BC Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes - Quick Report

British Columbia Institute of Technology

This report shows data from the 2007, 2008, and 2009 BC Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes Survey.

Program: CPC Codes (525B: Forensic-Forensic Science Studies (CERT))

Former Students

51 students from this program(s) were asked to complete the survey

33% ● 33% were male, and 67% were female
67% ● the typical age was 27
27
29 students completed the survey
1 ● 100% finished the program

Employment

The typical hourly wage was $21.

20.7
How many former students are employed? Employed former students were asked:
How related is your job to the program you took?

79% employed full time Very related 24% Very related

24%
32% Somewhat related
** employed part time Somewhat 4% Not very related
32%
related 40% Not at all related
3% employed hours unknown
Not very related 4%

10% unemployed
Not at all related 40%
** not looking for work

How long did it take you to find your program-related job? How useful was your program in getting your job?

Less than one month 67% Very 33%

1 to 2 months 0%
Somewhat 33%
3 to 4 months 17%
0% More than 6 months Not very 0% ## Not at all
5 to 6 months 17%
17% 5 to 6 months ## Not very
17% 3 to 4 months Not at all 33% ## Somewhat
More than 6 months 0%
0% 1 to 2 months ## Very
67% Less than one month

# employed % employed Typical

Top five program-related jobs
in this hourly
program- wage
related job
Technical Occs. in Physical Sciences 3* 12% **
Policy & Prog. Off., Researchers & Cons. ** ** **
Med. Technologists & Tech. (Exc. Dental) ** ** **
Photographers, Graphic Arts Tech.s etc. ** ** **
Other Tech. Inspectors & Regulatory Off. ** ** **

* Means that fewer than ten students answered this question.

** Means that results are not shown because not enough students answered this question.
"n/a" means that there are no valid responses to the question.
NOTE: All percentages are rounded to whole numbers.
The “% employed” is the number employed in this program-related occupation out of all employed respondents.

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Satisfaction

How satisfied are you with your education?

# Very satisfied
# Satisfied
Very satisfied 48% # Dissatisfied
# Very dissatisfied

Satisfied 45%

Dissatisfied 3%

Very
3%
dissatisfied

Level of Difficulty

What was the level of difficulty of your program?

Very easy 0%
n/a Very easy
11% Easy
Easy 11%
61% Neither difficult nor easy
28% Difficult
Neither difficult nor easy 61%
n/a Very difficult
Difficult 28%

Very difficult 0%

Further Studies

Of those who took further studies:

** received expected transfer credits

** did not receive expected transfer credits

44% did not expect transfer credits

** did not answer transfer credit questions

Those who took further studies in a related field were asked:

How well were you prepared for further studies?

# Very well
# Somewhat
# Not very
Very well 50% # Not at all

Somewhat 50%

Not very 0%
4

Not at all 0%

* Means that fewer than ten students answered this question.

** Means that results are not shown because not enough students answered this question.
"n/a" means that there were no valid responses to the question.
NOTE: All percentages are rounded to whole numbers.

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