Alberta's publicly-funded post-secondary system program completions by field of study and academic year from 2004/05 to 2013/14. It counts instances where students complete approved credential programs like certificates, diplomas, and degrees. The data is published by the Government of Alberta and uses CIP 2011 codes to classify programs based on instructional content.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in credential completion rates based on academic year
- Compare the popularity of different fields of study based on CIP 2011 classification
- Track changes in post-secondary program completions over a decade
- Evaluate the output of Alberta's publicly-funded post-secondary system
Strengths
- Data covers a 10-year period from 2004/05 to 2013/14
- Field of study is standardized using CIP 2011 classification codes
- Focuses on approved credential programs (certificates, diplomas, degrees)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to Alberta
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Time Range
- 2004/05 to 2013/14
- Geography
- Alberta, Canada