A study of the graduates, Department of Business Administration, Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical College, May 1946-January 1968

This study was a follow-up of graduates of the Department of Business Administration, Prairie View A & M College, May 1946- January 1968, to ascertain the graduates1 opinions concerning the effectiveness of the business curricula in meeting their educational, social, economical, and occupational needs and to suggest potential curricula revision or expansion. Data for this study were obtained from 158 questionnaires received from a total of 450 distributed to the business graduates. Areas of concentration for the graduates were business administration, business education, and secretarial science. The following findings were derived from this study; 1. Of the 158 respondents, 124 (78.7 per cent) were employed in Texas. 2. Only 86 of 136 respondents were classified in occupations connected with the field of business, the remainder in occupations other than business. 3. One hundred and seven (69.9 per cent) of 153 respondents obtained initial employment primarily through their own efforts. Of this number, 36 obtained initial employment in less than one month following graduation; 19 required more than 6 months to obtain initial employment. [...]Education, College o