Announcements

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BCCAT 2009-10 Annual Report available online

• Announcement Date: Apr 28 2010

BCCAT 2009-10 Annual Report The 2009-10 Annual Report is now available online at www.bccat.ca/pubs/ar09-10.pdf. This report provides an overview of the work of the Council throughout the past year, including research highlights and updates on regular and ongoing activities of the Council. Many thanks to all those who participate with the work of the Council as we support and guide students through post-secondary education in BC.

Special Report on Transfer Models

• Announcement Date: Oct 21 2009

BCCAT has just published a Special Report which explores a variety of transfer models implemented in BC, North America, and beyond. The report is available at http://www.bccat.ca/pubs/sr_transfermodels.pdf

BCCAT 2008-09 Annual Report

• Announcement Date: Jun 15 2009

BCCAT's 2008-09 Annual Report is now available online at: www.bccat.ca/pubs/ar08-09.pdf. This report provides an overview of the work of the Council throughout the 2008-09, including research highlights and updates on regular and ongoing activities of the Council.

EducationPlanner.ca: An External Review

• Announcement Date: Feb 27 2009

EducationPlanner.ca provides a searchable database of approximately 1,700 undergraduate post-secondary programs in B.C. This website is designed to be a "one-start entry point" for students looking for post-secondary options. An independent review of the website, evaluating the sites overall effectiveness, was recently carried out, and the final report has been published. Check it out at bccat.ca/pubs/EPreview.pdf.

2008 Admissions & Transfer Experiences: A BC Stats Report

• Announcement Date: Feb 27 2009

"2008 Admissions and Transfer Experiences of Students Continuing their Post-Secondary Studies in British Columbia" This study profiles the admission and transfer experiences of almost 6,800 students who continued their studies in BC's public post-secondary system after participating at a community college, university college, or institute. It is available on the BCCAT website at: http://bccat.ca/pubs/bcstats08.pdf

Transfer Student Profile Reports (UNBC and SFU)

• Announcement Date: Feb 27 2009

BCCAT has just published two transfer student profiles: bccat.ca/pubs/SFUProfile0708.pdf bccat.ca/pubs/UNBCProfile0708.pdf These reports provide detailed demographic information about transfer students entering SFU and UNBC (respectively). Data are provided that indicates the number of transfer students, where they transferred from, number of credits transferred, programs entered, and performance measures after transfer. Academic performance of transfer students is compared to that of students entering directly from high school.

Best Practice Guide: A Resource for Receiving Institutions

• Announcement Date: Dec 09 2008

BCCAT has just published a handbook specially designed for institutions seeking to become designated as "receivers" in the BC Transfer System. The Best Practice Guide is available in both PDF and HTML formats. Check it out at: bccat.ca/articulation/receiving

Policy for New Members of the BC Transfer System

• Announcement Date: Dec 09 2008

The Policy for New Members of the Transfer System sets out the principles under which institutions are expected to operate within the transfer system. See bccat.ca/pubs/newmember.pdf for details.

Fall/Winter 2008 Engage Newsletter

• Announcement Date: Dec 09 2008

The BCCAT Fall/Winter 08 Engage newsletter is hot off the press! This annual newsletter provides an overview of projects and activities undertaken by BCCAT this past year, including a number of research highlights. (Don't miss the section on Student Mobility research.) Check it out at bccat.ca/pubs/engagefall08.pdf.

ABE Student Mobility - New Research

• Announcement Date: Dec 09 2008

This report is the first of its kind. BCCAT partnered with two education ministries (Education and Advanced Education & Labour Market Development) to conduct the first analysis of student-level data on Adult Basic Education (ABE) students in the secondary and post-secondary systems. The study seeks to improve our understanding of the number of students in both systems, similarities and differences between these two populations, and the nature and extent of mobility between the two systems. Check it out at bccat.ca/pubs/abestudentmobility2004-05.pdf.

New Policy: BTAs with PCTIA-Accredited Private Institutions

• Announcement Date: Dec 09 2008

Recording Block Transfer Agreements with PCTIA-Accredited Private Institutions - this new policy establishes guidelines to facilitate the recording of these agreements in the BC Transfer Guide to safeguard their success and, ultimately, to benefit students. See bccat.ca/pubs/PCTIAblock.pdf for details.

2007-08 Annual Report to the Ministry of Advanced Education

• Announcement Date: Apr 29 2008

The BCCAT Annual Report for 2007-08 is available on the web. This report sets out in detail the main projects, activities, and research highlights from the past year. Be sure to check it out at www.bccat.ca/pubs/ar07-08.

New Special Report on Admissions

• Announcement Date: Feb 07 2008

Be sure to check out this new publication on BCCAT.ca. This Special Report newsletter reports on the initiatives that BCCAT has undertaken over the past four years relating to the admissions side of its mandate.

BCCAT in Transit

• Announcement Date: Jan 10 2008

Be sure to look out for BCCAT ads on the SkyTrain and on buses throughout BC over the next few weeks. This ad campaign was launched to promote awareness of BCCAT tools and resources designed to support student planning.

Appointment of New Articulation Coordinator

• Announcement Date: Dec 19 2007

BCCAT is pleased to announce the appointment of Raili Sharron McIvor to the position of Articulation Coordinator, as of January 7th, 2008. Raili brings to the BCCAT team considerable experience in BC post-secondary education, having worked as an evaluator at the International Credential Evaluation Service and in admissions at Emily Carr Institute.

Welcome to BCCAT's RSS feeds!

• Announcement Date: Dec 12 2007

BCCAT has now enabled two RSS feeds for users to keep up with BCCAT activities. For more information on BCCAT RSS feeds, please visit http://www.bccat.ca/rss. Watch this page for further announcements regarding BCCAT news and activities!

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