Publications
Featured Publications
The Value Proposition for Post-Secondary Education
Author: E. Ting | Published: Jun 11, 2026
Post-secondary attainment, with its consistently favorable return on investment (ROI) metrics, is frequently touted as a guaranteed-gains proposition to both the learners using the system and the public at large. […]
BCCAT 2026 Annual Report: Connect
Author: V. Yorkston | Published: Jun 10, 2026
Working together to build a resilient and responsive transfer network A resilient transfer network does not emerge by chance. It is built and sustained through strong partnerships, shared evidence, and a […]
Affordability Considerations for Post-Secondary Access
Author: T. JamesM. Baker | Published: Mar 25, 2026
This study explored what types of information and data are available for British Columbia (BC) prospective domestic post-secondary students to help their decisions to go into post-secondary education. The research […]
Determining Equivalency
Author: E. Ting | Published: Sep 10, 2025
The determination of external equivalencies—the consideration of transfer credit outside the established network of articulation agreements—typically requires special, case-by-case review. However, given that many institutions in the BC Transfer System […]
Exploring BC Post-Secondary Students’ Interprovincial Mobility with Statistics Canada Data
Author: I. WilsonT. MacLennanA. Usher | Published: Sep 03, 2025
This project explored availability and reliability of Statistics Canada data for assessing interprovincial student mobility. The study tracked the pathways of students who enrolled full-time for the first time at […]
Delivery Preferences: Student Surveys and Institutional Responses
Author: CHASI | Published: Aug 20, 2025
This project aimed to create a multi-jurisdictional repository of surveys that assess how students are responding to changes in course and program delivery modalities, and to summarize survey findings. The […]
Course Syllabi Distribution: Policies and Practices
Author: Academica Group | Published: Jul 04, 2025
Students’ access to course syllabi can facilitate student retention and success, not just within a course but also at the institutional level. The post-secondary landscape, institutional policies, administrative practices, and student registration […]
2024-2025 Annual Review: Stepping Up
Author: V. Yorkston | Published: Jun 16, 2025
Over the years, BC’s post-secondary landscape has weathered significant challenges. Through it all, BC’s transfer network has grown and strengthened its capacity to support learner access and mobility. These days […]
Simultaneous Enrolment & Letters of Permission in the BC Transfer System
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Apr 30, 2025
Simultaneous enrolment – when a student is enrolled in more than one post-secondary institution at the same time – represents between one and two percent of annual enrolment in BC’s […]
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Learning Outcomes and Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs) 2024 ALIGNMENTS
Author: F. McQuarrie | Published: Mar 17, 2025
This document outlines the 2024 alignments for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Learning Outcomes and Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLBs), as approved by the English as an Additional Language (EAL) articulation […]