Describes a project to develop and implement a system of followup for Alabama's secondary agribusiness education terminees (graduates and dropouts). Describes the objectives of this project, the instrument, and the sample, return, and results of the first Occupational Patterns and Program Assessment Survey (of 1973-74 terminees). (HD)

Each year, the Ohio Board of Regents requests all 46 state-assisted college and university campuses offering technical associate degree programs to provide information on degrees awarded by program and to survey recent graduates concerning their employment status and the relationship between their job and their field of study. Between summer 1986…

A study of the career progression patterns of agricultural education majors at North Carolina State University revealed that 94 of the 338 graduates are teaching vocational agriculture. This number represents roughly one-fourth of the vocational agriculture teachers in North Carolina. (LRA)

A study was conducted by the Iowa State Department of Education to gather follow-up data on former students who completed employment-preparation programs at one of the 15 community colleges in Iowa during 1984-85. Study findings, based on college data and responses from 1,091 of a sample of 3,676 program completers and 444 of 583 employers of…

This report summarizes the findings of the 1975-76 follow-up study of 1,487 former students at 10 Oregon community colleges. Of the respondents, 48% were female, 52% were male, 41% were at least 26 years old, 37% were early leavers (those who did not complete their programs), and 63% were graduates. Participants answered questions on present…

The purposes of the study were: (1) to compare the occupational achievement of vocational education graduates with that of nonvocational graduates, (2) to determine the number of graduates trained in the various vocational areas, and (3) to describe the group of students enrolled in vocational education courses. The study was limited to 1970…

A followup study of graduates and non-graduates of occupational-technical programs in Virginia Community College System institutions was conducted in order to develop a profile of such students, to ascertain their post-college activities, and to study their attitudes toward their community college experience and current employment. All former…

The Post-Education Employment Tracking System (PEETS) is an automated system for tracking employment rates and earnings of community college program completers and leavers, linking state Employment Development Department (EDD) unemployment insurance (UI) records with student data from the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges. A…

A multidimensional follow-up study of three categories of Florida high school graduates focused on early exit General Educational Development (GED), second chance GED, and conventional graduates. The research provided the first comprehensive overview of the demography, educational experiences, aspirations and post-graduation activities of both GED…

In April 1980, Vocational Education Data System representatives at each of the seven community colleges in Hawaii surveyed students who, during 1978-79, graduated from vocational education programs or left these programs prior to graduation. Questionnaires were mailed to 6,629 former students, requesting information on current educational and/or…

The employment of 1981 graduates at all degree levels in Pennsylvania's colleges and universities was surveyed, based on data for 47,996 graduates of 147 institutions, or 65.9 percent of all graduates. It was found that the 1981 full-time employment rate for all graduates, regardless of degree level, decreased from the 1980 value of 72.3 percent…

The New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges (NHVTC) offer collegiate education preparing individuals for direct employment in business, industry, health, and service-related fields. At the completion of the 1982-83 academic year, 1,029 students had graduated from 44 different programs…

This publication presents a summary of a study of senior high schools in Minnesota that used the Minnesota Secondary School Follow-Up System to collect data on the class of 1985. Chapter 1 discusses the follow-up system. Chapter 2 describes selected characteristics of the 126 schools reporting follow-up data, presents a statewide summary of the…

Project SEE (Student Employment Experiences) was initiated to provide information on the long-term employment experiences of former vocational education students, especially special needs students, and on the long-range effects of their training. In spring 1983 a three-year followup survey was sent to members of the first annual sample of FUSE…

A follow-up study was conducted of released youth and adult offenders who had had vocational training while incarcerated in six Ohio correctional facilities. Structured personal interviews were administered to 185 students by counselors and counselor managers of the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.…