DOCUMENT RESUME

This report presents results from the first comprehensive follow-up survey of employers of graduates from Pennsylvania College of Technology (PCT), based on surveys of 279 employers of graduates from 1991-92 and 219 employers of graduates from 1992-93. Following an executive summary, part II describes the survey methodology, indicating that the employer pool was developed from graduates employed in jobs related to their education, and provides a detailed analysis of findings. Part III presents data tables of employer response rates and perceptions of the graduates ' skills and preparation. Finally, part IV presents tables of employer ratings of graduates by program and school. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) for all 498 respondents measuring 18 categories of job skills, 75%--indicated that- their graduate employee performed well or extremely well; (2) for the 213 employers from the 1992--93 sample and the 251 from the 1991-92 sample who were able to compare PCT graduates to others doing similar work, 52.4 % and 59.3%, respectively, indicated that they were better prepared tha