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| contents | SUNY/Westchester Community College. 1992 Study of the Graduates. Lee, Marcia M. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Educational Trends Employment Patterns Graduate Surveys Mail Surveys Participant Satisfaction Questionnaires Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Two Year College Students Two Year Colleges In fall 1992, a survey was sent to students who graduated from Westchester Community College (WCC) in late summer 1991, fall 1991, or spring 1992. The survey sought to collect information on graduates' demographic, educational, and work-related characteristics. This document contains the executive summary and the results of the survey. Of the 883 graduates, 485 returned completed, usable surveys. Survey responses, compared to responses from graduates in previous years, indicate the following: (1) demographic changes were slight from the previous year, with the percentage of females remaining a few percentage points ahead of males; the percentage of Blacks decreasing slightly and the percentage of Hispanics increasing slightly; (2) 35% of the 1992 graduates were under 22 years of age, and 36.7 were between 22 and 29 years old; (3) graduates continued to give WCC high ratings with respect to their overall college experience, the quality of instruction, and the courses in their major; (4) for the first time in 5 years, the average salary for those employed full-time decreased, dropping from $27,440 in 1991 to $25,037 in 1992; (5) the percentage of graduates employed full-time increased from 41.2% in 1991 to 46.2% in 1992; (6) the percentage of transfers students remained nearly constant in 1991 (63.6%) and 1992 (63.5%), though the percentage of full-time students in this group dropped; (7) student services receiving the highest rankings were library services, reading and math skill facilities, and computer services; and (8) 78.8% of the respondents indicated that their goals had been met by their college degree. Data on demographics, residence patterns, college major, salaries, transfer status, employers, and transfer institutions; and the survey instrument are appended. (KP) |
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| spellingShingle | SUNY/Westchester Community College. 1992 Study of the Graduates. Lee, Marcia M. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Educational Trends Employment Patterns Graduate Surveys Mail Surveys Participant Satisfaction Questionnaires Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Two Year College Students Two Year Colleges SUNY/Westchester Community College. 1992 Study of the Graduates. Lee, Marcia M. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Educational Trends Employment Patterns Graduate Surveys Mail Surveys Participant Satisfaction Questionnaires Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Two Year College Students Two Year Colleges In fall 1992, a survey was sent to students who graduated from Westchester Community College (WCC) in late summer 1991, fall 1991, or spring 1992. The survey sought to collect information on graduates' demographic, educational, and work-related characteristics. This document contains the executive summary and the results of the survey. Of the 883 graduates, 485 returned completed, usable surveys. Survey responses, compared to responses from graduates in previous years, indicate the following: (1) demographic changes were slight from the previous year, with the percentage of females remaining a few percentage points ahead of males; the percentage of Blacks decreasing slightly and the percentage of Hispanics increasing slightly; (2) 35% of the 1992 graduates were under 22 years of age, and 36.7 were between 22 and 29 years old; (3) graduates continued to give WCC high ratings with respect to their overall college experience, the quality of instruction, and the courses in their major; (4) for the first time in 5 years, the average salary for those employed full-time decreased, dropping from $27,440 in 1991 to $25,037 in 1992; (5) the percentage of graduates employed full-time increased from 41.2% in 1991 to 46.2% in 1992; (6) the percentage of transfers students remained nearly constant in 1991 (63.6%) and 1992 (63.5%), though the percentage of full-time students in this group dropped; (7) student services receiving the highest rankings were library services, reading and math skill facilities, and computer services; and (8) 78.8% of the respondents indicated that their goals had been met by their college degree. Data on demographics, residence patterns, college major, salaries, transfer status, employers, and transfer institutions; and the survey instrument are appended. (KP) |
| title | SUNY/Westchester Community College. 1992 Study of the Graduates. |
| topic | College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Educational Trends Employment Patterns Graduate Surveys Mail Surveys Participant Satisfaction Questionnaires Student Attitudes Student Characteristics Two Year College Students Two Year Colleges |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED372786 |