SURVEY FINDINGS AT A GLANCE. 47% of student respondents report having employment or furthering their education

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1 Information on senior students college experiences and post-graduation plans were collected through a survey conducted during the May 2017 graduation ceremony rehearsal. Of the 1,838 students who participated in the graduation ceremony, 74% completed the survey (N=1,368). POST-GRADUATION PLANS 1 ALL MAJORS (N=1,364) 2 Employment 28% Graduate/Professional School 19% Seeking Employment/Admission to Graduate School 49% SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (N=165) Employment 38% Graduate/Professional School 12% Seeking Employment/Admission to Graduate School 47% SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (N=250) Employment 35% Graduate/Professional School 15% Other 3 3% SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE (N=277) Employment 24% Graduate/Professional School 25% Other 3 3% SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (N=395) Employment 31% Graduate/Professional School 15% Seeking Employment/Admission to Graduate School 49% Other 3 5% SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, CULTURES, AND WORLD AFFAIRS (N=81) Employment 25% Graduate/Professional School 19% Other 3 8% SCHOOL OF SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (N=279) Employment 17% Graduate/Professional School 26% Seeking Employment/Admission to Graduate School 53% 1 Based on respondents Choose all that apply category(s) describing status following graduation. 2 Total N is less than the sum of totals for academic schools due to reported double and triple majors. 3 Other includes: volunteer or national service (Peace Corps, etc.), or other unspecified plans. SURVEY FINDINGS AT A GLANCE 47% of student respondents report having employment or furthering their education Employment Fields (of those who reported employment) 15% Management, Business, and Finance 15% Education and Library 12% Health Services 11% Hospitality and Tourism Employment Location 405 Student respondents reported employment in South Carolina Satisfaction (satisfied and very satisfied ratings reported) 87% Overall academic experience 86% Instruction in major 71% Instruction in general education program Time 80% of student respondents report graduating from the College in 4 years or less Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (oiep.cofc.edu) Page 1

2 CATEGORY OF REPORTED EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT Frequency Percent Management, Business, Finance % Education, Library % Category of Reported Employment College of Charleston Senior Exit Survey 2017 Health Services % Hospitality and Tourism % Arts, Design, Music % Science, Technology, Engineering % Other % Non-Profit, Community, Social Service % Communications, Media % Law, Legal % Civil Service, Government % Military Service 7 0.9% Total % 4 List of other reported categories of employment can be found in Appendix A. EMPLOYMENT RELATED TO DEGREE AND TRAINING EMPLOYMENT RELATED TO COLLEGE MAJOR Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Definitely above my level % Somewhat above my level % Appropriate for my level % Somewhat beneath my level % Definitely beneath my level % Total % MOST COMMONLY REPORTED EMPLOYMENT STATES (with a frequency of 5 or more) State Frequency State Frequency SC 405 GA 9 NY 18 OH 7 FL 12 MA 6 DC 10 NJ 6 NC 10 MD 5 Completely related % Very related % Moderately related % Somewhat related % Not at all related % Total % REPORTED EMPLOYERS 5 Blackbaud Booz Allen Hamilton Berkeley County Schools Charleston County College of Charleston Council of International Educational Exchange Dorchester County Schools Gildan Kiawah Island Marriott International Medical University of South Carolina Roper Hospital Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Teach for America TEFL Heaven 5 List represents selected employers frequently cited in this survey. Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (oiep.cofc.edu.) Page 2

3 GRADUATE SCHOOL PLACEMENT REPORTED DEGREE SOUGHT Degree Frequency Percent Master's Degree % Medical Degree % Other % Second Bachelor s Degree % Certificate % Law Degree % PhD or Other Doctoral Degree % REPORTED ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES Discipline Frequency Discipline Frequency Medicine 89 Humanities 25 Math and Sciences 61 Education 20 Social Sciences 51 Law 13 Business 40 Other 7 Health Sciences 35 Religious Studies 3 Arts 29 Total % 6 List of other reported degrees sought can be found in Appendix B. REPORTED GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS (List represents schools with a frequency of 2 or more) Charleston School of Law Clemson University Columbia University Duke University Emory University Florida State University Georgia State University Johns Hopkins University Kings College London Lingnan University Medical University of South Carolina New York University Northern Kentucky University Oklahoma State University Rutgers University The Citadel Trident Technical College University of Charleston, SC University of Chicago University of Kansas University of Michigan University of North Carolina University of South Carolina University of Tennessee University of Texas University of Virginia Walden University STUDY ABROAD AND INTERNSHIP PARTICIPATION Of those surveyed, 422 students (32%) reported participating in a study abroad program (Table represents study abroad countries with a frequency of 9 or more) 7 Of those surveyed, 839 students (63%) reported completing an internship while at the College (Chart based on first reported major) Country Frequency Country Frequency Italy 89 Austria 13 United Kingdom 50 Cambodia 11 Spain 44 Costa Rica 10 France 32 Czech Republic 10 Australia 18 Morocco 10 Greece 16 Vietnam 10 Germany 15 Argentina 9 Semester at Sea 14 South Africa 9 7 Complete list of reported study abroad countries can be found in Appendix C. Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (oiep.cofc.edu.) Page 3

4 All Majors SENIOR EXIT SURVEY CLASS OF 2017 SATISFACTION WITH ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Degree of Satisfaction Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very Satisfied Overall academic experience 0.8% 2.1% 10.4% 52.7% 34.0% 1,331 Instruction in major 8 0.8% 3.7% 10.0% 45.3% 40.2% 1,342 Instruction in general education program 1.3% 3.8% 24.2% 52.7% 18.0% 1,337 Preparation for continuing education 0.8% 4.9% 19.9% 48.9% 25.4% 1,325 Preparation for professional employment 1.8% 5.6% 24.1% 45.1% 23.4% 1,325 School of the Arts Overall academic experience 0.6% 2.5% 12.3% 57.1% 27.6% 163 Instruction in major 8 1.2% 0.6% 6.7% 50.3% 41.2% 165 Instruction in general education program 0.6% 3.6% 30.3% 46.7% 18.8% 165 Preparation for continuing education 0.6% 4.3% 23.9% 48.5% 22.7% 163 Preparation for professional employment 0.6% 7.4% 22.7% 44.8% 24.5% 163 School of Business Overall academic experience 2.0% 2.5% 15.2% 49.6% 30.7% 244 Instruction in major 8 2.0% 7.8% 15.5% 40.0% 34.7% 245 Instruction in general education program 4.5% 5.3% 29.5% 48.8% 11.9% 244 Preparation for continuing education 2.5% 4.5% 24.6% 50.4% 18.0% 244 Preparation for professional employment 3.3% 4.5% 25.5% 48.1% 18.5% 243 School of Education, Health, and Human Performance Overall academic experience 0.0% 0.7% 8.1% 46.3% 44.8% 270 Instruction in major 8 0.0% 1.5% 5.8% 49.6% 43.1% 274 Instruction in general education program 0.0% 3.7% 21.3% 50.4% 24.6% 272 Preparation for continuing education 0.0% 3.0% 13.8% 45.1% 38.1% 268 Preparation for professional employment 1.1% 1.5% 14.5% 46.8% 36.1% 269 School of Humanities and Social Sciences Overall academic experience 0.5% 3.1% 9.0% 50.1% 37.3% 389 Instruction in major 8 0.8% 2.0% 7.9% 44.6% 44.6% 392 Instruction in general education program 1.5% 3.8% 24.1% 53.1% 17.4% 390 Preparation for continuing education 0.8% 6.0% 17.9% 46.2% 29.1% 385 Preparation for professional employment 2.3% 6.2% 26.8% 41.6% 23.1% 385 School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs Overall academic experience 0.0% 1.3% 11.4% 53.2% 34.2% 79 Instruction in major 8 2.5% 0.0% 7.5% 41.3% 48.8% 80 Instruction in general education program 0.0% 6.3% 20.3% 62.0% 11.4% 79 Preparation for continuing education 0.0% 3.8% 17.7% 59.5% 19.0% 79 Preparation for professional employment 1.3% 5.1% 27.8% 49.4% 16.5% 79 School of Sciences and Mathematics Overall academic experience 0.7% 1.5% 9.1% 62.4% 26.3% 274 Instruction in major 8 0.4% 6.9% 15.3% 44.2% 33.2% 274 Instruction in general education program 0.0% 3.3% 19.3% 60.4% 17.1% 275 Preparation for continuing education 0.4% 5.1% 21.9% 52.6% 20.1% 274 Preparation for professional employment 0.7% 6.9% 29.2% 47.4% 15.7% Includes all reported majors, including reported double and triple major. All reported percentages are based on the total N of survey respondents for the particular question. Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (oiep.cofc.edu.) Page 4 N

5 Appendix A Category of Reported Employment ( other defined) Agriculture Animal Rescue Childcare/Au Pair Food and Beverage Horticulture Massage Therapy Outdoor Recreation Personal Training Professional Sports Religion/Clergy Retail Safety, Health, and Environment Appendix B Reported Degree Sought ( other defined) Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Osteoarchaeology International Security Water Science Governance Winemaking Appendix C Complete List of Reported Study Abroad Countries Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Brazil British Virgin Islands Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia France Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Holland Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Panama Poland Russia San Salvador Semester at Sea Singapore South Africa Spain Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Vietnam Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning (oiep.cofc.edu.) Page 5