• . . ( Herald - Lantern Dispatch 26 March '86 49^

A Survey and \ q|" r5S§g§l-S3B^® HHigher Education— I S2^«^etf [interest and Needs If Cape May County I ■ HERALD, ?'2in\ 2 V58fe . Dean Evans I II OBIAObyAElCi^ppreC.ated. Or^Dean I I ■ Your response I ■ This survey is to be completed by permanent or year-round adult residents of Cape May County. Circle or write your responses as appropriate.

%. i 1. how many persons, including yourself, live in your household? I a. One I b Two I c. Three I d. Four I e. Five I f. Six or More I 2. where do you live cape may county? I a. Middle^ Township I b. Ocean City Area I c. Cape May/Wildwood Area I d Stone Harbor/A valon/Sea Isle City Area I e. Woodbine Northwest County Area I I. West Coast/Delaware Bay Area I 3. in which ace bracket are you? ■ a. 18 - 25 ■ b. 26 • 35 ■ c. 36 - 59 I d. 60 and over i 4. what is your sex? I a. Male I b. Female i 5. what is your highest level of education? I a. High School I b. Trade or Technical School after high f school H \ ■ c. College ■ d. Other i 6. which of these work categories best describes your current employment status? ■ a. Homemakqr I b. Full-time job outside the home ■ c. Part-time |ob outside the home I d. Looking for employment vv_, ■ e. Retired i 7. Before participating in our survey, had you ever heard any information about community college services for county residents? ■ a. Yes I b. No I 8. do you know the purpose of the community college "chargeback" system? ■ a. Yes ■ b. No. i 9. have you attended college within , the past two years? I a. Yes College I b. No i 10. what college course are you now attending? (College and/or Course)

11. have you been a full-time or parttime student? a. Full-Time b. Part- lime c. Neither 12. if you were to enroll in community college courses, please tell which of these statements best expiain your reasons for getting more education. Circle as many as you want. a. To help get a first |ob b. To help change to;a new job or field c. To increase income; or promotions on • current job d. To resume an education interrupted years ago. e. io change direction and interests following retirement f. )ust for fun or to learn someting new 13. how interested are you in attending a community college? a. Very interested b. Somewhat interested c. Not Very interested d Not at all interested 14. assuming you were a full-time community college student, would you prefer to attend classes at: a. A centrally located site within Cape May County b A site outside Cape May County 15. assuming you were a part-time community college student, would you prefer to attend classes at: a. A centrally located site withirv Cane May County b A site outside Cape May County 16. we are interested in finding out how many residents of the county might be taking college classes during the next few / years. in general, are you \ interested in getting more education? a. Very interested b Somewhat interested c. Not very interested ; d. Not at all interested 17. some problems make it difficult for a person to attend classes even when he/she wants to. please circle any of the items below that might prevent you from attending school. Circle as many as apply to you. a. Inconvenient location b. Transportation problem c. Difficulty finding a babysitter d. Cost of tuition and class materials e. Physical handicap f. Lack of high' -school djplorrta g. Other (please explain)

18. if you were to attend a community college, do you think you would prefer to attend full-time or part-time? a. Full-time b. Part-time - 19. if yhb-were to attend a community college, which of these class times would be convenient for you? - a. Mornings b. Noon to 4 p.m • Circle as many t. 4 to 7 p.m as you want. d. 7 to 10 p.m. e. Saturday mornings i. Saturday afternoons g. Sunday afternoons 20. select as many courses/programs as you would be interested in taking at a community college: a. Accounting'Finance b. Agriculture c . Business Management 'Administ rat k >n d Communications Imirnalism e. Computer.Data Processing I Engineering g. English/Literature h. Foreign language i I aw I Mathemaucs k. Medicinc/Pre-Med/Dental I. Natural Scienci*. m. Nursing? Dental technician n. Public Services (Police, fire) o. Secretarial/Office Skills p. Social Sciences q. Teaching r Technologies s Trades (plumbing, carpentry, etc.) t. Other (Please sp«n ity) u. Don't Know/Not Sure 21. what other community college programs would you be interested in receiving? 22. community colleges usually charge students tuition of $34 per credit which would be a cost of $102 for a typical 3-credit college course. would this cost be: a. Very attractive b. Somewhat attractive c. Unattractive 23. community colleges offer free counseling for |ob, career development and college enrollment to area adults. how interested would you be in these services? a Very interested c. Not very interested b. Somewhat interested d. Not at all interested 24. please make any comment you wish regarding community college services in cape may county. i

Thank you for completing this survey. Please mail or drop off by April 2, 1986 io the: cape may county herald j P.O. Box 430 106 N. Main Street Cape May Court House, N.j. 08210