Trinity Western is the only university in Canada to score an A+ for Quality of Teaching and Learning in The Globe and Mail 2012 Canadian University Report. This year, The Globe and Mail added the category of Quality of Teaching and Learning to the report, as well as discontinuing the category Quality of Education, in which TWU had scored an A+ for the past five years. As well as in Quality of Teaching and Learning, TWU also scored higher than any university in Canada for Career Preparation.
“Universities should be a place where students come first,” says TWU President Jonathan S. Raymond, Ph.D. “TWU has high expectations for student experience and ensuring students are prepared for life after a degree. This is why we continually rate so well with our students in surveys like this.”
TWU again earned more A-range grades than any other post-secondary institution in British Columbia, ranking it higher than UBC, SFU, KPU, and UFV.
The Canadian University Report also enquired about ‘campus personality’ and published the overall top ten results with no categories for large or small schools. According to the survey, when asked if TWU were academically nurturing or supportive, students ranked TWU second in Canada.
In addition to the top rankings, students gave Trinity Western University the highest rating, an A+, in other principal categories: Out-of-Class Communication between Students and Instructors, Class Size, Student-Faculty Interaction, Campus Atmosphere, Academic Reputation of Faculty Members, Sense of Community on Campus, and Sense of Personal Safety and Security.
TWU professors are committed to teaching and applied research. With an average class size of 25, students have access to one-on-one personal interaction – even in first-year classes where many students at larger schools get lost in the crowd.
Other categories TWU excelled in, rating from an A to an A-, were Most Satisfied Students, Instructors’ Teaching Style, Academic Counselling, Research Opportunities, Course Registration, Recreation and Athletics, Libraries, Technology, Reputation with Employers, and Work-Play Balance.
The Globe and Mail annually polls more than 30,000 undergraduate students in Canada.