In March 1994, a study was conducted to determine the perspectives of Illinois community college graduates regarding their preparation for employment, their continuing education goals, and their satisfaction with their major and college services. A total of 6,245 occupational program graduates, including graduates of agriculture; conservation and renewable natural resources; marketing operations; engineering-related technologies; vocational home economics; parks, recreation, and leisure studies; construction trades; mechanics and repairers; and health professions and related sciences were surveyed approximately 6 to 9 months after program completion. A uniform survey instrument addressed the following topics: attendance objective, educational status, employment status, salary, employment start-up, geographic location of employment, and satisfaction with employment and major. Study findings, based on a 45.8% response rate, included the following: (1) 93.5% of the surveyed occupational graduates were either employed or continuing their education; (2) 90% were employed, and 88.5% of the employed graduates were working in a field related to their training; (3) 68.3% obtained employment after completing their training; (4) 90.8% remained in Illinois after graduation; (5) the average wage for all respondents was $11.48 per hour; (6) completers ranked the degree of satisfaction with their current jobs at 4.08 on a five-point scale; (7) overall, graduates gave positive scores to to the major components of their programs; and (8) student support services were all rated within the satisfied range. (KP)