The tables contained in this document present data on the characteristics of men and women who received a bachelor's or master's degree in a science or engineering field from academic institutions in the U.S. during the 1992-93 and 1993-94 academic years. The data were collected in 1995 and 1996 and reflect the status of individuals as of April…

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…

Information on the characteristics of 1980 college graduates in the fields of physics and astronomy and their postbaccalaureate plans is presented. Among the survey findings are the following: a 10 percentage-point increase in civilian employment and a 9 percentage-point decrease in graduate study have occurred since 1975; over 80 percent of the…

Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon participated in a statewide study of community college and high school vocational education. The first phase of the project involved collecting baseline data from community college students in vocational programs and from high school vocational education seniors in spring 1985. In spring 1986, the second…

In 1991, a follow-up survey was conducted in British Columbia of students who graduated from Vancouver Community College's (VCC's) occupational programs between July 1989 and June 1990. A total of 3,751 occupational graduates were surveyed regarding their educational goals, main activity at the time of the survey, desired employment location,…

A study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to provide a comprehensive profile of all students who graduated with a degree or certificate from HCC in 1984. Survey questionnaires were sent to all 267 graduates, requesting information on current employment/educational status, primary reason for attending HCC, achievement of goals,…

In 1987 and 1988, the New Brunswick (Canada) Department of Advanced Education and Training conducted follow-up surveys of graduates of full-time training programs to determine their labor market success. In 1987, of the 2,319 graduates surveyed, 1,574 (68%) responded, while in 1988, 1,578 (69%) of the 2,302 graduates surveyed responded. In both…

In 1979, the Kansas Association of Community Colleges conducted a survey of students who had previously attended one of the state's 19 community colleges to determine their characteristics (i.e., sex, race, age, full-/part-time classification, and residence); academic characteristics (i.e., previous enrollment, reasons for college attendance,…

The criminal justice curriculum at Prince George's Community College emphasizes a broad social science education, designed to prepare students for immediate employment in law enforcement or for transfer to a four-year program. Program enrollments and student credit hours showed a similar pattern of growth in the mid-1970's, followed by a recent…

A survey of 1978-79 graduate degree recipients in physics and astronomy was undertaken to determine the characteristics of students and employment opportunities. Information is presented on: employment offers for new physics masters and doctorate recipients, 1974-79; characteristics of the 1978-79 graduate physics student population, and of…

The findings are presented of a study conducted for the California community colleges to describe and analyze accurate baseline data against which sex equity in vocational education programs could be measured. The components of the study are described first, including: (1) the use of Vocational Education Audit (VEA) form #48 to collect statistics…

Providing data for Year 2 of a state-approved accountability plan developed by Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC), this report provides baseline data on outcomes for 1994-95. Data tables are provided for the following outcome measures: enrollment of prior year high school graduates enrolled the following year; retention and success rates for…

Providing data for Year 3 of a state-approved accountability plan developed by Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC), this report provides baseline data on outcomes for 1995-96. Data tables are provided for the following outcome measures: enrollment of prior year high school graduates; retention and success rates for Associate in Arts (AA),…

In an ongoing effort to evaluate how well William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, prepares its students to transfer into baccalaureate programs, a survey was conducted of all 824 transfer-oriented students who had accumulated at least 48 semester hours of credit during the 1988-89 academic year. Study results, based on a 69%…

In an effort to evaluate how well William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) prepares its students to transfer into baccalaureate degree programs, a survey was conducted of all 841 transfer-oriented students who reached 48 or more semester hours during the 1986-87 academic year. Students were asked about their current status, their evaluation of WRHC,…