A SURVEY OF ALL PRIVATELY OWNED VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN NORTH DAKOTA WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THESE SCHOOLS. THE 16 INCLUDED ONE BARBER, EIGHT HAIRSTYLING, ONE DATA PROCESSING, ONE MECHANICAL, AND FIVE BUSINESS SCHOOLS. DATA WERE OBTAINED ON AGES OF STUDENTS, PERCENT WORKING WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL, TYPES OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENT CRITERIA, TYPE OF TRAINING AND TIME REQUIRED, TUITION, PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED TRAINING, PERCENT PLACED ON JOBS BY SCHOOL, BEGINNING WAGE OF GRADUATES, CITIES WHERE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS FIND WORK AFTER GRADUATION, PERCENT OF STUDENTS REMAINING ON INITIAL JOB OVER TWO YEARS, SCHOOLS WITH FOLLOWUP PROGRAMS FOR EVALUATING CURRICULUM, AND DATE OF LAST FOLLOWUP. ENROLLMENT FROM 1962-63 TO 1965-66 INCREASED AS FOLLOWS -- (1) BARBER, 24 TO 25, (2) HAIRSTYLING, 243 TO 493, (3) BUSINESS, 1,328 TO 1,446, (4) DATA PROCESSING, ZERO TO 230, (5) MECHANICAL, 230 TO 365, AND (6) TOTAL, 1,825 TO 2,559. (PS)