Results of a survey assessing changing patterns of veterinary manpower distribution and supply are reported and analyzed. Data are given on job application and employment patterns, preferences, and geographic location. Income levels, geographic mobility, and type of employment are also reported. (MSE)

To provide descriptive data of practical nursing manpower and develop hypotheses based on significant relationships between responses on the questionnaires, the National League for Nursing undertook a longitudinal study of men and women who entered nursing school in the fall of 1962. Data were obtained by a series of questionnaires which had been…

A sample of 170 graduates of the medical technology program at Illinois State University was surveyed to investigate their educational background and their employment history. A total of 228 questionnaires were mailed to all graduates from 1972 through 1979. The demographic data of the ratio of females to males in the field of medical technology…

A sample of 104 graduates of the individualized baccalaureate program at the General College of the University of Minnesota was surveyed to determine graduate attitudes toward the program's usefulness in achieving personal and career goals, strengthening job market position, and entering a graduate school. A 77% response rate was obtained. Of the…

As a part of a series describing participants in the cooperative education option of the technical program at Macomb County Community College, this report compares the academic achievements, demographics, and employment characteristics of a random sample of 63 co-op respondents and 69 non co-op respondents from the original study population. Co-op…

The types of positions that physicists accept to start their careers are evaluated through a survey conducted by the American Institute of Physics. It is suggested that the economic recession and declining job market has had an effect on the transition from a physics education to the start of a career. The amount of time spent by 1977-78 physics…

A survey of the 3,095 students who graduated from the three campuses of Manitoba Community College between August 1977 and July 1978 was conducted in summer 1979 to determine graduates' employment status, earnings, average hours worked per week, education/job relationship, and the location and type of their employment. Major findings, based on a…

A student follow-up study was conducted to determine the educational and career goals of students who were enrolled at Macomb County Community College (MCCC) and the degree to which they felt their goals had been met. A random sample of 2,066 students enrolled in Spring 1973 were surveyed by questionnaire in June 1977; 983 (55.9%) responded. The…

A survey was conducted of the 1973 career program graduates of seven participating community colleges of the City University of New York and was compared to a previous study of 1966 graduates. Two questionnaire mailings and a telephone follow-up yielded a 28.5% (N=4,379) response rate. Results are presented in the following areas: age, sex,…

Data from a one-year follow-up survey of 1976 Mercer County Community College (MCCC) graduates and a four-year follow-up survey of 1973 graduates were compared and contrasted with similar data from surveys of 1975 and 1972 graduates. Response rates were 65% (740 responding) and 54% (580 responding), respectively, for the 1976 and 1973 graduates.…

A survey of the 5,278 students who either graduated (N=3,095) or withdrew (N=2,183) from the Manitoba community colleges during 1978 was conducted during 1979 to determine: (1) the employment status of the students; (2) their earnings; (3) the number of weeks spent in the labor market before and after college enrollment; (4) the number of weeks…

As part of a longitudinal study of fall 1975 entering students at Hawaii community colleges, this report focuses on two student groups: those who graduated during 1975-76 and those who graduated during 1976-77. Student characteristics were significantly different between groups. There were greater proportions of female than male graduates for both…

Graduates of high school, two-year college, and four-year college business programs were surveyed to determine the perceived relevance of that education, job and salary levels secured, and graduates' opinions of their education. Questionnaires eliciting information on job titles, amount of education necessary to obtaining their jobs, and the…

During the summer of 1976, all 1971-76 graduates (n=2,409) of Johnson County Community College (JCCC) were surveyed in order to determine trends among graduation classes with respect to demographic characteristics, opinions about JCCC, and activities since graduation. Of those surveyed, 34.7% responded. Results of the study indicated: (1) a steady…

In winter 1979, a survey was conducted of the 206 students who graduated from Howard Community College (HCC) in 1978 to determine graduates' occupational and/or educational status and to measure their satisfaction with HCC preparation for transfer and/or employment. Selected findings, based on a 50% response rate, indicate that almost 80% of the…