ERIC Number: ED383390
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Apr
Pages: 57
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Owens Community College Graduate Profile, Academic Year 1992-1993. Revised.
Owens Community Coll., Toledo, OH. Office of Institutional Research.
The fall 1992 and spring 1993 graduating classes of Owens Community College (OCC), in Ohio, were surveyed to assess their employment, salary, and educational status and determine their perceptions of their experience at OCC. Survey results, based on responses from over 90% (n=859) of the graduates, included the following: (1) 92% of respondents were employed, 75% full-time and 17% part-time; (2) 2% of the responding graduates were seeking employment and 6% were not; (3) 86% of the employed respondents were employed in their area of technical training; (4) 16% of the graduates indicated that they had been at their present position before enrolling at OCC, and 46% had been in their present position before graduating; (5) 25% of the graduates indicated that the OCC Placement Office was the source for obtaining their current position, while 42% reported that direct application led to employment; (6) 92% of the respondents were employed within the OCC Service District; (7) 41% of respondents earned an annual income of at least $24,000, 27% earned between $18,000 and $23,999, and 19% earned between $12,000 and $17,999; (8) graduates reported an average hourly wage of $9.59; (9) 23% chose to continue their education at area colleges and universities; (10) 95% reported that they were satisfied with their education earned at OCC; and (11) 38% reported that they would serve as career resources for other OCC graduates. (An institutional effectiveness flowchart; tables of findings for the divisions of health, business, industrial/engineering technology, and public service, and the survey instrument are appended.) (KP)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Owens Community Coll., Toledo, OH. Office of Institutional Research.
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