Maricopa Community Colleges Alumni Study, 1986-87.

Autor/in	Osborn, Catherine
Institution	Maricopa County Community Coll. District, Phoenix, AZ.
Titel	Maricopa Community Colleges Alumni Study, 1986-87.
Quelle	(1987), (61 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alumni; College Graduates; Community Colleges; Graduate Surveys; Individual Characteristics; Private Financial Support; Questionnaires; School Attitudes; School Support; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges; Volunteers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Community college; Community College; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Private Investition; Fragebogen; Schulförderverein; Freiwilliger
Abstract	A study was conducted by the Maricopa Community College District's (MCCD's) Office of Resource Development to develop a database that would support the needs of district colleges for a systematic plan to identify, locate, interest, involve, and garner civic and financial support from former students. A questionnaire was sent to 12,319 identified MCCD alumni, requesting information on alumni characteristics, the opportunities and services the alumni would like the colleges to provide, and willingness to volunteer for various college support activities. Study findings, based on a 12.2% response rate, included the following: (1) the typical respondent was a white, married woman, 39 years of age, with 2.5 children; (2) 75% of the repondents indicated they would like to have a continuing affiliation with the community college they attended; (3) 48.7% indicated that they had earned a degree, a diploma, and/or certificate from other institutions; (4) over 33% indicated a yearly income of over $25,000; (5) of those earning degrees from other institutions, 30.3% indicated they held more than one degree (i.e., 57.6%, bachelor's degrees; 21.6%, master's degrees; and 3.3%, higher level degrees; (6) 50.1% indicated that they would benefit from continuing education courses, 47.7% from receiving regular information about college programs and activities, 36.7% from eligibility for fitness courses, and 35.6% from access to library services; and (7) when asked about interest in volunteer activities, 13.9% expressed an interest in being an on-campus guest speaker or instructor, 12.5% were interested in being a professional contact for students, and 10.5% expressed an interest in alumni committees. Recommendations and the survey instrument are included. (EJV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01