Career and Technical Education 2012 Graduate Follow-Up Survey

David TorresDean, Institutional Research

Riverside Community College District

BackgroundReceived a Perkins grant to conduct post-CTE

program interviews

Students completing CTE programs during 2009-11

included

Funds spent on telephone interviewers

MethodologyApril – May 2012, early evenings

Telephone administered, internet collection

Telephone interviews yielded 545 completed

interviews

Margin of error: +/- 4% (95% confidence level)

Since your graduation from RCCD, have you enrolled in a school other than RCCD? (2012)

Yes, I'm cur-rently enrolled

full-time11%

Yes, I'm currently enrolled part-

time6%

Yes, but not currently en-

rolled12%

No71%

How related is your course of study to the degree or certificate you earned at RCCD? (2012)

Same Sub-ject50%

Different, Related

31%

Different, Unrelated

19%

What is your current employment status? (2012)

54%

21%

12%

7%

6%Employed FULL-time (30+ hrs/week)

Employed PART-time (lt 30 hrs/week)

Unemployed, but seeking

Unemployed, not seeking

Not in labor force (student, retired, etc)

Have you been in any job related to your degree since graduation? (2012)

Yes59%

No41%

Source of Employment / Industry (2012)

Health-M

edical

Public Safety

City-County-G

overnment

K-12 Education

Other

Specialty

Trade Contracto

rs

Child Care

Personal S

ervices

Higher Educa

tion

Professi

onal Service

s

Accomodations

Accomodations -

Food Service

Military

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

100

78

2722

16 1511 10 7 5 3 2 1

Counties of Employment (2012)

Riverside64%

San Bernardino

17%

Orange5%

Los Angeles5%

Other CA Co8%

OOS2%

As a result of attending RCCD, were you able to earn… (2012)

an improved sit-uation in current

job

a new job a better job0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140 132

116

60

As a result of attending RCCD, were you able to get… (2012)

*Selected employment sectors with 20 or more employments.

an improved sit-uation in current

job

a new job a better job0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

20

44

23

31

21

8

10

9

3

4

6

7

Health-Medical Public Safety City-County-GovernmentK-12 Education

To what extent has your RCCD education and training helped you... (2012)

interact more effectively with diversity in the workplace

be prepared for further education

develop a better understanding of career goals

understand your interests, abilities, and values

communicate more effectively for the workplace

improve your job related skills

get a more satisfying job

earn a better wage

write more effectively for the workplace

compete with others in your field

solve math problems more effectively in the workplace

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

78%

77%

77%

76%

75%

74%

72%

71%

69%

69%

58%

16%

18%

19%

20%

20%

22%

16%

14%

21%

25%

26%

6%

4%

4%

3%

4%

4%

12%

15%

9%

6%

16%

Very Much Somewhat Not At All

Closing Comments – Recoded (2012)

Positive

/ Gen

eral

Positive

/ Progra

m, Serv

ice or In

structo

r Spec

ific

Negati

ve / G

enera

l

Negati

ve / P

rogram, S

ervice

or Instr

uctor S

pecific

Mixed Resp

onseOther

020406080

100120140

52

115

723

6 11

Summary The majority of Career and Technical Education program completers

reported improvements in their current job situation , a new job, or a

better job as a result of attending a RCCD CTE program.

Respondents in this sample were employed mainly in the Health/Medical

and Public Safety industries, and tended to be employed locally in Inland

Empire.

Open-ended comments overwhelmingly positive.

This survey is scheduled to be conducted again in Spring 2013.

Career and Technical Education 2012 Graduate Follow-Up Survey

David Torresdavid.torres@rccd.edu

951-222-8075

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