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| author | Hankin, Joseph N. Ford, Julius C. |
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| contents | Westchester Community College Graduate Study, 1994. Hankin, Joseph N. Ford, Julius C. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Comparative Analysis Education Work Relationship Outcomes of Education Participant Satisfaction Salaries School Effectiveness Student Personnel Services Two Year Colleges Vocational Followup In fall 1994, Westchester Community College (WCC), in New York, conducted a study of the 1,018 students who graduated in summer or fall 1993 or spring 1994 to determine educational and work-related outcomes and compare findings to outcomes for previous years' graduates. Study findings, based on responses from 436 (42.8%) of the graduates, included the following: (1) respondents were 54.3% female, down slightly from 56% in 1993; (2) the percentage of Blacks in the graduating class rose from 11.3% in 1993 to 15.9% in 1994; (3) 59.9% of the respondents indicated that they had transferred to a four-year college, with 78.8% of these intending to achieve a Bachelor's degree; (4) factors facilitating transfer included availability of desired program, cited by 72.1% of the respondents, and location and cost, cited by 66.7%; (5) 70.2% of the respondents were employed, while the mean salary of graduates employed full-time was $27,071, up almost $2,000 from 1993; (6) as with the 4 previous graduating classes, at least 96% of the 1994 respondents gave a very satisfied or satisfied rating for their overall WCC experience; (7) the student services which received the highest numbers of very satisfied ratings from 1994 respondents were library services at 68.3%, computer services at 51.3%, and tutorial services at 47.8%; and (8) 75.2% indicated that their goals had been met by their WCC degree. Data tables and the survey instrument are appended. (BCY) |
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| spellingShingle | Westchester Community College Graduate Study, 1994. Hankin, Joseph N. Ford, Julius C. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Comparative Analysis Education Work Relationship Outcomes of Education Participant Satisfaction Salaries School Effectiveness Student Personnel Services Two Year Colleges Vocational Followup Westchester Community College Graduate Study, 1994. Hankin, Joseph N. Ford, Julius C. College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Comparative Analysis Education Work Relationship Outcomes of Education Participant Satisfaction Salaries School Effectiveness Student Personnel Services Two Year Colleges Vocational Followup In fall 1994, Westchester Community College (WCC), in New York, conducted a study of the 1,018 students who graduated in summer or fall 1993 or spring 1994 to determine educational and work-related outcomes and compare findings to outcomes for previous years' graduates. Study findings, based on responses from 436 (42.8%) of the graduates, included the following: (1) respondents were 54.3% female, down slightly from 56% in 1993; (2) the percentage of Blacks in the graduating class rose from 11.3% in 1993 to 15.9% in 1994; (3) 59.9% of the respondents indicated that they had transferred to a four-year college, with 78.8% of these intending to achieve a Bachelor's degree; (4) factors facilitating transfer included availability of desired program, cited by 72.1% of the respondents, and location and cost, cited by 66.7%; (5) 70.2% of the respondents were employed, while the mean salary of graduates employed full-time was $27,071, up almost $2,000 from 1993; (6) as with the 4 previous graduating classes, at least 96% of the 1994 respondents gave a very satisfied or satisfied rating for their overall WCC experience; (7) the student services which received the highest numbers of very satisfied ratings from 1994 respondents were library services at 68.3%, computer services at 51.3%, and tutorial services at 47.8%; and (8) 75.2% indicated that their goals had been met by their WCC degree. Data tables and the survey instrument are appended. (BCY) |
| title | Westchester Community College Graduate Study, 1994. |
| topic | College Graduates College Transfer Students Community Colleges Comparative Analysis Education Work Relationship Outcomes of Education Participant Satisfaction Salaries School Effectiveness Student Personnel Services Two Year Colleges Vocational Followup |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED391564 |