ERIC Number: ED145905
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Mar
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Student Outcomes Survey for 1975-76 Program Completers. Part I.
Wetzel, Susan
The demographic and evaluative data from a follow-up mail survey of 2,194 graduates (1975-76) of twelve Pennsylvania community colleges are presented with emphasis on Delaware County Community College (DCCC). Statewide findings included the following: (1) the median age was 25.2, but students over 30 represented 20.6%; (2) 52.9% were female; (3) 96.4% were Caucasian, but one college had 54.7% black graduates; (4) 95% were Associate Degree graduates; (5) median years to completion were 2.8; (6) median GPA was 2.8 to 3.0; and (7) most graduates were full-time enrollees. Questions on occupational outcomes yielded these results: 40% were employed and 28% did not have work nor planned to look for work; of those employed, 77.1% of DCCC graduates considered their present job as having career potential; the mean annual wage statewide was $10,363, compared to DCCC with $8,905; and 82.6% of DCCC graduates were working in fields related to their study area. Questions on long-range educational plans revealed that 47.5% of all graduates had applied for admission to another educational program and of these 92.4% had the bachelor's degree as a goal. Data are presented primarily in graphic form with comparisons made between all twelve colleges. (RT)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Distribution, Followup Studies, Grade Point Average, Graduate Surveys, Income, Institutional Research, Questionnaires, State Surveys, Student Characteristics, Transfer Students, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Followup
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Authoring Institution: Delaware County Community Coll., Media, PA.
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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