Presents results of the Vocational Education Data System employer follow-up survey for graduates of 15 public community colleges in Massachusetts who were fully employed within 2 years of graduation. Finds graduates rated good or very good on quality of work and preparation. Finds females rated as highly as males but paid less. (DMM)

A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to evaluate and obtain externally required information about the dietetic technician program. Surveys were mailed to the 13 students who graduated from the program between spring 1990 and fall 1992 requesting information on their employment status, job title, length of…

In 1989, a study was conducted at Catonsville Community College (CCC) to determine the post-graduation experiences and attitudes of the students who had graduated from the nursing program between June 1987 and December 1988. Of the 113 graduates surveyed, 24 responded to the questionnaire. In addition, 10 employers returned questionnaires…

This document contains the reports of two studies concerning the graduates of the University of Minnesota Technical College (UMTC) at Crookston. The first report analyzes the results of a survey of all graduates (1966-72) and of 1972 graduates in particular. It was found that most of the graduates were employed; of these, 82 percent were employed…

This study was intended as a pilot project to design a method and computerized system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information about the degree to which students in career occupational programs achieve their objective of attaining marketable skills. First, the 4,895 students enrolled in the 52 career education programs at Miami-Dade…

A study compared the academic achievement and job market success of academically and/or economically disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged vocational education students. Data from student records and transcripts and employer follow-ups were collected on 2,191 students enrolled in vocational majors in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students were classified…

This document compiles the reports of two surveys conducted by Cosumnes River College to determine the status of graduates of its Animal Health Technician program, and to assess the acceptance and use of such paraprofessionals by area veterinarians. Information concerning type of employment, state certification, salaries, types of duties, length…

Graduates of the Legal Assisting Technology program at the University of Toledo were surveyed in 1981, as part of the requirement of the American Bar Association Approval Process. Questionnaires, which are appended, were sent to graduates and employers. In addition to curriculum, information was gathered with respect to the job placement,…

A study was conducted to examine the ability of women who enroll in traditionally male occupations to receive equal training and equal employment benefits to those of males enrolled in the same programs. (A traditionally male occupation was defined as an occupation which employed 80% or more males.) The eight programs included in the study were…

In November 1991, a follow-up study was conducted of 514 former students of Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Kansas, who had earned a career program degree or certificate in 1990-91, or had been identified as leaving the college with marketable skills. Of these, 480 completed mail or telephone surveys for a response rate of 93%.…

As a major component of Johnson County Community College's (JCCC's) annual institutional effectiveness assessment, follow-up studies are conducted of students completing a career program during the previous academic year and of their employers. In November 1992, surveys were mailed to 733 program completers, 489 of whom responded for a response…

In 1981, surveys were conducted of Maryland community college graduates and their employers to assess the effectiveness of the community college programs, the programs' relationship to job demands, and perceptions of the adequacy of community college preparation for employment. Surveys sent to the 7,120 students who graduated from a community…