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DOCUMENT RESUME CE 071 925 ED 396 162 Reyes, Margaret E. AUTHOR Graduate Follow-up Survey, 1993. TITLE Guam Community Coll., Agana. Office of the State INSTITUTION Education. Agency for Vocational and Adult 93 PUB DATE 108p.; Foreword by John T. Cruz. NOTE Research/Technical (143) Reports PUB TYPE MFOI/PC05 Plus Postage. EDRS PRICE *Community Colleges; Adult Programs; Apprenticeships; DESCRIPTORS Continuing Education; Education Work Relationship; Employment Level; *Employment Patterns; Graduate *Job Surveys; High School Equivalency Programs; Satisfaction; *Outcomes of Education; Questionnaires; School Salary Wage Differentials; *School Attitudes; (Data); Two Year Surveys; Secondary Education; Tables Colleges; Unemployment; *Vocational Education; Vocational Followup *Guam Community College IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT to gather data on the A follow-up study was conducted of Guam Community employment and earnings of the 1993 graduates graduates were surveyed, College's various programs. A total of 464 189 secondary education including the following: 114 of the college's apprenticeship program graduates; 36 program graduates; all 26 21 vocational certificate associate of science degree recipients, certificate recipients; recipients, and 104 criminal justice academy As of 1995, 637. of and 86 graduates of the adult high school program. employed full time, with the secondary graduate respondents were equaling $7.07 and $6.89, males' and females' median hourly wages employed full time respectively. All 26 apprenticeship graduates were postsecondary program with a median hourly wage of $12.76. Of the time and 537. were pursuing graduates, 747. were employed full or part of postsecondary graduates additional education. The mean hourly wage training was $10.25. Of working full time in jobs related to their 447. were employed full time at a the adult high c.-hool graduates, 39.5% were continuing their education mean hourly wage of $7.82 and tables/figures are included. either full or part time. (Twenty-eight the initial and follow-up Appended are the survey instrument and letters sent to the graduates.) (MN) best that can be made Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the * from the original document. a GCC h u Kulehon Kunumfded Gudhan Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges feb , 1.993 GRADUATE F_OLL OW-UP SURVEY to":04, S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS ED CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER ,ERICI Thrs docurnent has been reproduced a% received horn the person or orcianization onoinatino It 0 Minor Changes have been made lo !mprove reproduction duality I I RornIs at ,rOW cr normons slaino In ltu5 TOlk THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES dOcumont 10 no, otscef.S1o,y roCrOhent official OEM position co poiicv INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." h Guam 96921 Guam Community College P.O. Box 23069 Barrigada, Fax: (671) 734-5238 Telephone: (671) 735-4422 _J BEST COPY AVAILABLE 1993 Graduate Follow-up Office of the Vice-President Administrative Services Division State Agency for Vocational and Adult Education Prepared by: Margaret E. Reyes, Consuttant TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE v LIST OF TABLES vii List of Figures viii Foreword ix Graduate Survey Highlights 1 Graduate Follow-up Survey 2 Introduction 2 Objectives of the Study 3 Methods and Procedures 4 General Characteristics of Graduates 10 Findings, Secondary Graduates 10 General Characteristics of Respondents 10 Graduates General Requirements for Secondary 10 Present Activities of Respondents 10 Employment Sector 11 Employment Patterns 11 Job Relatedness 11 Earnings of Secondary Graduates 11 Job Preparation 19 Job Satisfaction 19 Continuing Education 19 Unemployment I TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) PAGE 19 Cooperative Education 21 Comments and Recommendations 28 A Five-Year Perspective, Secondary Graduates 35 Findings - Apprenticeship Training Graduates 35 General Characteristics 35 General Requirements for the Journeyman Program 35 Present Activities of Respondents 36 Earnings of Apprenticeship Graduates 36 Job Preparation 36 Job Satisfaction 36 Continuing Education 36 Unemployment 39 Comments and Recommendations 40 Training Graduates A Five-Year Perspective - Apprenticeship 44 Findings - Postsecondary Graduates 44 General Characteristics of Respondents 44 General Requirements for Postsecondary Programs 45 Present Activities of Respondents 45 Employment Sector 45 Employment Patterns 47 Job Relatedness 47 Earnings of Postsecondary Graduates II TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) PAGE 47 Job Preparation 54 Job Satisfaction 54 Continuing Education 54 Unemployment 60 Comments and Recommendations 65 Graduates Findings - Adutt High School Diploma 65 General Characteristics of Respondents 65 Diploma General Requirements for Adult High School 65 Present Activities of Respondents 65 Employment Sector 65 Employment Patterns 65 Earnings of Adutt High School Graduates 67 Job Preparation 67 Job Satisfaction 67 Continuing Education 67 Unemployment 69 Comments and Recommendations 71 Findings Summary of Graduate Follow-up ill 6 _ TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) PAGE 73 APPENDICES 74 Survey Instrument A 76 Initial Letter to Graduates B '77 Follow-Up Letter to Graduates C _ _ ^ - - -- iv LIST OF TABLES PAGE TABLE Distribution of Secondary Graduates by Regular 1. 6 Program and Sex, School Year 1992-93 2. Present Activity of Respondents 12 1993 Secondary Graduates Respondents 3. Number and Percentage of Employed 12 Graduates) by Place of Employment (1993 Secondary 4. Vocational Program Summary for 13 1993 Secondary Graduates 5. Mean Hourly Salary of 1993 Secondary 15 Graduates by Instructional Program of School 6. 1993 Secondary Graduates' Perception 17 Experiences Applied to Present Activity of School 7. 1993 Secondary Graduates' Perception Experiences Applied to Present Activity by 18 Instructional Program Participants 8. Cooperative Education Program 20 School Year 1992-93, Secondary Level Secondary Graduates 9. Mean Hourly Salary, by Program, of 32 1993 Working Full-time in Related Occupations, 1989 - School 10. Secondary Graduates' Perception of Experiences Applied to Present Activities 34 1989 - 1993 Summary for 1993 11. Vocational Program Placement 37 Apprenticeship Training Graduates Graduates' Perception 12. 1993 Apprenticeship Training 38 Present Activity of School Experiences Applied to of Apprenticeship Training 13. Mean Hourly Salary, by Program, Graduates Working Full-time in Related 41 Occupations, 1989 - 1993 LIST OF TABLES (continued) PAGE TABLE 14. Apprenticeship Training Graduates' Perception of School Experiences as Applied to Present 43 Activity, 1989 - 1993 15. Present Activities of Postsecondary Respondents 46 1993 Degree & Certificate Graduates 16. Number and Percentage of Employed Respondents by 46 Place of Employment, 1993 Degree & Certificate 17. Vocational Program Summary for 1993 48 Postsecondary Graduates 18. Employment Status by Instructional Program 51 1993 Postsecondary Graduates 19. 1993 Associate Degree and Certificate Graduates' Perception of School Experiences Applied to 55 Present Activity 20. 34th Police Cycle Graduates' Perception of School 56 Experiences Applied to Present Activity 21. 15th Fire Cycle Graduates' Perception of School 57 Experiences Applied to Present Activity 22. 16th Fire Cycle Graduates' Perception of School 58 Experiences Applied to Present Activity School 23. 6th Corrections Cycle Graduates' Perception of 59 Experiences Applied to Present Activity 24. Present Activities of Adult High School 66 Respondents Graduates, 25. Number and Percentage of Adult High School 66 Employed Respondents by Place of Employment Perception of 26. Adult High School Diploma Graduates' 68 School Experiences Applied to Present Activity vi 9 LIST OF FIGURES PAGE FIGURE Employed/Unemployed Secondary Respondents 1 2 Student/Military Status of Secondary Respondents vil 0