Canadian College Student Survey, 2001-2002 [Canada]

The Canadian College Student Survey Consortium (the Consortium, CCSSC) includes the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), individual participating colleges and the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation (CMSF). Established in late 2001, the Consortium conducted its first survey of college students in the spring of 2002. In 2003, it conducted a second survey, involving 27 colleges and approximately 9,900 students. This report summarizes the findings of the second annual survey. The survey collects data on college students' income, expenditures and use of time. The survey is unique in that it provides national-level information on the challenges Canadian college students face in terms of financial and access issues. Approximately 9,900 students completed the survey. Of which most students who responded to the survey are enrolled full-time in programs that take two years or longer to complete. Students' financial situations and time use vary greatly by program type as well as region. Many of the differences arise because of students' personal characteristics are correlated with the program they are enrolled in. The fact that some programs are more predominant in certain regions adds another dimension to this variation. This dataset was freely received from the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation. Some work was required for the variable and value labels, and missing values. They were corrected as best as possible with the documentation received. Caution should be used with this dataset as some variables are lacking information.