In late fall 1986, questionnaires were mailed to all 3,327 students who had received a degree or certificate from a Connecticut community college the previous spring. The study focused on the graduates' characteristics, attendance patterns, employment status, and satisfaction levels. A total of 1,438 surveys, or 43%, were returned, with the response rates at the individual colleges ranging from 33% to 65%. Study findings included the following: (1) half of the respondents indicated that they had attended their community college primarily on a full-time basis, yet currently, nearly 75% of the state's community college students attend on a part-time basis; (2) 51% of the respondents attended both day and evening classes, 28% attended only day classes, and 21% attended evening classes exclusively; (3) 47.1% were attending college to prepare for a job, 21% to prepare for transfer, and 16% to prepare for a career change; (4) compared to day students, evening students were more likely to be attending to improve skills in their present jobs or for personal enrichment and less likely to be preparing for transfer; (5) at the time of the survey, 54% of the respondents were employed full-time, 9.2% were employed part-time, while 31% were attending school; and (6) respondents expressed the most satisfaction with the quality of instruction, faculty availability/interest, and their overall experience at the college, and the least satisfaction with job placement services and student activities and programs. (AAC)