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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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