Reviews the responses from a survey of all former Lehigh University (Pennsylvania) English department majors for the period 1962-1982. Data on graduates' current occupations indicate that a major in English is more often a preprofessional degree than a professional one. (RBW)

This document is a 2000 follow-up of the long-term progress of the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Career Program. The study targeted 377 graduates, certificate recipients, and students from 1995-96 who had completed the JCCC Career Program. Of the 377, 124 surveys were returned by mail and 168 surveys were completed via telephone…

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…

This report describes the current employment status of students who graduated from the Dutchess County (New York) Board of Cooperative Educational Services Technical Center in June, 1996. It is designed to provide summary data concerning the class as a whole, as well as information on how students from individual programs fared. The placement…

In fall 2000, the staff of Los Rios Community College District Office of Institutional Research collaborated with occupational education deans, academic area deans, and faculty to develop a series of program-specific followup surveys to be administered in spring 2001. These surveys were designed to determine how well courses met the employment and…

This investigation into the "reasonable" expectations for post high school employment and education effects of secondary school vocational education makes use of follow-up data to focus on (1) the process of measuring the difference made by secondary vocational education and (2) the likely difference made in Minnesota. (Author)

South Carolina's Technical Education College (TEC) system is a network of 16 technical colleges which provide training for industrial jobs. Close working relationships between TEC and industry have benefited workers and employers and brought the state to the forefront of technological development. (SK)

Discusses whether change in favor of vocational preparation compromises liberal arts values and what effects such a change would have in undergraduate psychology programs. Proposes a new liberal skills model and curriculum changes emphasizing career advising, career-relevant coursework, curricula enrichment, and fieldwork. Urges that career…

The fall 1992 and spring 1993 graduating classes of Owens Community College (OCC), in Ohio, were surveyed to assess their employment, salary, and educational status and determine their perceptions of their experience at OCC. Survey results, based on responses from over 90% (n=859) of the graduates, included the following: (1) 92% of respondents…

The chief accomplishment of the Texas Automated Follow-Up System in program year 1994-95 was a major expansion of services to secondary education. Data were collected on the results achieved by former seniors who exited high schools in 25 volunteer districts. Because the pilot districts were not necessarily representative of all school districts…

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…

In October 1993, the Trumbull Campus of Kent State University (KSU), in Ohio, conducted a survey of all 123 graduates from spring 1993 to determine employment outcomes and graduates' assessment of campus academic programs, services, and overall environment. Study results, based on responses from 67% (n=86) of the graduates, included the following:…

Comprised primarily of data tables, this report presents findings from a survey conducted by Minnesota's North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) to determine outcomes for the 779 graduates from 1994-95. Following an introduction describing the study methodology and indicating that 672 graduates returned completed surveys, the first section…

The seventh national plan (1976-80) in France provided for development of indicators describing initial labor market entry and the place of young people in recruitments. The National School-to-Work Transition Observatory was created in response to the desire to have a permanent system of information on youth labor market entry.…

This study tested a causal model of vocational behavior developed by Astin (1984) that incorporated both psychological (work motivation and work expectations) and cultural-environmental (gender-role socialization and the structure of opportunity) factors. A questionnaire packet was administered to 113 faculty women and 103 faculty men.…