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Download full textHead, Ronald B. – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to assess the occupational success of the college's 1986-87 graduates and determine how well their academic experience prepared them for work in their professions. Employers of 86 graduates who granted permission were contacted for a performance appraisal. Of the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Head, Ronald B. – 1988
In spring 1988, a survey was conducted of the employers of graduates of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to evaluate the occupational success of PVCC graduates and to determine how well academic programs prepare students for the work in various professions. On the graduate follow-up survey of the class of 1985-86, 85 graduates or 49.4%…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Job Skills
Head, Ronald B. – 1990
In 1990, a survey was conducted to evaluate the occupational success of Piedmont Virginia Community College's (PVCC's) 1987-88 graduates. On a graduate follow-up survey, 62 graduates (48.1%) consented to having their employers surveyed. Of the 62 employers contacted, 56 completed and returned valid surveys, asking for an evaluation of the PVCC…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Head, Ronald B. – 1992
In an effort to evaluate the occupational success of graduates and to determine how well academic programs prepare students for work, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) regularly conducts surveys of employers of PVCC graduates. In 1993, surveys were sent to the employers of 47 graduates from the class of 1990-91 who had previously given…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Head, Ronald B. – 1991
In spring 1991, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) surveyed employers of the college's 1988-89 graduates to evaluate the occupational success of the graduates and to determine how well academic programs prepare students for work in various professions. In response to a previously conducted graduate follow-up, 62 graduates (50.8% of all…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Head, Ronald B. – 1987
In spring 1987, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) conducted a survey to determine employer satisfaction with the college's occupational/technical graduates. Survey forms were sent to the employers of 62 graduates who had previously granted permission for their employers to be contacted. Study findings, based on responses from 50…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Institutional Evaluation
