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ERIC Number: ED300102
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Nov
Pages: 10
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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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)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Prince George's Community Coll., Largo, MD. Office of Institutional Research.
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A