Show Graduates Are Colle College e Oriented Utah's high school graduates graduates graduates grad grad- continue to be highly I college oriented according to an annu annual l study released today by the State Board of Educations Education's Division of Auxiliary Auxiliary Auxiliary Aux Aux- Services TIlE THE STUDY based on I questionnaires returned by I seniors who graduated from Utah High Schools in inthe inthe the spring of 1969 shows that percent to attend college after high school graduation Other intentions listed were work 1158 percent vocational vocational voca voca- school percent business school percent other schools percent armed forces percent and all others percent ALTHOUGH percentages are slightly different this years year's graduates listed almost the same intentions as those covered covered covered cov cov- ered in the 1968 study Those who listed college as their first preference were divided this way among the states state's institutions University University University sity of Utah Brigham Young University 2235 Weber Weber We We- ber her State College 1930 Utah State University 1920 Dixie College Southern Utah State College Snow College College College Col Col- lege College of Eastern Utah an and l Westminster College state Out-of-state colleges were listed by students and listed other schools or said they were undecided undecided undecided un un- un- un decided MORE THAN 2500 students said they intended to continue their education at post-high post school institutions other than academic colleges or w ver- ver More than half of these 1388 listed vocational or technical schools as their choice said they would attend business schools and said they planned to attend attend at at- tend other vocational type schools such as beauty and barber colleges Of the 1388 who listed vocational vocational vo vo- vo schools percent said they planned to attend Utah Technical College at Salt Lake percent listed at Provo and almost I 10 percent said they planned to attend vocational schools outside Utah ALMOST half the graduates listing business schools as their choice said they planned j to attend Stevens Henager I College Most of the rest percent said they planned planned planned plan plan- ned to attend Business College I Among the 2044 graduates i who said they planned to take jobs immediately these occupational occupational choices were listed I clerical percent personal person person- al nl service waitresses etc I skilled trade Percent percent per Per- cent an and farming forestry and transportation 82 per per- cent When asked to list sources i they expect to use in financing financing financing ing their college educations I t the college-bound college majority Y responded as follows parI parents par par- I I and relatives 29 percent I summer employment perI per per- i I cent scholarship percent i ii i own savings percent and 1 1 employment while in school 87 percent WHEN ASKED what effect J their high school experience I had on determining future i plans graduates responded i in this manner School was I the greatest factor percent percent per per- I cent quite important 1 per percent nt had little effect I percent and had no 1 influence 62 percent I When asked to i identify j i jI I persons who influenced them i I I 1 the graduates responded I parents percent school i 1 i personnel 23 percent friends 1 percent brothers or sisi sisters sis- sis i 1 6 percent religious leaders 22 percent and andi I i t community 17 per per- cent If U the parent and brother and sister categories ies are added together nearly 53 percent attribute most influence to their fam fame |