NSSE 2016 Selected Comparison Groups Cape Breton University PSIS: 12003000 NSSE 2016 Selected Comparison Groups About This Report Comparison Groups The NSSE Institutional Report displays core survey results for your students alongside those of three comparison groups. In May, your institution was invited to customize these groups via a form on the Institution Interface. This report summarizes how your comparison groups were constructed and lists the institutions within them. NSSE comparison groups may be customized by (a) identifying specific institutions from the list of all 2015 and 2016 NSSE participants, (b) composing the group by selecting institutional characteristics, or (c) a combination of these. Institutions that chose not to customize received default groupsa that provide relevant comparisons for most institutions. Institutions that appended additional question sets in the form of topical modules or through consortium participation were also invited to customize comparison groups for those reports. The default for those groups was all other 2015 and 2016 institutions where the questions were administered. Please note: Comparison group details for topical module and consortium reports are documented separately in those reports. Your Students' Comparison Comparison Comparison Report Comparisons Responses Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Comparison groups are located in the institutional reports as illustrated in the mock report at right. In this example, the three groups are "GLC Peers," "Carnegie Peers," and "NSSE 2015 & 2016." Reading This Report This report consists of Comparison Group Name three sections that The name assigned to the provide details for each comparison group is listed here. of your comparison groups, illustrated at How Group was Constructed right. Indicates whether your group was drawn from a list, built based on criteria, or is the default group. If institutional characteristics were used to build your comparison group, they are listed here. Institution List The names, cities and states or provinces of the comparison institutions are listed for your reference. NSSE 2015 participants are identified with an asterisk. a. The default groups are: Comparison Group 1: For institutions not in a NSSE consortium, this group contains 2015 and 2016 NSSE institutions in the same geographic region and sector (public/private). For consortium institutions, it contains results for the other 2015 (if applicable) and 2016 consortium members. Comparison Group 2: All other 2015 and 2016 U.S. NSSE institutions sharing your institution's Basic Carnegie Classification. (Canadian institutions are not classified by the Carnegie Foundation, and must identify a comparison group.) Comparison Group 3: All other 2015 and 2016 U.S. NSSE institutions (2015 and 2016 Canadian participants are also included in this group for Canadian institutions). 2 • NSSE 2016 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2016 Selected Comparison Groups Cape Breton University Comparison Group 1: Canada 2016 This section summarizes how this group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default group was used. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions in this group. Date submitted 5/4/16 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2015 and 2016 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed? Group description All other participating Canadian institutions in 2016 (as provided by your institution) Canada 2016 (N=24) Alberta College of Art + Design (Calgary, AB) Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Ambrose University (Calgary, AB) Athabasca University (Athabasca, AB) Brescia University College (London, ON) Burman University (Lacombe, AB) Canadian Mennonite University (Winnipeg, MB) King's University, The (Edmonton, AB) Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey, BC) Mount Royal University (Calgary, AB) Queen's University (Kingston, ON) Quest University Canada (Squamish, BC) Redeemer University College (Ancaster, ON) Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Oakville, ON) Trent University (Peterborough, ON) Trinity Western University (Langley, BC) Tyndale University College (Toronto, ON) Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC) Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University (Ottawa, ON) University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB) University of New Brunswick - Saint John Campus (Saint John, NB) University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George, BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, BC) *2015 participant NSSE 2016 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS • 3 NSSE 2016 Selected Comparison Groups Cape Breton University Comparison Group 2: Canada 2015/16 This section summarizes how this group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default group was used. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions in this group. Date submitted 5/4/16 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2015 and 2016 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed? Group description All other participating Canadian institutions in 2015 and 2016 (as provided by your institution) Canada 2015/16 (N=30) Alberta College of Art + Design (Calgary, AB) Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Ambrose University (Calgary, AB) Athabasca University (Athabasca, AB) Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, QC)* Brandon University (Brandon, MB)* Brescia University College (London, ON) Briercrest College and Seminary (Caronport, SK)* Burman University (Lacombe, AB) Canadian Mennonite University (Winnipeg, MB) Concordia University of Edmonton (Edmonton, AB)* Huron University College (London, ON)* King's University, The (Edmonton, AB) Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey, BC) McMaster University (Hamilton, ON)* Mount Royal University (Calgary, AB) Queen's University (Kingston, ON) Quest University Canada (Squamish, BC) Redeemer University College (Ancaster, ON) Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning (Oakville, ON) Trent University (Peterborough, ON) Trinity Western University (Langley, BC) Tyndale University College (Toronto, ON) Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC) Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University (Ottawa, ON) University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, NB) University of New Brunswick - Saint John Campus (Saint John, NB) University of Northern British Columbia (Prince George, BC) University of the Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, BC) Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, BC) *2015 participant 4 • NSSE 2016 SELECTED COMPARISON GROUPS NSSE 2016 Selected Comparison Groups Cape Breton University Comparison Group 3: NSSE 2016 This section summarizes how this group was identified, including selection criteria and whether the default group was used. This is followed by the resulting list of institutions in this group. Date submitted 5/4/16 How was this Your institution customized this comparison group by selecting from the list of all 2015 and 2016 NSSE participants. comparison group constructed? Group description All other institutions participating in NSSE in 2016 (Canada & US) (as provided by your institution) NSSE 2016 (N=536) Abilene Christian University (Abilene, TX) Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) Adams State University (Alamosa, CO) Bethune Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL) Adrian College (Adrian, MI) Binghamton University (State University of New York) (Binghamton, NY) Agnes Scott College (Decatur, GA) Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL) Alabama A&M University (Normal, AL) Black Hills State University (Spearfish, SD) Alberta College of Art + Design (Calgary, AB) Bloomfield College (Bloomfield, NJ) Albertus Magnus College (New Haven, CT) Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg, PA) Albright College (Reading, PA) Bluefield College (Bluefield, VA) Algoma University (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA) Alvernia University (Reading, PA) Boston University (Boston, MA) Ambrose University (Calgary, AB) Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) American Public University System (Charles Town, WV) Brenau University (Gainesville, GA) American University (Washington, DC) Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) Angelo State University (San Angelo, TX) Brescia University College (London, ON) Ashford University (San Diego, CA) Brevard College (Brevard, NC) Assumption College (Worcester, MA) Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, VA) Athabasca University (Athabasca, AB) Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) Auburn University (Auburn University, AL) Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie, HI) Auburn University at Montgomery (Montgomery, AL) Brooks Institute (Santa Barbara, CA) Augusta University (Augusta, GA) Bryant University (Smithfield, RI) Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, TN) Bryn Mawr College (Bryn Mawr, PA) Averett University (Danville, VA) Buena Vista University (Storm Lake, IA) Avila University (Kansas City, MO) Burman University (Lacombe, AB) Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA) California State University San Marcos (San Marcos, CA) Bacone College (Muskogee, OK) California State University-Bakersfield (Bakersfield, CA) Baker University (Baldwin City, KS) California State University-Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, OH) California State University-Chico (Chico, CA) Bard College (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) California State University, East Bay (Hayward, CA) Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA) California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) Barton