Graduation SurveysReturn on Education

Follow-up Report of Activities of Class of 2015

This first destination report for the Class of 2015 is based on self-reported information by graduates.  Information on employment, part-time/temporary employment, military, service, continuing education and not employed/not seeking was gathered from May 2015 through June 2016.  Information on those seeking employment was gathered from November 2015 through June 2016.  (Note that in the individual response spreadsheets the information is cumulative from graduation through June 2016.)

Of a class of 614 graduates, information was collected on 509, which is a response rate of 82.90%.  Which is an increase of 2.17% from the previous year.  Of the 509 responding, 281 (55.21%) reported employed full-time, 6 (1.18%) reported military, 24(4.72%) service program positions, 110 (21.61%) continuing education, 2 (0.39%) are not employed and not seeking employment, and 85 (16.70%) are part-time/temporary positions with a total of 441 (99.81%) reported being situated with 1 (0.19%) reporting that they are seeking employment. 

Post Graduation Status

Category Number Reported Percentage
Employed 281 55.21%
Military 6 1.18%
Service 24 4.72%
Continuing Education 110 21.61%
Not Employed/Not seeking 2 0.39%
Part-time/Temporary 85 16.7%
Seeking Employment 1 0.19%
Total 509 100%

Salary Information for the Class of 2015

Of the 281 employed full-time respondents 192 provided salary information which is 68.33 % of the 281 employed full-time respondents.  For the 192 reporting salary information, the average is $41,954.02 which is a 5.45% increase from $39,784.95 in 2014.

Range Number Reported Percentage
  2015 2014 2015 2014
< $20,000 17 19 8.85% 9.42%
$20,001 - $30,000 36 37 18.75% 17.79%
$30,001 - $40,000 49 73 25.52% 35.09%
$40,001 - $50,000 38 34 19.8% 16.35%
$50,001 - $60,000 34 34 17.71% 16.35%
$60,001 - $70,000 17 8 8.85% 3.85%
> $70,000 1 3 .53% 1.44%
Total 192 208 100% 100%

Class of 2016 Graduation Rehearsal Survey (August 2016)

31.4%24.7%18.9%19.5% concert
Plan 2015
Employed 184
Continue Education 114
Military 7
Service 21
Not Seeking 4
Part-time/Temp 111
Seeking 145
24.7%
 

Career Development surveyed the Class of 2016 at graduation rehearsal

  • Out of 587 graduates in the Class of 2016, 508 or 86.7%% responded
  • Those reporting employed increased 3.37% from 31.4% to 34.77%.
  • Continuing Education increased 1.18% from 19.45% to 20.63%.
  • Military decreased 0.59% from 19.45%% to 0.6%.
  • Volunteer/Service program increased 0.15% from 3.58% to 3.73%.
  • Part-time/Temporary decreased 0.08% from 18.94% to 18.86%.
  • Situated increased 4.59% from 56.31% to 60.9%.
  • Average reported salary is $44,485, up from $42,500 in 2015.

Response Rates

  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Class Number 587 614 555 545 543
Responses 508 (86.7%) 586 (95.44%) 502 (90.45%) 432 (79.4%) 481 (88.58%)

Post-Graduation Plans (Percentages based on the response number)

Category 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Employed 177 (34.77%) 184 (31.4%) 170 (33.9%) 117 (27.08%) 139 (28.89%)
Continue Educ. 105 (20.63%) 114 (19.45%) 102 (20.32%) 89 (20.6%) 101 (20.99%)
Military 3 (0.6%) 7 (1.19%) 3 (0.60%) 1 (0.23%) 7 (1.45%)
Service 19 (3.73%) 21 (3.58%) 24 (4.78%) 30 (6.94%) 20 (4.16%)
Not Seeking 6 (1.18%) 4 (.68%) 4 (0.80%) 24 (5.56%) 17 (3.53%)
Part-time/Temp 96 (18.86%) 111 (18.94%) 100 (19.92%) 79 (18.29%) 67 (13.93%)
Situated 310 (60.9%) 330 (56.31%) 303 (60.36%) 261 (60.42%) 284 (59.04%)
Seeking 103 (20.24%) 145 (24.74%) 99 (19.72%) 92 (21.3%) 130 (27.03%)

Situated includes employed, continuing education, military, service, and not employed/not seeking.

Salary Report

Of the 177 full-time employed, 151 (85.31%) provided salary information. The average salary is $44,485 which is up $1,985 from $42,500 in 2015.

Range 2016
2015
> $70,000 5 (3.31%) (0.58%)
$60,000 - $70,000 12 (7.95%) 17 (9.83%)
$50,000 - $60,000 44 (29.14%) 32 (18.5%)
$40,000 - $50,000 21 (13.9%) 37 (21.39%)
$30,000 - $40,000 43 (28.48%) 35 (20.23%)
$20,000 - $30,000 16 (10.6%) 35 (20.23%)
$20,000 10 (6.62%) 16 (9.25%)
Total 151 (100%) 173 (100%)