Comment on SFC Student Satisfaction and Engagement Survey
Today the Scottish Funding Council have published their latest report on student satisfaction at Scotland’s colleges, which has reached a five-year high for overall satisfaction levels.
The Student Satisfaction and Engagement Survey for 2022-23 was carried out over an eight-week period between 6 March and 28 April 2023.
More than nine out of 10 full-time students were satisfied with their college experience: 94.6% and 89.1% of full-time Further Education and Higher Education students respectively, with even higher satisfaction results for part time students, with 95.7% for Further Education and 91.7% for Higher Education part-time students saying they were satisfied with their college experience.
This is the highest overall satisfaction levels in the five-year reporting period.
Overall, 41,953 full-time and part-time college students were surveyed for the report.
Andy Witty, Director of Strategic Policy at Colleges Scotland, said: “This is real testament to the hard work of college staff and leaders who have worked tirelessly coming out of the pandemic to ensure students have a great learning experience, and a high quality student experience, at college – we can see that across full-time and part-time learning student satisfaction is growing.
“The hugely positive satisfaction rate from part-time students is striking. Ways and places of learning at colleges are changing, with lots of flexible, hybrid and online options available across the country. Part-time college students can learn as part of an apprenticeship, through an employer, or part-time alongside work or caring responsibilities and the 95.7% satisfaction rate proves that colleges are giving part-time students a high-quality experience that leads to great careers and opportunities.”
The Student Satisfaction and Engagement Survey for 2022-23 was carried out over an eight-week period between 6 March and 28 April 2023.
More than nine out of 10 full-time students were satisfied with their college experience: 94.6% and 89.1% of full-time Further Education and Higher Education students respectively, with even higher satisfaction results for part time students, with 95.7% for Further Education and 91.7% for Higher Education part-time students saying they were satisfied with their college experience.
This is the highest overall satisfaction levels in the five-year reporting period.
Overall, 41,953 full-time and part-time college students were surveyed for the report.
Andy Witty, Director of Strategic Policy at Colleges Scotland, said: “This is real testament to the hard work of college staff and leaders who have worked tirelessly coming out of the pandemic to ensure students have a great learning experience, and a high quality student experience, at college – we can see that across full-time and part-time learning student satisfaction is growing.
“The hugely positive satisfaction rate from part-time students is striking. Ways and places of learning at colleges are changing, with lots of flexible, hybrid and online options available across the country. Part-time college students can learn as part of an apprenticeship, through an employer, or part-time alongside work or caring responsibilities and the 95.7% satisfaction rate proves that colleges are giving part-time students a high-quality experience that leads to great careers and opportunities.”