This report describes the students who graduated from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) between July 1974 and June 1975 in terms of demographic characteristics, types of awards granted, curricula, credits earned, and length of time to earn awards. Data for the 6,051 graduates were provided by each of the VCCS community colleges. The…

Data on the characteristics of doctoral degree recipients are charted and graphed, including race, national origin (foreign students), age, program length, sex, citizenship status, planned postdoctoral study and/or employment, primary postdoctoral employment activity, and discipline group. (MSE)

National data on doctoral recipients include information on students' gender, citizenship, racial or ethnic background, planned postdoctoral study and employment, and primary postdoctoral employment activity by field. The median age, time from bachelor's to doctoral degree, years as a graduate student, and proportion with same-field undergraduate…