A STATISTICAL COMPARISON OF LANGARA TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH
VANCOUVER COLLEGES SIMILAR IN SIZE
(Capilano, Douglas, Kwantlen, Langara)
The British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer funded a study on the profile
of BC College Transfer Students admitted to the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University,
and to the University of British Columbia. The reports were prepared and produced by staff
members at each of the Universities.
All three reports are similar in how the data on Transfer Students is displayed and how it
has been traced over a five-year period (SFU & UVic 1994/95 to 1998/99 and UBC 1993/94 to
1997/98). The three reports differ slightly to reflect the different academic structure at each
institution. Transfer Students admitted to these universities include BC College Transfers, BC
high school entrants, student transfers from other universities, students from out-of-province
high schools, foreign students, and mature students. The focus of the reports is on BC College
Transfer Students who entered SFU or UVic during the last five years.
The following highlights have been extracted from each of the reports and comparisons
between the universities have been made where appropriate. Following the highlights are three
sections displaying selected tables and figures from each of the three university reports.
HIGHLIGHTS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LANGARA TRANSFERS WHO HAVE
GRADUATED
•
Although Langara students had the lowest admission average upon arrival at UBC,
by the time they completed their last session their average percentage score was
higher than the students’ scores from Douglas College, Kwantlen University College
and Capilano College.
•
Similar to the UBC results, Langara transfer students to UVic also transferred in with
the lowest admission average compared to the other three colleges, but upon
graduating from UVic had achieved the highest graduating CGPA.
FIRST SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
•
In their first semester at SFU, the majority of Langara Transfer Students (77.8%)
took nine or more credit hours, while only 10.3% took three credit hours or less.
•
In comparison to Douglas, and Kwantlen, Langara had more transfer students taking
nine or more credits and fewer students taking less than four credits in their first
semester. However among these four comparable colleges, Capilano had the
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highest percentage of transfer students taking nine or more credits (79.2%), and
slightly fewer students taking less than four credits in their first semester.
DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSFERS BY FACULTY
•
•
•
UBC figures of Langara Transfer students include VCC numbers in 1993-95. The
total number of students transferring into UBC was 1,025 for the reported three
years. Of these students, the majority transferred into the Faculty of Arts (59.0%)
followed by 12.3% who transferred into the Faculty of Science. Most transfer
students from Capilano, Douglas and Kwantlen also entered into the Faculty of Arts
at UBC.
At SFU, the largest group of Langara Transfer Students went into the Faculty of Arts
(52.4%), followed by 23.9% to Business Administration. Out of all Transfer Students
entering the Faculty of Science at SFU, the highest percentage came from Langara
College.
Similar to the student’s faculty choice at UBC, the majority of Langara transfer
students to UVic also went into the Faculty of Arts and Science, followed by 32.4%
to Health and Social Development.
DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATES BY PROGRAM
•
The largest group of Langara transfer students who graduated from UBC specialized
in Psychology (7.2%), followed closely by Finance (6.7%). Findings were similar for
Capilano College and Kwantlen University College.
•
The largest group of Langara Students (19.4%) who transferred to SFU graduated
from the Business Administration Program, followed by 12.9% graduating from
Economics, and 9.5% from Psychology.
•
The largest groups of Langara Transfer Students admitted to UVic graduated from
the Nursing Program (29.1%), followed by 11.3% graduating from Economics, 9.4%
from Geography, and 9.4% from Commerce.
AGE DISTRIBUTION
•
On average, Langara students admitted to all three universities from 1994/95 to
1998/99 were older than the Transfer Students from other similar colleges were.
Slightly over 25% of the Langara Transfer students were 25 years or older.
•
The bulk of Langara Transfer students to these three universities were between the
ages of 20-25. Langara Transfer students to UVic were slightly older than the
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Transfer students from Capilano and Kwantlen to UVic, but slightly younger than the
students from Douglas.
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
•
For the most part, the numbers of female entrants from the Colleges in the study
transferring to all three Universities outnumbers the quantity of male entrants.
Compared to the other colleges in the study, Langara has a similar percentage
breakdown of females and males transferring into these Universities.
Source: British Columbia council on Admissions and Transfer (May 2000). Profile of BC College Transfer Students Admitted To The
University of British Columbia, 1993/94 to 1997/98. Vancouver: UBC.
Source: British Columbia council on Admissions and Transfer (December 1999). Profile of BC College Transfer Students Admitted
To Simon Fraser University, 1994/95 to 1998/99. Burnaby: SFU.
Source: British Columbia council on Admissions and Transfer (April 2000). Profile of BC College Transfer Students Admitted To
The University of Victoria, 1994/95 to 1998/99. Victoria: UVic.
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A SUMMARY OF THE PROFILE OF LANGARA TRANSFER STUDENTS TO UBC
Office of Institutional Research
September 2000
HIGHLIGHTS
General Profile
• UBC admits between 1,100 and 1,500 students transferring from BC Colleges
annually. BC College transfers make up 15% to 20% of all registered undergraduate
admissions.
•
Langara College supplies UBC with more college transfer students than any other
institution. Including enrolments from VCC in 1993-95, Langara students totaled
1,621, 26.0% of all transfers in the five-year period.
•
A larger number of Langara transfer students enter UBC as part time students than
as full time students. The same is true for Douglas transfer students, but Capilano
and Kwantlen have more students who transfer to full-time studies than part-time.
Academic Performance of Langara Transfer Students
• 32.3% of most College transfers enter UBC with between one and two years of
credit. Students from Langara transferred with greater than 55 credits.
•
Langara transfer students, admitted to UBC, on average experienced a slight
decrease in measured academic performance (i.e., percentage grade earned) in
their first year at UBC (68.2%) relative to their entry grade (70.4%). However, the
drop in percentage was partially recovered by the end of the second session
(70.0%), and by the end of the last session their academic performance was 1.6
percentage points higher than their entry grade (72.0%).
•
The percentage distributions are slightly different for Langara transfer students who
graduated from UBC. These students (about 180 students) on average experienced
a steady growth in their measured academic performance. Their percentage grades
earned increased by 3.4 percentage points from the time of admission (average of
71.3%) to the end of the last session (average of 74.7%).
•
Transfer students from Douglas, Capilano, and Kwantlen who graduated from UBC
experienced a decrease from admissions to the end of the second session but
recovered by the end of the final session. Langara College transfers had the lowest
percentage grades at admission, but had the highest by the end of the last session.
Transfer Students by Faculty
• The total number of students from Langara transferring into UBC was 1,025 for the
reported three years (1996-98). Of these students, the majority transferred into the
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Faculty of Arts (59.0%) followed by 12.3% who transferred into the Faculty of
Science. Most transfer students from Capilano, Douglas and Kwantlen also entered
into the Faculty of Arts followed by Sciences. Douglas was a slight exception with a
larger number of students transferring into the Faculty of Human Kinetics than the
Faculty of Science.
Distribution of Graduates by Program
• The largest group of Langara transfer students who graduated from UBC specialized
in Psychology (7.2%), followed closely by Finance (6.7%). Findings were similar for
Capilano and Kwantlen Colleges. Most students from Douglas College who
graduated from UBC specialized in Human Kinetics (18.1%).
Age and Gender of Transfer Students
• Overall, Langara Students admitted to UBC over the 5-year period were slightly
older than the Transfer students from other similar colleges. About 29% of the
Langara Transfer students were 25 years or older.
•
Over the 5-year period, Langara had the second lowest percentage of females
(55.1%) in comparison to the other five colleges and the 2nd highest percentage of
males (44.9%) as Transfer students (Capilano had the lowest percentage of female,
51.0%, and the highest percentage of males, 49.0%).
•
Overall, of the students transferring to UBC, female entrants outnumbered male
entrants among the four comparing institutions. The slightly higher female-to-male
ratio of the transfer students admitted into UBC has been fairly consistent across the
Lower Mainland and the Province in general. BCIT and University College of the
Fraser Valley are exceptions to this finding with a larger percent of males
transferring to UBC than females (BCIT 31.0% female and 69.0% male, UCFV
47.6% female, and 52.4% male).
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Profile of Langara Transfer Students Admitted to UBC
From 1993/94 to 1997/98
(*except for "Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission", all figures in this profile are five-year averages)
Academic Performance of Transfers Who have Graduated from UBC
(& Were Admitted From 1993/94 to 1997/98)
COLLEGE
# of students At Admission
End of 1st
Semester
End of 2nd
Semester
End of Last
Session
Performance by Session
from Admission to Last Session College
Transfers to UBC
(1993/94 to 1997/98)
Capilano College
435
72.7%
69.8%
71.6%
73.7%
Douglas College
248
73.0%
70.8%
69.3%
74.3%
80.0%
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
327
72.9%
70.5%
70.8%
73.3%
75.0%
Langara College
180
71.3%
72.3%
73.8%
74.7%
70.0%
65.0%
Trends in GPAs/ CGPAS:
Admission to Graduation (1993/94-1997/98)
60.0%
76.0%
50.0%
55.0%
45.0%
75.0%
40.0%
74.0%
35.0%
Capilano
College
73.0%
30.0%
25.0%
Douglas
College
72.0%
20.0%
15.0%
Kwantlen
Univ. Coll.
71.0%
10.0%
70.0%
5.0%
Langara
College
69.0%
0.0%
Capilano
College
68.0%
Douglas
College
Kwantlen
Univ. Coll.
Langara
College
College
67.0%
At Admission
End of Last Session
66.0%
At Admission
End of 1st
Semester
End of 2nd
Semester
End of Last
Session
Note: Due to UBC systems problems the admission GPA for students admitted in 1995 and 1997 have been omitted from this table; GPA shown is for those admitted 93, 94, and 96 only.
Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted By Faculty of Intended Major - 1993/94 to 1997/98
COLLEGE
Agricultural
Science
Applied
Science
Arts
Comm.
Educ.
Fam. & Nut.
Science
Capilano College
0.8%
6.8%
49.2%
12.4%
Douglas College
1.7%
5.3%
36.5%
1.3%
2.0%
7.6%
0.4%
0.4%
1.0%
1.4%
24.8%
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
1.2%
8.2%
Langara College
2.6%
4.7%
60.6%
4.4%
0.1%
1.6%
2.3%
1.4%
59.0%
6.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.9%
10.1%
Medi.
Music
Nursing
Pharm.
Science
Rehab.
Med.
Science
Social
Work
Unknown
3.5%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
14.8%
0.1%
COLLEGE
Capilano College
Douglas College
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
0.1%
Langara College
0.1%
Forestry
Human
Kinetics
Total
1037
6.6%
3.7%
2.7%
0.3%
14.1%
0.9%
694
0.2%
1.2%
1.5%
0.4%
14.8%
1.9%
914
1.4%
0.8%
0.4%
12.3%
1.0%
0.1%
1025
Gender Distribution of B.C. College Transfers - 1993/94 to 1997/98
COLLEGE
Male (%)
Female (%)
Capilano College
51.0%
49.0%
Douglas College
55.6%
44.4%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
56.0%
44.0%
Langara College
55.1%
44.9%
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Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission
COLLEGE
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
Five Yr.
Ttl #
Capilano College
203
183
179
237
235
1,037
Douglas College
123
113
121
186
151
694
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
153
155
155
219
232
914
Langara College
294
302
278
372
375
1,621
*Note: Langara Enrolment counts for 1993/94 and 1994/95 include VCC transfers, so the five-year total for Langara is slightly exaggerated.
Age Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted from 1993/94 to 1997/98
COLLEGE
<20yrs
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
>=40
Total
Capilano College
13.7%
70.7%
9.9%
2.8%
1.2%
1.7%
1037
Douglas College
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
Langara College
3.7%
69.9%
17.6%
4.8%
2.2%
1.9%
694
16.2%
70.7%
6.8%
2.2%
1.3%
2.8%
914
6.3%
64.5%
18.7%
5.5%
2.1%
3.0%
1024
Workload (credits taken) in 1st year at UBC
(Transfers Admitted from 1993/94 to 1997/98)
COLLEGE
<=3 credits
12 credits
13-24 credits 25-30 credits
Total
Capilano College
0.8%
7.3%
44.1%
47.8%
827
Douglas College
2.0%
8.5%
47.6%
42.0%
615
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
1.0%
6.5%
43.7%
48.8%
785
Langara College
2.3%
7.3%
48.8%
41.5%
940
B.C. College Transfer Students As Graduates by Program - 1993/94 to 1997/98
COLLEGE
Bio-chemistry
Biology
Civil
Engineering
Computer
Science
English
Capilano College
1.4%
3.4%
0.7%
1.4%
1.8%
Douglas College
1.2%
3.2%
0.8%
2.0%
0.8%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
1.5%
4.0%
0.9%
1.2%
4.0%
Langara College
1.7%
1.7%
0.6%
1.1%
1.1%
Finance
Forest
Resources
Mgmt
Geography
2.8%
0.2%
1.4%
0.4%
1.5%
6.7%
3.3%
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COLLEGE
History
Human
Kinetics
Mechanical
Engineering
Microbiology
Political
Science
Psychology
Other
Programs
Capilano College
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
1.6%
3.7%
77.0%
435
Douglas College
0.8%
18.1%
0.8%
0.4%
1.2%
3.2%
66.9%
248
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
4.6%
0.3%
1.8%
0.6%
0.9%
6.7%
71.9%
327
Langara College
1.7%
5.0%
0.6%
1.1%
3.9%
7.2%
64.4%
180
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Total #
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A SUMMARY OF THE PROFILE OF LANGARA TRANSFER STUDENTS TO SFU
Office of Institutional Research
September 2000
HIGHLIGHTS
General Profile
• All institutions experienced a decline over the past 5 years in the total number of
their transfer students admitted into SFU, as a direct result of the declined transfer
student quota set by SFU. The SFU admission quotas for B.C. college transfer was
37% in 1994/95 and by 1998/99 it was set at 31%.
•
Langara was the No.3 feeder institution to SFU in terms of the total number of its
transfer students admitted into SFU over the 5 years. Kwantlen is the No.1 feeder
institution, followed by Douglas.
Academic Performance of Langara Transfer Students
• Langara students had the lowest admission GPA upon arrival at Simon Fraser
University (SFU). However, by the time they graduated, their average Cumulative
GPA (CGPA) was higher than the students from Douglas College and was slightly
below similar sized colleges in the Lower Mainland (Capilano and Kwantlen).
•
The Graduation CGPA’s of Transfer Students from Capilano, Douglas, and Kwantlen
were lower than their Admission GPA’s. Langara was the only college in this
comparison where the Graduation CGPA was the same as the Admission GPA at
SFU.
•
Among the transfers from the 10 institutions that had a degree completion rate
exceeding 52%, Langara College’s transfers had a degree completion rate of 56.4%
(N=658), with a rank of 4th after Coquitlam College (61.8%), Malaspina (58.6%), and
Columbia College (57.3%). In fact, among all public colleges, Langara is No. 2, right
after Malaspina in terms of transfers’ degree completion rate.
First Semester Credit Hours
• In their first semester at SFU, the majority of Langara Transfer Students (77.8%)
enroled in nine or more credit hours, while only 10.3% took three credit hours or
less.
•
In comparison to Douglas and Kwantlen, Langara had more Transfer Students
taking nine or more credits and fewer students taking less than four credits in their
first semester. However, among these four comparable colleges, Capilano had the
highest percentage of Transfer Students taking nine or more credits (79.2%), and
slightly fewer students taking less than four credits in their first semester.
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Transfer Students by Faculty
• The total number of students from Langara transferring into SFU was 1,330 for the
reported 5 years. Of these students, the majority transferred into the Faculty of Arts
(52.4%), while a large minority transferred into the Faculty of Business
Administration (23.8%). Among the four comparing institutions, Langara has the
highest proportion of its transfer students entering into the Faculty of Science (9.6%)
in SFU.
Distribution of Graduates by Program
• The largest group of Langara Students who transferred to SFU graduated from the
Business Administration Program (19.4%), followed by 12.9% graduating from
Economics, and 9.5% from Psychology.
•
Proportion of Langara transfer students completing SFU Business Administration
Degrees is higher than those of students transferred from other colleges (19.4% for
Langara, 10.4% for Capilano, 17.5% for Douglas, 15% for Kwantlen). Langara
transfer students also completed Computing Science, Communications, and
Archeology Degrees in larger percentages than students from other colleges in this
comparison did. In addition, Langara students completed Education, History,
Biological Sciences, and Sociology Degrees in smaller percentages than students
from other similar colleges did.
Age and Gender of Transfer Students
• Overall, Langara Students admitted to SFU over the 5-year period were slightly older
than the Transfer Students from other similar colleges. Slightly over 26% of the
Langara Transfer students were 25 years or older (average age of Langara Transfer
Students was 23.4).
•
Over the 5-year period, Langara had the lowest percentage of females (56.8%) in
comparison to the other 3 colleges, and the highest percentage of males (43.2%) as
Transfer Students.
•
Overall, of the students transferring to SFU, female entrants outnumbered male
entrants among the four comparing institutions. The slightly higher female-to-male
ratio of the transfer students admitted into SFU has been consistent across the
Lower Mainland and the Province in general.
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Profile of Langara Transfer Students Admitted to SFU
From 1994/95 to 1998/99
(*except for "Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission", all figures in this profile are five-year averages)
Academic Performance of Transfers Who have Graduated from SFU
(& Were Admitted From 1994/95 to 1998/99)
COLLEGE
Admission
GPA
1st Sem.
CGPA
30 Cr. Hrs
CGPA
Grad SFU
CGPA
Capilano College
2.96
2.68
2.79
2.92
Douglas College
3.06
2.68
2.75
2.86
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
3.10
2.71
2.81
2.92
Langara College
2.90
2.78
2.84
2.90
Admission GPA & Grad CGPA of
College Transfers to SFU (1994/95 to
1998/99)
3.5
3
Trends in GPAs/ CGPAS:
Admission to Graduation (1994/95-1998/99)
2.5
GPA/CGPA
3.2
3.1
Capilano
College
3
1.5
Douglas
College
1
Kwantlen
Univ. Coll.
2.9
0.5
Langara
College
2.8
2
0
Capilano
College
2.7
Douglas
College
Kwantlen Univ.
Coll.
Langara
College
College
Admission
Grad SFU
2.6
Admission
GPA
1st Sem.
CGPA
30 Cr. Hrs
CGPA
Grad SFU
CGPA
Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted By Faculty - 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
Applied Science
Arts
Bus.
Educ.
Science
Total (#)
Capilano College
10.0%
62.5%
13.4%
5.2%
8.0%
1,261
Douglas College
8.0%
58.2%
19.6%
5.9%
7.8%
1,948
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
Langara College
6.0%
56.1%
24.4%
5.3%
7.3%
2,055
10.5%
52.4%
23.8%
3.0%
9.6%
1,330
Langara Transfers Admitted to SFU by Faculty
Science
9.7%
Gender Distribution of B.C. College
Transfers - 1994/95 to 1998/99
Male (%)
Female (%)
Capilano College
COLLEGE
39.2%
60.8%
Douglas College
42.9%
57.1%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
42.2%
57.8%
Langara College
43.2%
56.8%
Educ.
3.0%
Applied Science
10.6%
Bus.
24.0%
Arts
52.8%
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Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission
COLLEGE
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
Five Yr.
Ttl #
Capilano College
363
236
242
248
172
1,261
Douglas College
510
391
356
381
310
1,948
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
518
383
414
413
327
2,055
Langara College
391
267
264
222
186
1,330
Age Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted from 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
25-29 (%)
30-34 (%)
35-39 (%)
>39 (%)
Total
Average
Age
<20yrs (%)
20-24 (%)
Capilano College
21.7%
60.3%
9.7%
4.3%
1.7%
2.3%
1,261
22.5
Douglas College
13.0%
65.0%
13.6%
4.0%
2.4%
1.9%
1,948
23.0
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
18.8%
68.8%
7.1%
2.6%
1.5%
1.3%
2,055
21.9
Langara College
13.2%
60.6%
15.3%
5.8%
2.7%
2.3%
1,330
23.4
First Semester Credit Hours Taken
(Transfers Admitted from 1994/95 to 1998/99)
COLLEGE
%<=3hrs
%4-8hrs
%9-11hrs
Capilano College
9.8%
11.0%
58.7%
%12+hrs
20.5%
Douglas College
16.8%
14.5%
55.5%
13.2%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
13.6%
13.2%
53.8%
19.4%
Langara College
10.3%
11.9%
62.2%
15.6%
B.C. College Transfer Students As Graduates by Program - 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
Bus.%
Psych.%
Econ.%
Crim.%
Educ.%
Geog.%
Hist.%
Engl.%
Gen.St.%
Capilano College
10.4%
11.8%
6.5%
2.7%
3.6%
11.6%
6.5%
8.9%
5.3%
Douglas College
17.5%
13.7%
8.7%
11.0%
6.5%
4.3%
6.9%
4.9%
5.2%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
15.0%
15.7%
9.5%
10.4%
5.0%
6.9%
8.1%
7.2%
3.3%
Langara College
19.4%
9.5%
12.9%
4.0%
2.6%
5.1%
5.9%
5.9%
4.8%
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COLLEGE
Comm.%
Poli. Sci.%
Bio. Sci.%
Kines.%
Arch.%
Soci. %
Comp. Sc. %
Other%
Total #
Capilano College
5.8%
6.0%
2.9%
1.7%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
14.3%
414
Douglas College
3.3%
4.0%
2.2%
1.6%
1.3%
1.4%
1.3%
7.6%
553
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
2.4%
1.2%
1.6%
1.3%
0.9%
2.0%
1.2%
10.5%
695
Langara College
7.7%
4.0%
1.2%
0.6%
1.4%
0.8%
2.8%
12.1%
495
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A SUMMARY OF THE PROFILE OF LANGARA TRANSFER STUDENTS TO UVic
Office of Institutional Research
September 2000
HIGHLIGHTS
General Profile
• The numbers of BC College entrants have declined over the last few years as a
result of admission limitations due to funding constraints.
•
Of all the BC Colleges, Langara College sends more transfer students to the
University of Victoria (UVic) than any other Lower Mainland College or Institute.
Langara supplies UVic with 26.4% of the BC College transfer students from the
Lower Mainland.
•
Langara was the fourth main feeder institution to UVic in terms of the total number of
its transfer students admitted into UVic over the past 5 years. Kwantlen was the fifth
main feeder institution, followed by Douglas and then Capilano College.
Academic Performance of Langara Transfer Students
• Langara students had the lowest admission average upon arrival at the University of
Victoria. However, by the time they graduated, their graduating GPA and cumulative
GPA (CGPA) was higher than that achieved by students from Douglas, Capilano
and Kwantlen.
•
Of the 2,178 graduating BC College transfer students who entered UVic between
1994/95 and 1998/99 had a mean cumulative GPA of 5.60. The cumulative GPA is
based on all courses taken while at UVic. Langara College transfer students
achieved a higher than average mean cumulative GPA of 5.71.
Transfer Students by Faculty
• The total number of students from Langara transferring into UVic was 586 for the
reported five years. Of these students, the majority transferred into the Faculty of
Arts and Science (53.9%), while a large minority transferred into the Faculty of
Human and Social Development (32.4%).
Distribution of Graduates by Program
• The largest group of Langara Students who transferred to UVic graduated from the
Nursing Program (29.1%), followed by 11.3% graduating from Economics, 9.4%
from Geography, and 9.4% from Commerce.
•
The proportion of Langara transfer students completing UVic Nursing Degrees is
higher than those of students transferred from other colleges (29.1% for Langara,
7.9% for Capilano, 8.9% for Douglas, and 8.3% for Kwantlen).
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Age and Gender of Transfer Students
• Overall, Langara students admitted to UVic over the 5-year period were slightly older
than the transfer students from other similar colleges with the exception of Douglas
College where the average age admitted to UVic was 25.1. Slightly over 32.6% of
the Langara transfer students were 25 years or older (average age of Langara
Transfer Students was 24.6).
•
Over the 5-year period, Langara had the second highest percentage of females
(65.5%) in comparison to the other three colleges, and the second lowest
percentage of males (34.5%) as Transfer Students.
•
Overall, of the students transferring to UVic, female entrants outnumbered male
entrants among the four comparing institutions. The slightly higher female-to-male
ratio of the transfer students admitted into UVic has been consistent across the
Lower Mainland and the Province in general.
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Profile of Langara Transfer Students Admitted to UVic
From 1994/95 to 1998/99
(*except for "Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission", all figures in this profile are five-year averages)
Academic Performance of Transfers Who have Graduated from UVic
(& Were Admitted From 1994/95 to 1998/99)
COLLEGE
Number of
Students
Admission
Average (%)
1st Sem.
GPA
Graduating GPA
Grad UVic
CGPA
Capilano College
127
71.80
5.26
5.74
5.55
Douglas College
112
71.50
4.98
5.45
5.29
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
96
71.40
4.94
5.48
5.25
Langara College
213
70.60
5.44
5.81
5.71
First Semester GPA & Grad GPA of
College Transfers to UVic
(1994/95 to 1998/99)
6
5.5
5
Trends in GPAs/ CGPAS:
Admission to Graduation (1994/95-1998/99)
4.5
4
6
GPA
3.5
5.8
1st Sem.
GPA
5.6
3
2.5
2
5.4
1.5
Graduating
GPA
5.2
1
0.5
Grad UVic
CGPA
5
0
Capilano
College
4.8
Douglas
College
Kwantlen
Univ. Coll.
Langara
College
College
4.6
1st Sem.
Graduating GPA
4.4
Capilano College Douglas College
Kwantlen Univ.
Coll.
Langara College
Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted By Faculty - 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
A&S
Bus.
Educ.
Engineering
Fine Arts
Human &
Social Devel.
Capilano College
69.9%
4.6%
2.0%
3.8%
8.4%
11.3%
Douglas College
53.2%
4.5%
4.5%
1.9%
7.5%
28.3%
Kwantlen Univ. Coll.
66.3%
2.6%
3.1%
5.2%
6.5%
15.9%
0.3%
383
Langara College
53.9%
5.8%
1.9%
2.6%
3.2%
32.4%
0.2%
586
Law
Total (#)
346
374
Langara Transfers Admitted to UVic by Faculty
Gender Distribution of B.C. College
Transfers - 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
Male (%)
Female (%)
Capilano College
44.8%
55.2%
Douglas College
29.7%
70.3%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
39.2%
60.8%
Langara College
34.5%
65.5%
Bus.
12.6%
Educ.
4.1%
Engineering
5.6%
Human & Social
Devel.
70.6%
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Fine Arts
7.1%
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Number of College Transfers Admitted by Year of Admission
COLLEGE
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
Five Yr.
Ttl #
Capilano College
76
93
73
63
41
346
Douglas College
49
90
71
84
80
374
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
59
86
89
78
71
383
Langara College
95
136
125
118
112
586
Age Distribution of B.C. College Transfers Admitted from 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
<20yrs (%)
20-24 (%)
25-29 (%)
30-34 (%)
35-39 (%)
>39 (%)
Total
Average
Age
Capilano College
20.8%
59.5%
13.9%
2.9%
1.2%
1.7%
346
22.5
Douglas College
4.3%
61.5%
15.2%
8.6%
5.3%
5.1%
374
25.1
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
14.4%
72.3%
7.8%
2.3%
2.1%
1.0%
383
22.1
Langara College
6.1%
61.3%
18.6%
5.5%
4.6%
3.9%
586
24.6
B.C. College Transfer Students As Graduates by Program - 1994/95 to 1998/99
COLLEGE
PACI
EDUC
ANTH
LING
COMM
BIOL
NURS
SW
ENGN
Capilano College
0.0%
3.1%
1.6%
0.0%
4.7%
3.1%
7.9%
3.9%
1.6%
Douglas College
2.7%
9.8%
0.9%
0.9%
8.0%
4.5%
8.9%
3.6%
0.9%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
2.1%
7.3%
1.0%
2.1%
4.2%
5.2%
8.3%
3.1%
2.1%
Langara College
3.3%
2.8%
1.9%
0.9%
9.4%
0.0%
29.1%
3.8%
1.9%
B.C. College Transfer Students As Graduates by Program - continued
COLLEGE
CSC
CYC
VART
ECON
ENGL
GEOG
HA
HIST
PE
Capilano College
1.6%
3.1%
0.0%
7.9%
13.4%
7.1%
6.3%
5.5%
0.8%
Douglas College
1.8%
1.8%
0.0%
14.3%
2.7%
3.6%
0.9%
1.8%
1.8%
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
13.5%
6.3%
6.3%
1.0%
9.4%
0.0%
Langara College
1.4%
0.9%
0.5%
11.3%
1.9%
9.4%
1.9%
2.3%
1.4%
B.C. College Transfer Students As Graduates by Program - continued
COLLEGE
POLI
PSYC
SOCI
OTH
Total (#)
Capilano College
3.1%
13.4%
1.6%
10.2%
127
Douglas College
0.9%
7.1%
2.7%
20.5%
112
Kwantlan Univ. Coll.
0.0%
12.5%
4.2%
8.3%
96
Langara College
3.8%
6.6%
1.9%
3.8%
213
PACI - Pacific & Asian Studies, EDUC - Education, ANTH -Anthropology, LING - Linguistics, COM - Commerce,
BIOL - Biology, NURS - Nursing, S W - Social Work, ENGN - Engineering, CSC - Computer Science, CYC - Child & Youth Care,
VART - Visual Arts, ECON - Economics, ENGL - English, GEOG - Geography, H A - History in Art, HIST - History, PE - Physical Education,
POLI - Political Science, PSYC - Psychology, SOCI - Sociology, OTH - Other
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