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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Board of Trustees Meeting February 13, 2015

N.C. A&T Graduates’ Placement

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Tracking NCA&T Graduates’ Placement

Graduating Student Survey

» Completed every semester by students awarded bachelor and graduate degrees » Instrument is supplied and required by UNC-GA » Voluntary » Question: “Please indicate the best description of your primary plans following graduation by marking the one most appropriate response below (14 response options)

Graduate School Survey

» Completed every semester by students awarded master and Ph.D degrees. » Instrument supplied by the Graduate School » Voluntary » Question: “What is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)?” (9 response options) » Question: “If you have employment (including post-doc/internship) lined up for the next year, what is your salary range?” (7 response options) » Question: “If you have employment (including post-doc/internship) lined up for the next year, what

• ne type of principal employer will you be working with? (15 response options)

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Tracking NCA&T Graduates’ Placement

First Year Destination Survey – 3 questions from the committee were added to the Graduating Student Survey

» Planned administration is every semester » Instrument supplied by IPAR » Voluntary » Questions:

• 1. If you will be continuing full-time with your current employer / or have accepted a full-

time, please indicate the following: employer, job title, city, state, salary, signing bonus.

• 2. If you have been accepted to graduate or professional school / full-time next year

please, provide the following: institution, city, state, intended major, intended degree, fellowship/stipend.

• 3. If you will be entering or continuing military service please, provide the following:

military branch, city, state, salary, signing bonus.

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NCA&T Graduates’ Placement: From Graduating Student Survey Fall 2014*

• Undergraduate Students

» 21.26% are employed at time of graduation » 27.57% intend to pursue graduate school » 41.86% seeking employment

• Graduate Students

» 41.07% are employed at time of graduation » 8.93% intend to pursue graduate school » 41.07% seeking employment

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Undergraduate Plans n=320

Total % Accepted Full Time job 38 12.62% Continue in Current paid job 26 8.64% Full time Graduate School 55 18.27% Part time Graduate School 28 9.30% Seeking Employment 126 41.86% Military 4 1.33% Other 43 14.29%

Graduate Plans n=56

Total % Accepted Full Time job 14 25.00% Continue in Current paid job 9 16.07% Full time Graduate School 4 7.14% Part time Graduate School 1 1.79% Seeking Employment 23 41.07% Military 0.00% Other 5 8.93%

* Data from the 14 response options have been combined from 14 to 7.

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NCA&T Graduates’ Placement: From Graduate School Survey Fall 2014*

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Graduate Overall n= 150

Totals % Accepted full time job 30 20.00% Continue in current paid job 26 17.00% Graduate School 22 14.00% Seeking Employment 62 41.00% Other 10 7.00%

If you have employment (including post- doc/internship) lined up for the next year, what is your salary range?

Answer Response % $40,000 or less 24 34% $40,001 - $50,000 13 18% $50,001 - $60,000 8 11% $60,001 - $70,000 12 17% $70,001 - $80,000 5 7% Over $80,000 8 11% Other , please specify : 1 1% Total 71 100%

Type of Employer n=92

Education 30 32% Government 11 12% Private Sector or Self Employed 38 41% Other 13 14%

• Graduate Students

» 37% are employed at time of graduation » 14% intend to pursue graduate school » 41% seeking employment » 33% of those reporting work are earning >$50,000/year » 41% of those reporting work are employed in the private sector

* Data from the response options have been combined from 9 to 4 for ease of reporting.

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First Year Destinations Declared N=77 % response

Employment 60 78% Graduate School 12 16% Military 5 6%

NCA&T Graduates’ Placement: From First Year Destinations: Fall 2014

Salary Range n=24

$40,000 or less 7 29% $40,001 - $50,000 7 29% $50,001 - $60,000 2 8% $60,001 - $70,000 6 25% $70,001 - $80,000 1 4% Over $80,000 1 4%

• Responding Students

» 78% are employed at time of graduation » 16% intend to pursue graduate school, 6% are going to the military » 41% of those reporting are earning >$50,000/year » 31% of those reporting are going to Fortune 500 companies

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Observations from Administration of Surveys Fall 2014

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• 1. 48% of Undergraduates and 50% of Graduate Students are employed or

planning upon attending graduate school subsequent to their degree award.

• 2. Of those students reporting salary, 41% of Undergraduates and 48% of

Graduate Students report salaries of >$50,000/year

• 3. Gaining employment data in the semester of graduation is difficult due

to timing in hiring cycles and due to concerns for privacy.

• 4. The response rate on the Graduating Student Survey could be improved

with adjustments to its administration.

• 5. More work needs to be done on administration of the First Year

Destination questions to increase response rate.

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Next Steps

• Change the placement of the First Year Destination questions

in the larger Graduating Student Survey to enhance item response rate.

• Explore the possibility of using one survey for the

Undergraduate Students only and the other for Graduate Students only.

• Begin Graduating Student Survey earlier and provide more

time for response.

• Utilize letters of endorsement from University administration

to encourage student participation.

• Utilized rewards for completion of the survey to encourage

student participation.

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Thank you!