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Download full textPortland Community Coll., OR. – 1972
This follow-up study of Portland Community College (PCC, Oregon) graduates was conducted to determine where graduates are, what they are doing, and how well their employers rate their performance. Information was gathered from postcard surveys sent to the 1971 graduates, and subsequent questionnaires sent to these students and to their employers.…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys, Institutional Research
Scott, Linda K.; And Others – 1995
In September 1994, the San Diego Community College District conducted a survey of the training needs of small businesses in the District's service area, defining small businesses as those with fewer than 100 employees. Surveys were mailed to 3,622 local companies in industries determined to have smaller businesses, while completed surveys were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Training, Needs Assessment
Pezzoli, Jean A. – 1996
In fall 1996, Hawaii's Maui Community College undertook a study to determine the demand for welders and welding education over the next 5 years and to estimate the characteristics of such training in terms of time of offering and courses needed. Questionnaires were mailed to a sample of 282 welding and related businesses in Maui, requesting…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Demand, Employer Attitudes
Kapraun, E. Daniel; Nienkamp, Roger L. – 1985
An employer follow-up study was conducted to gather information from the employers of 1983-84 graduates of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park regarding the preparation and performance of these graduates. A previous survey of the 1983-84 graduates had identified 221 of their employers, who were mailed a questionnaire asking for ratings of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Gaustad, Virginia M. – 1988
An employer survey was conducted by California's Crafton Hills College (CHC) to determine the skills, aptitudes, or personal qualities potential employers most wanted to see in applicants for clerical/secretarial positions. Questionnaires were distributed and personal interviews conducted with 50 supervisors, selected to represent typical…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Chemeketa Community Coll., Salem, OR. – 1998
This reports describes the ways in which model programs created by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (NCSR) are based upon employers' needs and recommendations. An introductory essay describes Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a form of remote sensing technology with satellite imagery, that is a promising tool for analyzing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conservation (Environment), Employer Attitudes, Employers
Central Piedmont Community Coll., Charlotte, NC. Dept. of Planning and Research. – 1994
A study was conducted by Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in North Carolina, to determine the perceptions of employers of CPCC graduates regarding the graduates' level of preparation. Questionnaires were sent to 160 employers who had CPCC graduates in positions related to their graduates' academic programs and for whom graduates had…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Performance, Job Skills
Quinley, John W.; Cantrell, Jo Ellen – 1998
The 1998 Work Force Development Study focuses on Spartanburg Technical College's (STC's) (South Carolina) role in preparing new workers and training/retraining the current workforce. Surveys were mailed to employers in business and industry--the response rate was 10%. In addition, a series of focus groups, including various business, industry,…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Focus Groups, Futures (of Society)
Benne, Larry L. – 1984
A manpower study was conducted by Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) to gather local labor market information, determine training needs, and assess the effectiveness of IHCC's vocational programs. IHCC instructors from 20 vocational programs visited and conducted interviews with 347 private and public sector employers. Study findings included…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Employment Projections
Head, Ronald B. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to assess the occupational success of the college's 1986-87 graduates and determine how well their academic experience prepared them for work in their professions. Employers of 86 graduates who granted permission were contacted for a performance appraisal. Of the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Muraski, Ed J.; Barker, Cherie – 1984
A study was conducted to determine the employment needs within the Palomar Community College District. Surveys were mailed to a stratified random sample of 600 North San Diego County employers, requesting respondents to provide information on type and size of business, to rank the occupational programs offered by Palomar according to employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Peer reviewedZwemer, Diane – Community Services Catalyst, 1985
Provides citations and abstracts for ERIC documents describing employer needs assessment studies. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Gell, Robert L.; Armstrong, David F. – 1977
In a survey of 374 career curriculum graduates of Montgomery Community College in 1976, 280 indicated they were working in jobs related to their college programs. Of these, 225 (80%) gave employer names and addresses and permission to contact them. Questionnaires drew responses of 159 employers to questions about skill levels of students, employee…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
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Employers of occupational program graduates from Prince George's Community College (PGCC) are surveyed biennially to assess program effectiveness. In order for his/her employer to be included in the study sample, a graduate must have graduated from an occupational program, be employed full time at the time of the survey, hold a job directly or…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Shields, Jennifer A. – 2001
During the fall of 2001, the Office of Institutional Research at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) surveyed employers of 1999-2000 graduates. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate employer satisfaction with the job performance and general skills of PVCC graduates, as well as assess the effectiveness of the college's academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment, Employer Attitudes
