We have been doing some advanced planning with the slightly
quieter time in May (especially now that the horses are starting to leave for
their summer homes and the numbers at the Equestrian Center are going down).
One of the projects I have been involved in concerns helping our students with possible
careers early on in college life so they can take the appropriate classes and
maximize their St. Andrews education. Discussions for this project led us in
several directions one of them being what our graduates are doing now. Renee Jones,
Director of Career Services, complies data on what graduates are doing six
months after graduation. She has done an incredible job with this the last few
years.
2013 – 100% of grads are either working full or part time, furthering
their education, doing an internship or serving our country in the military or in
organizations such as Peace Corps. Data for previous years are equally
impressive 2012 – 96% and 2011 – 94%.
Renee does something that most schools fail to do, she gets
in touch with every graduate at the six month mark to find out what they are
doing. Most schools poll 20 – 30% and draw conclusions from that and so their
results are not quite as accurate as the SAU figures. Renee was kind enough to
share the 2013 breakdown with me and it was pretty remarkable. Remember this is
100% of the graduating class reporting not a small sample!
Continuing Education – 14.5%
Internships – 1.3%
Full-Time Employment – 63.2%
Part-Time Employment – 21.1%
St. Andrews maybe small but these figures speak loud and
clear for the value of the education provided.
Thanks for sharing Renee!
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