ERIC Number: ED300102
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Nov
Pages: 10
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Continuing Education Outcomes at Prince George's Community College. Research Brief RB89-7.
Clagett, Craig A.
In fiscal year (FY) 1988, a total of 18,869 individuals took only noncredit classes at Prince George's Community College (PGCC), compared to 17,599 who enrolled exclusively in credit classes. A study was conducted to assess student outcomes in continuing education, using data from state reporting systems, interviews with apprenticeship and licensure agencies, college records, and findings from a statewide survey of noncredit students. The study also included a survey of 2,550 students who had attended PGCC noncredit courses during FY 1987. Study findings included the following: (1) 36% of the survey respondents were employed full-time, 6% were working part-time, and 45% were retired; (2) 91% had satisfactorily completed all course requirements; (3) of those students who had taken the noncredit class to prepare for entry into a first career, 71% had achieved that goal; (4) PGCC provided contract training to 36 businesses, governments, and other organizations in FY 1988; (5) during FY 1988, PGCC identified 26 private businesses and 25 government agencies that utilized the college's open enrollment courses for their employee professional development needs; and (6) 82% of PGCC's non-credit students indicated that they had attended all class sessions, and 85% rated their instructors as "good" or "very good." Comparisons between PGCC's and statewide survey findings are presented throughout the report. (AYC)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Contract Training, Inservice Education, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Noncredit Courses, Outcomes of Education, Participant Satisfaction, State Surveys, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Prince George's Community Coll., Largo, MD. Office of Institutional Research.
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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