-time Enrollment: There are currently an estimated 500,000 full-time students S
enrolled in Canada’s college system. This represents an increase from 49,000 students

enrolled in non-degree granting institutions in 1960, and almost a doubling of full-time

enrollment between 1970 and 1981.

Part-time Enrollment: Although accurate calculations are not available from provincial
or national sources, a conservative estimate of part-time enrollment in the college
system is in excess of 1,500,000 part-time students.

Median age: The median age of all community college students (including full and
part-time) in programs leading to formal credentials is estimated to be in the order of
32 years.

Faculty and Staff: There are now approximately 25,000 full-time faculty teaching in
the college system, as well as an estimated 150,000 part-time instructors, seminar
leaders, and other instructional personnel. The vast majority of both full-time and
part-time faculty are recruited from the industry or business sector. Support and
administrative personnel number approximately 8-9,000. An additional 1,200 citizens
serve on college boards, while an estimated 7,000 people from business, labour and
community organizations serve on advisory committees.

Finances: In 1984/85, community colleges spent almost $3 billion, accounting for 9

percent of total educational expenditures in Canada. The three levels of government

contributed 84 percent of direct funding, with only 8 percent generated through

tuition fees. Colleges earn the remainder of their revenue through cost recovery

programs with industry. oO

College Programming

‘Canada’s colleges are renowned for the diversity of their programming. Individual
institutions may offer any combination of the following, in both a full-time and part-
time learning format:

1) State-of-the-art technological education;
2) Institutional components of apprenticeship;
3) Occupational programs varying in length from a few weeks to three years,

preparing students for employment in trades, primary industry, manufacturing,
and a rich variety of para-professional careers in business, health, the arts,
social services and allied fields;

4) Skills upgrading and retraining programs, in co-operation with government and
industry;
5) In-service training for business and industry in technology, business, applied

arts and health;

6) Supportive adult education, including English and French as a second langauge,
in prepararation for more advanced study;