Results of "EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS" Survey
Conducted January-February 1999
|
N of Rows in Working Data File |
509 |
|
Sex of Respondent |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
female |
324 |
63.7 |
63.7 |
63.7 |
|
male |
185 |
36.3 |
36.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Student status |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
.4 |
|
fulltime |
390 |
76.6 |
76.6 |
77.0 |
|
|
Part-time |
117 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
17 |
9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
|
18 |
63 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
14.3 |
|
|
19 |
99 |
19.4 |
19.6 |
33.9 |
|
|
20 |
58 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
45.3 |
|
|
21 |
45 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
54.3 |
|
|
22 |
20 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
58.2 |
|
|
23 |
17 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
61.6 |
|
|
24 |
8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
63.2 |
|
|
25 |
16 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
66.3 |
|
|
26 |
15 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
69.3 |
|
|
27 |
9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
71.1 |
|
|
28 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
72.5 |
|
|
29 |
9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
74.3 |
|
|
30 |
16 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
77.4 |
|
|
31 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
78.8 |
|
|
32 |
13 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
81.4 |
|
|
33 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
82.8 |
|
|
34 |
18 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
86.3 |
|
|
35 |
10 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
88.3 |
|
|
36 |
8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
89.9 |
|
|
37 |
6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
91.1 |
|
|
38 |
10 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
93.1 |
|
|
39 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
93.3 |
|
|
40 |
5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
94.3 |
|
|
41 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
94.9 |
|
|
42 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
96.2 |
|
|
43 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
96.8 |
|
|
46 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
97.0 |
|
|
47 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
97.4 |
|
|
48 |
9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
99.2 |
|
|
52 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
99.4 |
|
|
53 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
99.6 |
|
|
55 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
99.8 |
|
|
56 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
505 |
99.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
4 |
.8 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Do you have off-campus access to computer? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
180 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
|
no |
102 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
55.4 |
|
|
yes |
227 |
44.6 |
44.6 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
If yes, is computer in your home? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
180 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
|
no |
150 |
29.5 |
29.5 |
64.8 |
|
|
yes |
179 |
35.2 |
35.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Do you expect to earn a degree at SECC? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
|
no |
105 |
20.6 |
20.6 |
22.2 |
|
|
yes |
396 |
77.8 |
77.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
How many semester hours do you currently have? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
1 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
.6 |
|
2 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
.9 |
|
|
3 |
19 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
|
|
4 |
6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
|
|
5 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
6.5 |
|
|
6 |
16 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
|
|
7 |
12 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
12.6 |
|
|
8 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
13.0 |
|
|
9 |
15 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
16.2 |
|
|
10 |
6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
17.5 |
|
|
11 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
17.7 |
|
|
12 |
55 |
10.8 |
11.9 |
29.7 |
|
|
13 |
69 |
13.6 |
14.9 |
44.6 |
|
|
14 |
34 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
51.9 |
|
|
15 |
25 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
57.4 |
|
|
16 |
34 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
64.7 |
|
|
17 |
15 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
68.0 |
|
|
18 |
19 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
72.1 |
|
|
19 |
6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
73.4 |
|
|
20 |
4 |
.8 |
.9 |
74.2 |
|
|
21 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
75.8 |
|
|
22 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
76.0 |
|
|
23 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
76.2 |
|
|
24 |
5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
77.3 |
|
|
25 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
77.5 |
|
|
27 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
77.9 |
|
|
28 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
78.1 |
|
|
29 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
78.6 |
|
|
30 |
6 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
79.9 |
|
|
31 |
7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
81.4 |
|
|
32 |
4 |
.8 |
.9 |
82.3 |
|
|
33 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
82.7 |
|
|
34 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
83.1 |
|
|
36 |
4 |
.8 |
.9 |
84.0 |
|
|
37 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
84.6 |
|
|
38 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
85.1 |
|
|
39 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
85.5 |
|
|
40 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
85.9 |
|
|
41 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
86.4 |
|
|
43 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
86.8 |
|
|
45 |
5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
87.9 |
|
|
46 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
88.5 |
|
|
47 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
89.2 |
|
|
48 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
89.4 |
|
|
49 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
89.8 |
|
|
50 |
5 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
90.9 |
|
|
51 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
91.1 |
|
|
52 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
91.8 |
|
|
53 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
92.0 |
|
|
54 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
92.4 |
|
|
55 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
92.6 |
|
|
56 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
92.9 |
|
|
58 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
93.1 |
|
|
60 |
4 |
.8 |
.9 |
93.9 |
|
|
63 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
94.2 |
|
|
65 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
94.8 |
|
|
66 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
95.2 |
|
|
67 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
95.5 |
|
|
70 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
96.1 |
|
|
71 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
96.3 |
|
|
75 |
3 |
.6 |
.6 |
97.0 |
|
|
76 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
97.2 |
|
|
77 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
97.4 |
|
|
78 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
97.6 |
|
|
80 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
97.8 |
|
|
81 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
98.1 |
|
|
86 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
98.3 |
|
|
90 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
98.7 |
|
|
93 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
99.1 |
|
|
95 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
99.4 |
|
|
103 |
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
99.8 |
|
|
138 |
1 |
.2 |
.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
462 |
90.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
47 |
9.2 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Have you decided upon a major course of study? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
2 |
.4 |
.4 |
.4 |
|
no |
102 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
20.4 |
|
|
yes |
405 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Do you plan to transfer to a four-year institution? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
21 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
no |
118 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
27.3 |
|
|
yes |
370 |
72.7 |
72.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Are you employed? |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
7 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
|
no |
218 |
42.8 |
42.8 |
44.2 |
|
|
yes |
284 |
55.8 |
55.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
|
390 |
76.6 |
76.6 |
76.6 |
|
yes |
119 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Arts & Craft Design |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
213 |
41.8 |
45.6 |
45.6 |
|
no opinion |
84 |
16.5 |
18.0 |
63.6 |
|
|
mildly interested |
109 |
21.4 |
23.3 |
86.9 |
|
|
very interested |
61 |
12.0 |
12.8 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
467 |
91.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Missing |
42 |
8.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
228 |
44.8 |
48.8 |
48.8 |
|
no opinion |
100 |
19.6 |
21.4 |
70.2 |
|
|
mildly interested |
100 |
19.6 |
21.4 |
91.6 |
|
|
very interested |
39 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
467 |
91.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
42 |
8.3 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Child Care - Training & Facility Management |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
168 |
33.0 |
36.1 |
36.1 |
|
no opinion |
89 |
17.5 |
19.1 |
55.3 |
|
|
mildly interested |
111 |
21.8 |
23.9 |
79.1 |
|
|
very interested |
97 |
19.1 |
20.9 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
465 |
91.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
44 |
8.6 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Civil Engineering |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
225 |
44.2 |
48.2 |
48.2 |
|
no opinion |
105 |
20.6 |
22.5 |
70.7 |
|
|
mildly interested |
85 |
16.7 |
18.2 |
88.9 |
|
|
very interested |
52 |
10.2 |
11.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
467 |
91.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
42 |
8.3 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Culinary Arts |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
225 |
44.2 |
48.4 |
48.4 |
|
no opinion |
116 |
22.8 |
24.9 |
73.3 |
|
|
mildly interested |
90 |
17.7 |
19.4 |
92.7 |
|
|
very interested |
34 |
6.7 |
7.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
465 |
91.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
44 |
8.6 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Geriatrics Care |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
208 |
40.9 |
44.6 |
44.6 |
|
no opinion |
102 |
20.0 |
21.9 |
66.5 |
|
|
mildly interested |
109 |
21.4 |
23.4 |
89.9 |
|
|
very interested |
47 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
466 |
91.6 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
43 |
8.4 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
238 |
46.8 |
51.3 |
51.3 |
|
no opinion |
115 |
22.6 |
24.8 |
76.1 |
|
|
mildly interested |
76 |
14.9 |
16.4 |
92.5 |
|
|
very interested |
35 |
6.9 |
7.5 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
464 |
91.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
45 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Golfing - Course Management |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
284 |
55.8 |
61.2 |
61.2 |
|
no opinion |
91 |
17.9 |
19.6 |
80.8 |
|
|
mildly interested |
50 |
9.8 |
10.8 |
91.6 |
|
|
very interested |
39 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
464 |
91.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
45 |
8.8 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
237 |
46.6 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
|
no opinion |
119 |
23.4 |
25.6 |
76.6 |
|
|
mildly interested |
73 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
92.3 |
|
|
very interested |
36 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
465 |
91.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
44 |
8.6 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Hospitality IndustryValid |
no interest |
244 |
47.9 |
52.7 |
52.7 |
|||||
|
no opinion |
89 |
17.5 |
19.2 |
71.9 |
||||||
|
mildly interested |
100 |
19.6 |
21.6 |
93.5 |
||||||
|
very interested |
30 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
100.0 |
||||||
|
Total |
463 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
||||||
|
Missing |
46 |
9.0 |
|
|
||||||
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
||||||
|
Law Enforcement |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
223 |
43.8 |
47.3 |
47.3 |
|
no opinion |
55 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
59.0 |
|
|
mildly interested |
125 |
24.6 |
26.5 |
85.6 |
|
|
very interested |
68 |
13.4 |
14.4 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
471 |
92.5 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
38 |
7.5 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Media production |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
179 |
35.2 |
38.7 |
38.7 |
|
no opinion |
68 |
13.4 |
14.7 |
53.3 |
|
|
mildly interested |
132 |
25.9 |
28.5 |
81.9 |
|
|
very interested |
84 |
16.5 |
18.1 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
463 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
Missing |
46 |
9.0 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Mining Engineering |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
257 |
50.5 |
54.9 |
54.9 |
|
no opinion |
110 |
21.6 |
23.5 |
78.4 |
|
|
mildly interested |
58 |
11.4 |
12.4 |
90.8 |
|
|
very interested |
43 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
468 |
91.9 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
41 |
8.1 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Museum Management |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
271 |
53.2 |
58.5 |
58.5 |
|
no opinion |
108 |
21.2 |
23.3 |
81.9 |
|
|
mildly interested |
64 |
12.6 |
13.8 |
95.7 |
|
|
very interested |
20 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
463 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
46 |
9.0 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Network Information Systems |
Frequency |
Percent |
Valid Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
|
|
Valid |
no interest |
209 |
41.1 |
45.1 |
45.1 |
|
no opinion |
75 |
14.7 |
16.2 |
61.3 |
|
|
mildly interested |
114 |
22.4 |
24.6 |
86.0 |
|
|
very interested |
65 |
12.8 |
14.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
Total |
463 |
91.0 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
46 |
9.0 |
|
|
|
Total |
509 |
100.0 |
|
|
|