A survey was conducted in spring 1975 of 929 full-time male students enrolled in eight of 20 postsecondary vocational centers in Mississippi. Representing 20% of the total state center enrollment, the sample was 35% black and 65% white, with black representation comparable to the population in the geographic areas studied. Findings included the following: (1) auto mechanics, welding, air-conditioning, electrical occupations, and machine shop accounted for 63% of program majors; (2) 19% of students' fathers and 29% of mothers were high school graduates; (3) 69% expected to achieve education beyond vocational training; (4) 48% decided to enter vocational training while in high school; (5) 46% reported no one influenced their educational decision; (6) 92% were satisfied with their programs; (7) 74% would choose to work in Mississippi if given an opportunity to do so; and (8) 76% of blacks and 46% of whites came from homes with family incomes under $5,000. Racial differences indicated a higher proportion of blacks (64% vs. 37%) made their vocational education decision while in high school, and they maintain higher total educational expectations, with 53.9% of black students expecting to receive university and/or graduate degrees compared to 32.3% of white students. (Author/RT)