Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.36
Liaison Allison Maxted
Submission Date Feb. 17, 2022

STARS v2.2

Mohawk College
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.70 / 5.00 Nicolai Strabac
Sustainable Programs and Services Coordinator
Sustainability Office/Facilities Services
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
19,097

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,710.20

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
78.22

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Data was collected via the Fall 2021 Sustainability Survey. Prequalifying questions were used to isolate students who were enrolled CY2020. Students were asked what mode of transportation they most often used. Over 800 resposnses were gathered. See AC 6 for more detail about the sustainability survey sampling.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
27.21

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Data was collected via the Fall 2021 Sustainability Survey. Prequalifying questions were used to isolate employees who were employed during CY2020. Over 300 reponses were gathered. See AC 6 for more detail about the sustainability survey sampling.

Optional Fields 

Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle 21.99 72.79
Zero-emissions vehicle 0.41 2.57
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 12.44 8.09
Vanpool or carpool 13.69 7.35
Public transport or campus shuttle 46.70 8.09
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 0.37
Distance education / telecommute 4.98 0.74

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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