Documents & Reports

Documents & Reports

Important documents and reports, including:

and other important files can be found below.

 

To request College information or documentation in an accessible format or to request communication support to provide feedback please contact HR@northern.on.ca or phone 705-235-3211.  For more information on accessibility, please visit northerncollege.ca/accessibility.

Guiding Documents

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

Academic Plan

Academic Plan

Academic Plan

Business Plan

Business Plan 2023-2024

Business Plan

 Annual Report

Annual Report

Key Performance Indicators

The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development introduced the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) initiative to measure performance in Ontario’s colleges.

Since 1998, colleges have been mandated by the Ontario Government to collect and report performance data in five areas – Student Satisfaction, Graduate Satisfaction, Graduate Employment, Employer Satisfaction, Graduate Rate. Gathered by an independent research company, the KPI results show that Ontario’s Colleges achieve consistently high results when measured by students, graduates and employers. Based on themes of accountability and excellence, the KPI project is a collaborative venture between the colleges and the Ministry.

 

Key Performance Indicators measure:

  1. Graduate Satisfaction
  2. Graduate Employment
  3. Employer Satisfaction
  4. Graduate Rate

Of these five indicators, three of them are currently linked to funding. Graduate Satisfaction, Graduate Employment and Employer Satisfaction data are used to distribute government transfer payments amongst colleges. The amount of the performance based funding has remained constant for the last four years at $16.4 million and is distributed to colleges on a formula that reflects the size of the college and its KPI score.

Results 2020 – 2021 Key Performance Indicators
Northern College Province
Student Satisfaction not measured not measured
Graduate Satisfaction 81% 78%
Graduate Employment Rate 87% 77%
Employer Satisfaction 100% 91%
Graduation Rate 64% 66%

 

Results 2016 – 2017 Key Performance Indicators
Northern College Province
Student Satisfaction 74% 77%
Graduate Satisfaction 73% 78%
Graduate Employment Rate 89% 80%
Employer Satisfaction 90% 91%
Graduation Rate 66% 67%

How the Process Works

Student Satisfaction
Each year in early February, all students (excluding first-semester students and part-time students not enrolled in a post-secondary program) complete college-administered surveys as to their satisfaction with their college program and services. An external survey consultant then tabulates the data, while colleges calculate student graduation rates. Here is a copy of the student satisfaction survey.

Graduate Satisfaction and Graduate Employment
Graduate satisfaction and employer satisfaction data are collected electronically as well as through the telephone surveys conducted by an external consultant six months after the students graduate. The results of this survey provide valuable information on graduate outcomes and the graduates’ satisfaction with their college education.

Employer Satisfaction
Eight weeks following the graduate survey, and based on the graduates’ authorization, their employers are contacted by the same external consultant and surveyed as to their satisfaction with the colleges’ preparation of graduates in order to meet employers’ needs.

Graduate Rate
The college, using ministry-established guidelines calculates the graduation rate. It is important to note that numbers for programs are not available if program graduates are not within the calculation time frame set out by the ministry.

 

OSAP Performance Indicators
OSAP Performance Indicators provide additional information to students who are considering Community College programs in Ontario. For consistency and reliability, a common methodology is used by all Community Colleges to compile the data and calculate the results.

General information and COISL Default Rates for all 24 Ontario colleges may be obtained at the Ministry’s Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).

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