ERIC Number: ED136864
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Mar
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The Impact of a Community College Cooperative Education Program on the Performance of its Graduates.
Ehrlich, Dan J.; Heinemann, Harry N.
A study was conducted for the purpose of determining the impact of cooperative education (CE) on the experiences of community college students subsequent to their graduation. Comprehensive normative data on graduates and non-completers of LaGuardia Community College, which has a universal CE program, were collected by means of surveys. Performance-related information concerning CE and non-CE graduates of two other City University of New York (CUNY) community colleges with optional CE programs, and participating employers' evaluations of the overall CE program, its products, and their relative performance were also obtained. Results of data analysis showed: (1) type of curriculum from which a student graduated had a significant relationship to subsequent earnings; (2) within individual curriculum clusters, LaGuardia graduates consistently earned more than students who graduated from one of the other two colleges included in the study; (3) employers unequivocally rated LaGuardia graduates highly and perceived these graduates as superior to other employees relative to motivation, job skills, and abilities; (4) LaGuardia graduates did not represent a highly selective component of CUNY community college output; and (5) LaGuardia graduates were differentiated from other groups most by their cooperativeness, personal maturity, and attendance records. Extensive tabular data is included in the report and study-related materials are appended. (JDS)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Dropouts, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies, Majors (Students), Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Salaries, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Surveys, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Adjustment
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: La Guardia Community Coll., Long Island City, NY.
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