Measures of Progress, 1984-1987: A Four-Year Retrospective. Los Rios Community College District.

Autor/in	Lee, Beth S.
Institution	Los Rios Community Coll. District, Sacramento, CA. Office of Planning and Research.
Titel	Measures of Progress, 1984-1987: A Four-Year Retrospective. Los Rios Community College District.
Quelle	(1987), (68 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Graduates; Community Colleges; Dropout Characteristics; Dropouts; Employment Patterns; Followup Studies; Graduate Surveys; Outcomes of Education; Participant Satisfaction; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Student Educational Objectives; Transfer Students; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Followup + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel
Abstract	Between 1984 and 1988, four follow-up surveys were conducted by the Los Rios Community College (LRCC) District to determine the education and employment patterns of a total of 16,284 former LRCC students, their satisfaction with their experience at LRCC, and their educational plans. The responses of 7,564 former students were analyzed in terms of the students' self-reported goals of university transfer, occupational preparation, occupational retraining, and personal interest. The responses of nonreturning students were analyzed separately. Study findings include the following: (1) students who earned a degree or certificate comprised more than 61% of the 16,284 former students surveyed; (2) university transfer was listed as the primary educational goal by increasing proportions of students over the 4-year period; (3) the respondents indicating job-related goals decreased from 61% in 1984 to 50% in 1987; (4) approximately half of the respondents continued their education after leaving LRCC; (5) the percentage who were employed rose from almost 74% in 1984 to 81% in 1987; (6) more than 60% planned to take more courses at the same LRCC campus in the future, even though many had completed degree or certificate programs; (7) respondents' ratings of their educational experience at LRCC increased slightly each year from 1984 to 1987; and (8) of the non-returning students, almost 75% had attended LRCC for job-related reasons, and 36% left LRCC when they had completed the courses they desired. The survey instrument is included. (EJV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC