Follow-Up Study of 1980-81 Graduates and Non-Graduates. Report No. 82-2 [microform] / Jerry L. Beavers.
In spring 1982, a follow-up study was conducted at Wytheville Community College (WCC) to determine the current activities of students enrolled during fall 1979 who did not graduate; the employment status of occupational technical graduates; the progress of transfer students enrolled at four-year ins...
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| Summary: | In spring 1982, a follow-up study was conducted at Wytheville Community College (WCC) to determine the current activities of students enrolled during fall 1979 who did not graduate; the employment status of occupational technical graduates; the progress of transfer students enrolled at four-year institutions; and the opinions of both graduates and non-graduates. The study involved surveys of 273 non-graduates, 235 occupational-technical graduates, and 42 transfer graduates; a survey of the employers of 109 occupational-technical graduates; and requests for student grade reports from four transfer institutions. Based on an overall 52.7% student response rate, a 90.9% employer response rate, and informal transcripts from three of the four transfer institutions, the study found: (1) 77.8% of the occupational-technical graduates were employed, compared to 57.4% of the non-graduates; (2) 90.3% of the employed graduates were working in a field related to their college training, compared to 55.7% of the non-graduates; (3) 97.6% of the employers considered graduates adequately prepared for their positions; (4) 71.4% of the transfer graduates enrolled at a four-year college; and (5) there was little difference in the grade point averages of transfer students at the four-year institution and WCC. Study findings suggest that graduation is important for occupational-technical students, employers have confidence in WCC training, and WCC prepares students well for transfer. The questionnaires are appended. (LL) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED231446. |
| Physical Description: | 27 p. |
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