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Davidson County Community College

2011 Graduate Survey

Aggregate

May and July 2011 Graduates

Number of Graduates: 764 Number Completing Survey: 355

Percent Completing Survey: 46.5%

I. Degree Information

1. Award received:

Degree 261

Diploma 50

Certificate 44

2. Type of student:

Day 291

Evening 10

Both Day and Evening 16

Online 37

II. Goal Attainment

3. Graduate goal(s) for attending DCCC (Respondents may select more than one): Degree, Diploma, or Certificate 302 (85.1%)

Improve existing job skills 31 (8.7%)

Transfer to a 4-year college/university 67 (18.9%)

Prepare for/get a new job 118 (33.2%) Personal interest 23 (6.5%)

Other 23 (6.5%)

4. Degree to which graduate accomplished goal(s) for attending DCCC:

Completely 279 (83.5%)

Partially 55 (16.5%)

Did not accomplish goal(s) 0 (0%)

III. Educational Status

5. Are you currently enrolled in a four-year college or university?

Yes 38 (10.7%)

No 230 (64.8%)

Number of Non-Respondents 3

If yes, are you attending full-time or part-time?

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Part-time 2 (5.3%)

Number of Non-Respondents 0

Name of College:

Appalachian State University (3)

Catawba College (7)

East Carolina University (4) Franklin University (1) Grand Cannon University (1) Kotoricha Polytechnic Ghana (1) NC A&T (2)

Pfeiffer University (1) Salem College (4)

UNC Chapel Hill (1) UNC Pembroke (1) UNC Charlotte (1) UNC Greensboro (5) UNC Wilmington (1)

Universidad Centroamericana(Managua-Nicaragua) (1)

Western Carolina University (3) Wingate University (1)

Program of Study:

Accounting (1)

Automotive Engineering (1)

Biology (1)

Birth-Kindergarten Education (2)

BSN (1)

Business (1)

Computer Information Technology (1)

Communications (1)

Criminal Justice (2) Early childhood (1)

Education (3)

Electronic Engineering (1) Elementary Education (3)

Elementary Education/Special Education (1) Forensic Science (1)

French (1)

History (1)

Industrial engineering (1)

Information Tech & Operating Systems (1) Marine Biology (1)

Math (1)

Networking (1)

Nursing (3)

Psychology (3)

Sociology (3)

Undecided (2)

Zoology (1)

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Are you currently enrolled in a two-year college?

Yes 65 (18.3%)

No 230 (64.8%)

Number of Non-Respondents 19

If yes, are you attending full-time or part-time?

Full-time 47 (72.3%)

Part-time 14 (21.5%)

Number of Non-Respondents 2

Name of College:

Davidson County Community College (62) Guilford Technical Community College (1) Program of Study:

EMS (2) Pharmacy Tech (2)

ADN to BSN (1) Advertising & Graphics (1)

Pre-Engineering (1) Associate in Arts (1)

Auto Systems Tech (1) Business Administration (4) Cancer Information Management (1) Cosmetology (1)

Criminal Justice (2) Early Childhood (2)

Histotechnology (3) Health Information Technology (1)

IST (1) Logistics (2)

Massage Therapy (1) Medical Assisting (1)

MLT (3) Networking (3)

Nursing (1) Nursing RN to BSN (1)

Paralegal (6) Pharmacy Tech (5)

Pre-Nursing (2) Pre-Pharmacy (2)

Computer Programming (1) Psychology (1) Therapeutic Massage (1) Transfer (1)

Undecided (1) Web Technologies (1)

Zoo & Aquarium Science (3)

IV. Employment Information

6. Employment status:

Employed Full-time 85 (24.9%)

Employed Part-time 96 (28.1%)

Self-employed 7 (2.0%)

Unemployed-Seeking employment 121 (35.4%) Unemployed-Not seeking employment 22 (6.4%)

Other 11 (3.2%)

Number of Non-Respondents 12

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Less than 1 Year 106 (50.5%)

1-3 Years 36 (17.1%)

3-5 Years 26 (12.4%)

Over 5 Years 42 (20.0%)

Number of Non-Respondents 145

8. Current Salary (For Employment Related to Program of Study) Below $6.00 per hour (Approx $12,500 per Year) 5 (2.7%) $6.00 - $7.99 per hour (Approx $14,500 per Year) 26 (14.3%) $8.00 – $9.99 per hour (Approx $19,000 per Year) 44 (24.2%) $10.00-$11.99 per hour (Approx $23,000 per Year) 42 (23.1%) $12.00-$13.99 per hour (Approx $27,000 per Year) 22 (12.1%) $14.00-$15.99 per hour (Approx $31,000 per Year) 20 (11.0%) $16.00-$17.99 per hour (Approx $35,000 per Year) 6 (3.3%) $18.00-$19.99 per hour (Approx $40,000 per Year) 3 (1.6%) $20.00 per hour or more (Over $42,000 per Year) 14 (7.7%)

Number of Non-Respondents 170

9. How did you find your current job?

Referral from DCCC Instructor 19 (9.1%)

DCCC Career Center 0 (0%)

Referral from Friend or Family Member 85 (40.9%)

Newspaper Advertisement 6 (2.9%)

Online 16 (7.7)

Other 82 (39.4%)

Number of Non-Respondents 147

Yes No

Number of Non-Respondents

10. Is your job related to your program of study at DCCC?

113 (53.1%)

100 (46.9%)

142

11. Would you recommend DCCC to someone who was interested in pursuing the same career as yourself?

233 (95.9%)

10 (4.1%)

112

12. Was the equipment that you used for courses in your program of study sufficient to prepare you for your present job?

211 (93.4%)

15 (6.6%)

129

13. If your job is related to your program of study, how well did the education you received at DCCC prepare you for the responsibilities of your current job?

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Well 71 (33%)

Adequately 34 (15.8%)

Not Well 2 (0.9%)

Poorly 2 (0.9%)

Number of Non-Respondents 140

14. If your job is not related to your program of study at DCCC, it is because:

Could Not Find Job in Major 20 (19.8%)

Transferred to a 4-Year College or University 3 (3.0%) Did Not Look for Job Related to Major 36 (35.6%) Preferred to Work in Another Field 9 (8.9%)

Other 33 (32.7%)

Number of Non-Respondents 253

15. Regardless of job or financial benefits, do you feel your DCCC experiences improved your quality of life?

Yes 343 (97.4%)

No 9 (2.6%)

16. If you were to begin again (i.e., if you had it to do all over again), would you choose to attend DCCC?

Yes 324 (92.6%)

No 26 (7.4%)

17. Did you attend DCCC as a result of a recent layoff from your previous job?

Yes 110 (31.3%)

No 242 (68.8%)

Number of Non-Respondents 3

V. Satisfaction with Program of Study and Services

Very

Satisfied Satisfied

Dis- satisfied

Very Dis- satisfied

Number of Non- Respond-ents

18. Quality of services provided by Financial Aid staff in providing information and answering questions

121 (41.3%)

144 (49.1%)

22 (7.5%)

6 (2.0%)

61

19. Extent to which the Financial Aid staff in able to assist you in providing aid for which you were eligible

121 (41.7%)

147 (50.7%)

17 (5.9%)

5 (1.7%)

65

20. Number of student activities 87

(32.5%)

166 (61.9%)

10 (3.7%)

5 (1.9%)

87

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Very

Satisfied Satisfied satisfiedDis-

Very Dis- satisfied Number of Non- Respond-ents

provided in the Career Center (36.9%) (60.4%) (1.9%) (0.7%)

22. Assistance provided by Career Center staff in helping you find employment 73 (33.5%) 130 (59.6%) 13 (6.0%) 2 (0.9%) 137

23. Quality of assistance provided by counselors with career or and/or educational planning 103 (37.3%) 159 (57.6%) 8 (2.9%) 6 (2.2%) 79

24. Quality of instruction in program area courses 161 (46.8%) 171 (49.7%) 10 (2.9%) 2 (0.6%) 11

25. Quality of instruction in other courses 136

(42.0%) 177 (54.6%) 7 (2.2%) 4 (1.2%) 31 26. Quality of classroom/lab equipment

(Non-computer) 129 (39.8%) 184 (56.8%) 11 (3.4%) 0 (0%) 31 27. Quality of classroom/lab equipment

(Computer) 128 (38.7%) 187 (56.5%) 12 (3.6%) 4 (1.2%) 24 28. Availability of a computer outside of

class 140 (43.2%) 169 (52.2%) 10 (3.1%) 5 (1.5%) 31 29. Availability of assistance when using

computers in labs outside of class

116 (40.4%) 157 (54.7%) 11 (3.8%) 3 (1.0%) 68 30. Availability of courses you wish to

take 138 (40.1%) 177 (51.5%) 23 (6.7%) 6 (1.7%) 11 31. Times that courses you wish to take are

offered 110 (32.6%) 182 (54.0%) 34 (10.1%) 11 (3.3%) 18

32. Quality of Academic Advising 133

(40.9%) 172 (52.9%) 14 (4.3%) 6 (1.8%) 30

33. Quality of Learning Resources Center 159

(45.7%) 178 (51.1%) 8 (2.3%) 3 (0.9%) 7

34. Quality of Registration 145

(42.0%) 183 (53.0%) 14 (4.1%) 3 (0.9%) 10

35. Quality of Admissions 144

(42.2%) 183 (53.7%) 11 (3.2%) 3 (0.9%) 14

36. Quality of Student Activities 114

(40.6%) 151 (53.7%) 12 (4.3%) 4 (1.4%) 74

37. Quality of Campus Security 121

(40.2%) 157 (52.2%) 17 (5.6%) 6 (2%) 54 38. The overall quality of your program

of study at DCCC

183 (51.8%) 159 (45%) 8 (2.3%) 3 (0.8%) 2 39. Your overall level of satisfaction

with DCCC 188 (53.1%) 151 (42.7%) 10 (2.8%) 5 (1.4%) 1

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Excellent Good Fair Poor

40. Communication Skills (listening, speaking, writing) 190

(53.7%)

146 (41.2%)

18 (5.1%)

0 (0%) 41. Critical Thinking Skills (think critically to analyze

& solve problems)

193 (54.5%)

151 (42.7%)

9 (2.5%)

1 (0.3%) 42. Information Literacy (identify, locate, evaluate, and

use information effectively)

195 (55.2%)

149 (42.2%)

9 (2.5%)

0 (0%) 43. Cultural Literacy (observe, analyze, and participate

in diverse human experience)

171 (48.3%)

161 (45.5%)

20 (5.6%)

2 (0.6%)

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