Going to college after finishing a degree
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Description: Going to college after finishing a degree
Nearly 1 in 5 collegeNote 1 students in Canada (19.4%) had previously completed a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Close to 1 in 10 Canadian-born collegeNote 1 students had previously completed a bachelor’s degree or higher.
More than 1 in 3 immigrant collegeNote 1 students had previously completed a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Province | Share |
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Newfoundland and Labrador | 9.1% |
Prince Edward Island | 16.6% |
Nova Scotia | 17.2% |
New Brunswick | 13.5% |
Quebec | 10.8% |
Ontario | 25.8% |
Manitoba | 20.7% |
Saskatchewan | 17.7% |
Alberta | 19.4% |
British Columbia | 24.1% |
Note: Ontario and British Columbia had the highest shares. |
Among collegeNote 1 students, women were more likely than men to have a previous bachelor’s degree or higher.Note 2
- Women: 22.2%
- Men: 16.0%
College field of study | Percentage |
---|---|
Human resources management and services | 7.6% |
Registered nursing specializations (e.g., critical care nursing) | 5.7% |
Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions (e.g., paramedic, respiratory care therapist) | 4.0% |
For more information, please consult The Daily: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221130/dq221130a-eng.htm
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 and 2016, Postsecondary Student Information System; Wall, Katherine. 2021. “Completion of a college certificate or diploma after a bachelor’s degree.” Insights on Canadian Society. April. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X.
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