ERIC Number: ED376899
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Aug
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Follow-Up Survey of PVCC Graduates of the Class of 1992-93. Research Report Number 6-94.
Fowler, Paul G.
Since 1974, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) has conducted annual surveys of its graduates to obtain information on jobs, career satisfaction, transfer to other institutions, and the effect of PVCC on careers and further education. Findings from the survey of 1992-93 graduates, based on responses from 52.5% of the 232 alumni surveyed, included the following: (1) over 40% of the respondents were employed full time in jobs related to their fields of study at PVCC; (2) 66.3% were satisfied and 17.5% were very satisfied with their current jobs; (3) jobs held by the largest percentage of survey respondents included nurse (31%), secretary (10.3%), sales clerk (5.7%), and business manager (4.6%); (4) the average annual salary earned by 1992-93 graduates was $20,074, and the median salary was $21,000; (5) 44.8% of the graduates earned between $20,000 and $30,000 per year; (6) females reported higher mean and median salaries than males, and minorities reported higher mean and median salaries than white respondents; (7) older students generally earned more than younger students; (8) almost 89% of the respondents believed that PVCC provided excellent (38.6%) or good (51.8%) academic preparation for jobs; (9) almost all survey respondents felt they were academically better prepared (32.9%) or equally prepared (64.7%) in comparison to other employees within the same career fields; (10) over 40% were continuing their education at four-year colleges or universities; and (11) the most popular fields of study at four-year institutions were business administration, English, history, biology, civil engineering, computer science, education, human development, and social work. The survey instrument is appended. (KP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Outcomes of Education, Participant Satisfaction, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data), Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Piedmont Virginia Community Coll., Charlottesville, VA. Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
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