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Assessing the Employment Experiences of Community College Vocational Program Graduates.

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Palmer, Jim – 1986

A review of 48 follow-up surveys of two-year college vocational education graduates conducted at the institutional and state levels reveals some common findings regarding the graduates' employment experiences. Most survey respondents (70% to 80%) reported that they were employed full-time; 66% to 96% indicated that their jobs were in some way…

Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys

Measuring the Economic Benefits of Community College Attendance Using Community College, Unemployment Insurance, and State Agency Data. ERIC Digest.

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Peterman, Dana. – 1999

This digest presents highlights from the Winter 1998 New Directions for Community Colleges volume titled "Determining the Economic Benefits of Attending Community College." The passage of the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) in 1990 gave incentives to states to develop accountability measures. Attempts are…

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Educational Economics, Employment Patterns