A follow-up study of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) graduates was conducted in 1981 to ascertain their current employment status, educational activities, and opinions of their study program at MCCC and how it related to their educational and/or occupational experiences. Surveys were mailed to 519 graduates and a response rate of 45% was…

The experience of the University of Houston in evaluating its teacher education program and in conducting followup studies of its graduates is recounted. A description is given of the problems encountered in planning, developing, and implementing a competency based program, and the subsequent evaluation procedures used to validate the program. The…

A graduate follow-up study was conducted for the University of Illinois Institute of Aviation by surveying all graduates for the period 1950-1978. Four major areas were covered in the written questionnaires: employment, education, flight related activities, and graduate satisfaction with the Institute. Based on the responses received from 513…

A survey was administered to all 2,640 1977-78 graduates of the Hawaii community college system. General, academic, and employment information, as well as a general evaluation of the college experience, were elicited and a 59% response rate was achieved. There were statistically significant differences between respondents and non-respondents on…

A follow-up survey of graduates (1964-1977) of Greenfield Community College (GCC) in rural western Massachusetts was conducted to outline the graduates' employment and educational patterns. A three-part information gathering process consisted of (1) a mailed survey form and a cover letter from the college president, (2) a follow-up postcard sent…

A followup study of the 1976 and 1977 graduates of the School of Technical Careers (STC) Baccalaureate Program was conducted. Questionnaires were mailed to 214 graduates for whom the Alumni Office had current addresses. For the 113 questionnaires returned, major conclusions include the following: (1) approximately 97 percent of the graduates were…

This guidebook is designed as a brief introduction to the use of attitude research as a tool in the student recruitment process. Opinion and attitude research are briefly described from the perspective of the academic communicator. Topics include the following: the difference between opinion and attitude research, the two basic forms surveys…

Three county-wide coordinated cooporative programs in Pennsylvania were evaluated to determine their impact upon high youth unemployment and dropout rates, to obtain student and employer attitudes toward the program, and to ascertain bow well they meet their objectives. Current students (335), graduates (193), guidance counselors (25), and…

A followup study was conducted of the 62 Louisiana State University doctoral graduates of the College of Education from May 1975 through May 1978. A questionnaire was administered to gather data related to the graduate's experiences in and reactions to the doctoral program and on the relationship of that program to subsequent employment. An…

The results of a survey of 149 black and 258 white Northwestern University alumni who graduated between 1970 and 1973 are presented in this report. The survey focused on the academic and social experiences of black and white students during an era in which blacks were first admitted in significant numbers to a previously all-white elite…

A survey of the 1974, 1975, and 1976 graduates of the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College was conducted to test the hypothesis that graduates who participated in the cooperative education program were more likely to have experienced career development than those graduates who did not participate. An equal number of graduates in…

Post-college activities of Black U.S. graduates who studied engineering are the topic of this monograph, the last in a series of four reports examining Black engineering students at Purdue University. Black American B.S. degree recipients who studied engineering between 1938-1974 were surveyed. Advanced educational plans, type of employment, and…

After reviewing the research design, objectives, and basic conceptual model for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS), this document describes the survey plan and issues for the third followup survey. Data analyses--both those that are in progress or planned--are summarized. These activities include composite score…

A followup survey of 1962 to 1974 alumni of Queensborough Community College (QCC) was initiated in spring 1975 to gather information on their education attainments, fields of employment, current educational activities, earnings, perceptions of QCC and suggestions to improve the college. A total of 3,015 graduates responded, or 40.7%. Summary…

As part of an annual graduate follow-up study, questionnaires were sent to all students who graduated from Montgomery College (MC) during the 1976-77 academic year in an associate degree or certificate program; 691 (62%) responded. Major reasons for attending MC were low cost, program offerings and convenient location, the same reasons reported in…