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Media release: Mohawk College earns high marks from students in latest provincial survey

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:00:00 -0400

April 15, 2015 (HAMILTON) – Hamilton is home to the most satisfied college students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) for the fifth year in a row.

Mohawk College ranks number one in overall student satisfaction among the six GTHA colleges in the latest Key Performance Indicator (KPI) survey results released today by the Government of Ontario. Mohawk has finished first among GTHA colleges since 2010.

Survey results also show that 85.7 per cent of Mohawk’s most recent graduates found employment within six months of graduation.

Mohawk finished first among GTHA colleges in:

Student satisfaction

Graduate employment rate

Graduate satisfaction rate

Overall quality of services, and

Overall quality of facilities

“Our faculty and staff do an outstanding job and continue to earn top marks from our students,” says President Ron McKerlie. “While we’re proud to finish first in the GTHA, we’re committed to doing our best and making Mohawk an even better place to learn for all our students.”

The Government of Ontario and the province’s 24 public colleges have carried out annual Key Performance Indicator surveys since 1998. The most recent KPI survey was administered by two independent research firms from March 2014 to February 2015.

Mohawk College educates and serves more than 22,000 full-time, part-time and skilled trades students at three campuses in Hamilton, Ontario.

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For more information, contact:

Jay Robb, Director of Communications, 905.979.8893, jay.robb@mohawkcollege.ca

Mohawk College earns high marks from students, graduates and employers

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:00:41 -0400

For the fourth consecutive year, Mohawk has ranked number one for overall student satisfaction among all colleges in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and among the top three of Ontario's largest colleges.

Other Mohawk highlights from the 2013-14 Key Performance Indicator (KPI) survey include:

90.7 per cent employer satisfaction score

85.5 per cent graduate employment rate

77 per cent student satisfaction score (77.2 per cent for Mohawk's apprenticeship students)

Nearly 7,500 Mohawk students completed the Province's KPI survey in February. Since 1998, the provincial KPIs have been gathered annually by two independent research firms for the colleges and for the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

Access to E Wing restricted during renovations

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:10:53 -0400

Mohawk's Continuing Education (CE) instructors and courses once again earned top marks from students in the latest provincewide survey.

Mohawk ranked as the top large college in key categories. In the teaching and learning category, Mohawk earned the highest scores from students on 16 of 19 questions. Mohawk also scored highest among large colleges in the general perception and satisfaction category.

Eighty-six per cent of Mohawk CE students surveyed said they would recommend their course to a friend with the same interests.

During the Winter of 2012, Compustat Consultants Inc. conducted the provincial survey of 24 Ontario colleges and tallied results for 46,614 Ontario CE students.

Teaching and Learning Category:

Question	Very Satisfied + Satisfied
Instructor's knowledge of the subject.	98%
Instructor's presentation of course material.	92%
Helpfulness of instructor.	96%
Opportunity for participation and discussion in class	97%
Fairness of evaluation	96%
Feedback from your instructor about your progress.	94%
Course content.	94%
Overall, quality of the course.	94%
Overall, the instructor.	95%
Usefulness of required course textbooks	89%
Usefulness of learning material	95%
Instructor communicates clearly	92%
Instructor shows courtesy and respect for all students	98%
Instructor presents material at a comfortable speed	91%
Instructor starts classes on time	96%
Instructor finishes classes on time.	96%

General Satisfaction and Perceptions Category:

Question	Very Satisfied + Satisfied
Quality of instructors at this College	95%
Quality of courses at this College	95%
Helpfulness of staff at this College	95%
Academic Advising	87%

In the news: Mohawk tops in student satisfaction

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:01:52 -0400

The Hamilton Spectator has this story about Mohawk's Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results. Students ranked Mohawk first in overall student satisfaction among Ontario's eight largest colleges, including all colleges in the Greater Toronto and Hamlton Area. The student satisfaction score (82%) was the highest for Mohawk since the Ontario government introduced the KPI survey in 1999. The score was also the 3rd highest among Ontario's 24 colleges. Mohawk finished 2nd overall for quality of services and facilities.