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Bartik, Timothy J.; Miller-Adams, Michelle; Pittelko, Brian; Timmeney, Bridget F. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2021
This memo estimates the main economic benefits of tuition-free college in Illinois. These economic benefits are compared with the costs of making tuition free. In addition, the authors consider possible fiscal benefits of tuition-free college and whether these fiscal benefits for Illinois will offset the fiscal costs of making tuition free. This…
Descriptors: Costs, Tuition, Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy
Illinois Community College Board, 2005
This report is an important Illinois Community College System accountability initiative aimed at strengthening college program offerings. Data were obtained from responses to a standardized survey. The information was provided by graduates of selected programs regarding the effectiveness of their college experience and documents program outcomes.…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, College Graduates, Employment Level, College Programs
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1991
In March 1991, 3,081 fiscal year 1990 graduates of selected occupational programs in the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) were surveyed concerning their objectives for attending college, current educational status, present employment status, salary, employment start-up, geographic location of employment, and satisfaction with their…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
In March 1995, a study was conducted to determine the level of satisfaction of Illinois community college graduates regarding the effectiveness of their education, their current employment, the occupational training received in major fields, and college services. A total of 2,508 occupational program graduates from 34 programs were surveyed…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1979
A four-year longitudinal study was initiated during fall 1974 of a study sample consisting of all first-time freshmen (N=27,663) in occupational/career programs in 47 Illinois community colleges. Survey results indicated that only 56% of all students enrolled with the intent of preparation for employment in the career area of the program. Many…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
Woods, Harvey S. – 1978
To facilitate curriculum improvement and career counseling in the field of agriculture, a survey was conducted to determine the marketability, or job placement, of the 1977 agriculture graduates from both two-year and four-year colleges in Illinois. A questionnaire was sent to the 1,832 graduates and was returned by 665. In response to a separate…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations