Parkland College Student Occupational Follow-Up Survey, 1999-2000 [electronic resource]

This report contains graduate employment data obtained from the 1999-2000 Student Occupational Follow-Up Survey at Parkland College (Illinois). Out of 550 graduates of occupational programs contacted during the summer after graduation, 382 returned surveys (response rate of 70%). Results indicate: (...

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Corporate Author: Parkland College. Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2001.
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