Exploring Stranded Credit in the BC Transfer System
Stranded credit is credit that students have earned at a post-secondary institution, but cannot use or transfer because they have unpaid debts at the institution. Institutions will usually not issue […]
The Collection and Use of Student Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry
A framework to guide the collection and use of student data on race, ethnicity, and ancestry to support equity, diversity, and inclusion in BC public post-secondary institutions.
Academic Dual Credit Students
Dual credit in BC occurs when credit is granted at both a secondary school and post-secondary institution for completion of a course (FitzGibbon, 2015). With its focus on academic dual […]
COVID-19 Student Survey
Impact of COVID-19 on Post-Secondary Students: A Systematic Review of Institutional Reports Prepared for BCCAT by the Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub, University of the Fraser Valley Click […]
Credit Accumulation in Pathway Programs
Pathway-transfer students are a seldom-studied subset of students in the BC Transfer System. This study assessed the number of credits completed by pathway-transfer and direct-entry students in Business, Engineering, Nursing, […]
Pathways Partnerships with Indigenous Post-Secondary Institutions
The goal of this study was to explore current practices that help support and enhance Indigenous students’ experiences in post-secondary education. Through the use of Indigenous ways of knowing and […]
Supporting Students with Lived Experience in Care
Students with lived experience in government care can face significant challenges in their lives and their educational journeys. In 2017, the BC government created the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program (PTWP) […]
Reverse Transfer
Reverse transfer has been part of the United States post-secondary landscape for more than a decade, in the form of statewide, system-wide, regional, and institutional transfer agreements. Reverse transfer agreements, […]
Covid-19 and Transfer
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the physical closure of British Columbia’s post-secondary institutions. Courses and programs were moved entirely online, and students, faculty members, administrators and staff […]
Where Did They Go?
This report surveys 2,018 of the 42% of British Columbia’s 2005/06 high school graduation cohort who had not registered at a public post-secondary institution by the end of the fall […]