St. Clair College continues to earn top marks from students in the latest satisfaction rankings.
For the fifth year in a row, the college exceeded the provincial average and scored 78 per cent in student satisfaction, compared to the provincial average of 73.4 per cent.
It put the college in the top five out of 24 Ontario colleges.
College President Patti France says they got positive responses in the 4 key areas of knowledge and skills; learning experience; services and facilities as well as resources.
She tells AM800 News the fact they've been able to maintain satisfaction while growing is very positive.
"When you add that in addition to the fact that we grew 12 per cent last year and reached out milestone of over 10,000 students that certainly demonstrates the commitment and I think all of the efforts by all of the staff at St. Clair College," says France.
She adds the addition of new facilities at all three campuses is a help, but so are monthly meetings with students.
"I also think being responsive to the students and we have wonderful student representative councils in both Windsor and Chatham, out Student Representative council in Windsor and our Thames Student Incorporated in Chatham," notes France.
She says listening to students is a key to making sure their concerns are addressed.
"They help us in areas like common space for students and also we meet with the student athletic association in those monthly meetings so they also really support and add to student programming from a student life perspective," says France.
The college also increased its Graduate Employment Rate from 84 per cent in 2016-2017 to 87.2 per cent in 2017-2018.
The 'Key Performance Indicator' survey or KPI is gathered by an independent research company.