ERIC Number: ED391544
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 56
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The Graduate Survey, 1992-93.
Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Office of Institutional Research.
In 1994, St. Petersburg Junior College (SPJC), in Florida, conducted a survey to determine the level of satisfaction with programs and services among graduates from 1992-93, the extent that graduates achieved their goals, and factors affecting goal achievement. Telephone and mail surveys resulted in responses from 1,358 of the 2,595 1992-93 graduates. An analysis of responses revealed the following: (1) 85.7% of the graduates felt that their overall experience at SPJC was very valuable or somewhat valuable, and 83.4% were very or somewhat satisfied with programs and services; (2) over 92% of the respondents indicated that they had achieved their goal; (3) of the 66% of graduates attending a four-year college, 94% had associate of arts (AA) degrees and 55% reported enrolling in the same major as at SPJC; (4) 79% of the graduates reported that they were employed, with 92.1% of associate of science (AS) and 75.1% of AA graduates indicating that they worked; (5) AS graduates employed full-time had higher income earnings than AA graduates, with annual salaries averaging over $30,000; (6) 92.7% of the AS graduates were working in their preferred field; and (7) while graduates with higher grade point averages had higher rates of goal achievement, no student demographic characteristics were found to be related to achievement. The survey instrument, response rates by program, and student comments are appended. (TGI)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Participant Satisfaction, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Salaries, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Student Personnel Services, Success, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Followup
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Saint Petersburg Junior Coll., FL. Office of Institutional Research.
Identifiers: Saint Petersburg Junior College FL


