A year after graduation, a survey was attempted by the Massachusetts Board of Regents of all 1981-82 career graduates of public community colleges in the state (N=5,267). Of the 1,881 responding graduates, 847 reported that they were employed full-time, and 737 of the working graduates gave the board permission to contact their employers for an assessment of their performance. The employers of the 737 graduates were surveyed using the Employer Follow-Up (EFU) questionnaire developed as part of the Vocational Education Data System (VEDS). Study findings, based on a 79.8% response rate, included the following: (1) overall, the graduates were rated between good and very good by their employers with respect to technical knowledge, work attitudes, work quality, technical skills, overall quality, and relative preparation, as compared to co-workers who graduated from similar programs; (2) graduates were rated lowest on technical skills and technical knowledge; (3) graduates who were working full time in their area of training were rated significantly higher on technical knowledge and overall quality than graduates working in areas not related to their training; (4) Technology and Human Services graduates working in a field related to their training received higher ratings than other graduates, with Medical/Health Science graduates having the lowest average ratings; and (5) overall, males and females received similar performance ratings, though males had significantly higher average wages than females. Comments on the labor- and time-intensive character of the EFU are included. (ALB)