College Resources. 2022 Environmental Scan

This report shares data on college resources in Ontario as they relate to: (1) College system revenues and expenses; (2) Trends in college funding; (3) Human resources trends; and (4) Student financial aid. Like many organizations around the world, Ontario's colleges had to adapt to a challenging and unpredictable environment during the pandemic. Among the report highlights are: (1) Colleges have continued to deliver quality programs, supported by fees from international students. If international enrolment trends should change, many colleges would face significant fiscal challenges; (2) At $5,068, the real operating grants per full-time equivalent (FTE) student in 2020-21 were approximately six per cent higher than in 2004-05 ($4,801) and 11 per cent lower than the peak of $5,673 in 2007-08; (3) Colleges employ almost 44,000 full-time and part-time people. From 2004-05 to 2020-21, the number of full-time staff employed at colleges increased by 33 per cent; and (4) In 2020-21, about 131,000 college students were OSAP recipients. This represents 74 per cent of the total full-time post-secondary enrolment. [For the 2021 report, see ED614190.]