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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Nov
Pages: 42
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Employer Survey Results for the PVCC Graduating Class of 1993-94. Research Report No. 3-96.
Payne, William H., Jr.; Griffith, Cynthia W.
As part of a follow-up of 1993-94 graduates, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) conducted a study of graduates' employers to determine their satisfaction with graduates' job skills, performance, and academic preparation. Surveys were sent to 43 employers of graduates who were not self-employed and who gave permission for their employers to be contacted. Study findings, based on responses from 31 employers, included the following: (1) over 70% of the respondents rated PVCC graduates as either excellent or good in six job performance categories (i.e., technical job skills, quality of work, quantity of work, attitude, cooperation with other employees, and cooperation with supervisors); (2) compared to findings from a 1992-93 survey, however, the proportion of graduates receiving excellent or good ratings in the six categories decreased slightly; (3) PVCC graduates were also rated as either excellent or good by over 70% of the employers with respect to five general skills (i.e., math, writing, speaking, research, and logic); (4) graduates' general skills ratings increased from the previous year; and (5) 84% of employers rated PVCC as either excellent or good with respect to occupational training, while 84.6% did so with respect to general education. Appendixes provide tables of employer evaluations by graduate curricular program and degree received, employer comments, lists of graduates' job titles and participating employers, the employer contact authorization form, and the survey instrument. (TGI)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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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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