A study used federal income tax data to examine the long-term earning, unemployment, and interregional mobility patterns among 15,055 persons who graduated from 14 Ohio vocational education programs in 1979. Income data on the graduates' income earned during the 1983 tax year were also compared with U.S. Census Bureau data on 1983 Money Income of…

A study was conducted by the Illinois Community College Board to track students who had completed occupational programs at community colleges between 1983 and 1985 to see if their studies had helped them succeed in the working world. Surveys were sent to 9,807 of the 52,400 students who completed degree or certificate programs, requesting…

Graduates of a military-base extension program at the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, Washington, leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational education were studied. Graduates are prepared to teach their occupational specialty at colleges as well as for occupational education work in government, private enterprise, and health care…

The activities and experiences of students who were high school seniors in 1980 were surveyed four years later. Data were provided from the High School and Beyond base-year survey (1980), the first follow-up in 1982, and the second in the spring of 1984, focusing on the graduates' educational, vocational, socioeconomic and familial status, and…

In spring-summer 1984, a survey was conducted to determine the current activities of 1983 graduates of Mercer County Community College (MCCC). Surveys were mailed to 759 graduates, requesting information on educational objectives, ratings of college services, transfer experiences, employment, and personal characteristics. Study findings, based on…

As part of the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72), a Teaching Supplement mail questionnaire was sent to all respondents to the fifth follow-up survey who indicated they had a teaching background or trained for teaching (N=1,517). The instrument focused on the qualifications, experiences and attitudes of current…

As an update and continuation of a report covering the period 1979-1985, this report contains data collected from November 1986 through January 1987 on the destinations of June 1986 graduates of the Rochester (New York) City Schools. A single postcard mailing was followed by intensive efforts to reach the 400 randomly-sampled high school graduates…

Each spring, the previous year's graduates of Prince George's Community College (PGCC) are surveyed. These surveys serve as the major source of information about transfer rates and the further educational experiences of PGCC's graduates. The graduate survey conducted in fiscal year 1987 revealed that: (1) 49% of the 521 survey respondents had…

In summer 1983, an evaluation of the nursing program at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute was conducted to determine whether program objectives were being met, to measure program success, and to identify areas needing improvement. Surveys were sent to 19 early (pre-1978) and 47 recent Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) graduates; 17…

Career attainment levels of black college graduates and predictors of career attainment were studied. Attention was directed to the effect of college control (public/private), college racial composition (traditionally black institutions--TBI and predominantly white institutions--PWI), college grade average, and parents' socioeconomic status on…

As part of an ongoing evaluation of the career programs at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), a follow-up study of 1986 program graduates was conducted and results were compared with previous years. Questionnaires were sent to 491 students who earned 48 or more hours during the 1985-86 academic year at WRHC. Study findings, based on a…

The impact of educational experiences on the 1978 graduates of Baruch College, New York as reflected in their achievements two years after graduation was assessed. Responses to a mailed questionnaire were received from 837 (60 percent) graduates. It was found that the employment of Baruch graduates was very high: 96 percent were employed. Nearly…

Data and findings are presented from a 1980 follow-up survey of 3,505 students who graduated from Manitoba community colleges between August 1978 and July 1979. The report first provides information on the labor market outcomes of survey respondents, including employment status, earnings, average hours worked per week, relationship of job to…

This self-study accreditation report assesses the achievement of the objectives of Ohio Valley College (OVC), an independent liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on promoting Christian spiritual values. After chapter 1 provides descriptive and historical data about the school and its accreditation, chapter 2 defines the educational task and…

The effectiveness of Georgia's comprehensive high school consumer and homemaking educational programs in providing competence in six essential skill areas was studied. Respondents were selected from all Georgia high school graduates from 1978-79 who had participated in at least one consumer and homemaking education course. Survey findings showed…