John Brown University 2017-18 First Destination Survey Results
Survey Administered by Raynisha Robinson, Report Prepared by Lynette Duncan, Director of Career Development Director of Institutional Research April 16, 2019
Introduction
The JBU Career Development Center surveyed all prospective JBU graduates using the JBU First Destination Survey which reports future employment and education plans. This document summarizes the analysis of the survey given to December 2017 and May 2018 graduates. The survey was administered to prospective graduates from JBU’s traditional undergraduate (TUG), online undergraduate (OLUG), and graduate (GR) programs. In 2017-18, there were 268 TUG graduates, 111 OLUG graduates, and 193 GR graduates. Employment/Grad School Rates
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Detailed Post-Graduation Status Post-Graduation Status TUG OLUG GR Employed and Not in Grad School and have not reported plans to attend Grad School 168 63 144 Employed and Not in Grad School but plan to attend Grad School 15 7 2 Employed and in Grad School 9 4 3 Total Employed 192 74 149 In Grad School and Not Employed 12 1 In Grad School; Employment Status unknown* 3 2 Not Employed and Not in Grad School but plan to attend Grad School 10 2 3 Not Employed and Not in Grad School and have not reported plans to attend Grad School 25 3 9 Total Responses 239 82 164 Total Graduates 268 111 193 Response Rate 89% 74% 85% *We obtained graduate school information through NSC, but these students did not complete a survey.
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Internships
Graduates were asked if they completed an internship prior to graduation.
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Number of Jobs Applied For
Graduates were asked “How many jobs have you applied for up this date?” If a graduate selected “None” but was already employed, they are shown as “Already Employed” on the chart.
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Gross Salary
Graduates were asked to indicate their gross salary range. Graduates with only part-time employment are included here.
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Purpose for Completing Degree
Graduates were asked to indicate their original purpose or purposes for completing their degree.
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Meet Goals
Employed graduates were asked to indicate whether or not their job met their goals for after-JBU- employment.
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Career Assistance
Students were asked if they received assistance from the Career Development Center, Professor in their major, faculty advisor, or “other”. They could select as many as apply. In addition to the self-reported CDC usage data, we used CDC records to determine if a student participated in a CDC event in the 2016-17 or 2017-18 academic years.
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Handshake Usage
Although not a part of the First Destination Survey, the Career Development Center collected usage statistics on Handshake. For this analysis, we analyzed Handshake usage by our 2017-18 graduates. Almost half of TUG graduates logged into Handshake at least once, but only 25% completed a profile. Login and profile-creation rates were lower for GR and OLUG graduates.
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Employers and Grad Schools
Below is a list of employers and grad schools where respondents indicated they were working or attending graduate school. TUG
12 Oaks Senior Living Missionary Athletes International (Chicago Eagles) Abundant Life Christian School New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Allen Elementary New Life Center
Alton High School New Life Ranch
ArcBest Newton Design
Arkansas Autism Connection Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy
Arkansas Crisis Center Northwest Medical Center
Au Pair in France Oklahoma City University
Avid 4 Adventure Oklahoma University-Tulsa campus
Ben Milam Elementary Conroe ISD Online Program
Benchmark Consulting Outdoor Cap Company
Bilingual Education for Central America Paradigm Shift Leadership
Blogs for Brands Phigenics
Boys and Girls Club of Benton County Pine Cove
Boys and Girls Club of Western Benton County Planned to attend dental hygiene program
Caterpillar by ManPower Potter's House
Chain Jones Sudik PLLC Pour Jon's
Challenge Mfg. Company Primrose School of Rogers at Pinnacle Hills
Chick-fil-A RQ Construction
Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) Random Productions LLC
Childers Knapp Elemntary School Regent College
Children's Hospital with OU Medical Center Rotary Tech Inc
Citizens Memorial Healthcare Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church
Cleve’s Sports Card Saint Francis Hospital
Community Clinic Saint Thomas Midtown
DaySpring Scrubs & Sew On
Del Monte Searching for jobs
Delphi Self Employed
Delta Systems Senator Inhofe's Office
Dillard's Shepherd of the Ozarks Camp
Dominos Siloam Springs School District
EY Siloam Springs Nursing & Rehab
EaglePicher Technologies Siloam Springs Regional Hospital
Empire Electric District Southern College of Optometry
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Entergy Southwest Power Pool
Evangelical Covenant Church Spring Valley Anglers Rod and Gun Club
Examinetics Springdale School District
Fellowship Bible Church Springs Rescue Mission
Fidelity Investments St. Louis University
Field Agent TWINOAKS
First Baptist Rogers Tacos 4 Life Grill
First United Bank Target
First United Methodist Church Alvin Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Food Safety Net Services The Boeing Company
Fratelli's Wood Fired Pizza The Chickasaw Nation
Go Touch Down Travel & Tours The Children's Hospital
Good Life Physical Therapy The Ridge at BA
Grace Point Church Torrent Consulting
Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Trinity Pentecostal Church Commerce Guadalupe Centers Elementary Schools Turner Construction Company
HARK at the Center for Collaborative Care Tyson Foods Inc.
Holcomb Pharmacy PC UT Arlington
Hope Chapel Maui University of Arkansas
Hunt Elementary University of Arkansas Fort Smith
IBM University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Intermediate School University of Missouri
Inuendos Design Co. University of North Texas Health Science Center
John Brown University VML
Josiah Venture VMWare
L3 Mission Integration Walmart
Lingle Middle School Washington Regional Medical Center
Lockheed Martin, Space Systems Corporation Watts Public Schools
Logan College of Chiropractic Weichert Realtors - The Griffin Company
Logical Systems, LLC Western Michigan University
Loma Linda University Wheaton College and Honey Rock
METECS Wichita Room Escape
Memphis Teacher Residency Willow Creek Women's Hospital
Mercatus Center Youth with a Mission (YWAM)
Mercy Hospital Ziggywurst
Messiah
OLUG
ACEEE McLarty Automotive Group Academy Sports & Outdoors NWA Head Start
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Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Nilfisk, Inc. Inc. Aegis Therapies ODOT
ArcBest Our Lady of Fatima Preschool
Baldor ABB PRGX Global
Bancorpsouth Porterfield and Company CPA
Best Buy Power Clean-Up Solutions, LLC
Bright Haven Christian Learning Center Premise Health
Calico Rock High School Primrose Retirement Community
Chandler Equipment Pure Charity
Cross Church Rogers Public Schools
DAVITA KIDNEY CARE Safe Foods Corporation
Elegant Windows Simmons Foods
Fellowship Bible Church Smithfield Foods
First National Bank Swift Transportation
Gates Rubber Co. The State of Arkansas
Glatfelter Transplace Texas
Graphic Packaging Tyson Foods, Inc.
Harrison School District University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Heartland Dental Wade Atchison: Allstate Insurance
Inside Out Studio Walmart
JB Hunt Transportation Washington Regional Medical Center
JCPR University of Arkansas
JET Enterprises
Jenkins Enterprises John Brown University
GR
ABB Little Rock Counseling
ASUMH Adult Education Center Little Rock Police Department
Acosta Mathews Management Company
Anastasia Baptist Church McDowell Veterinarian Consulting, LLC
ArcBest Meier Clinics Foundation
Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Methodist Family Health Ministries Arkansas Department of Human Services Moore family therapy
Arkansas Neuropsychology & Behavioral Health Morrison Shipley Engineers
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. Moxie
Arvest Bank National Park College
BUTTERFIELD TRAIL VILLAGE New Life Church
Baldor Electric Co. Northwest Arkansas Community College
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Baldor Electric Company Nothing Bundt Cakes
Bentonville Schools Ouachita Baptist University
BlueFuego Ouachita Behavioral Health
Bodycote K-Tech Ozark Guidance
Bost CARES Ozark Guidance Center
Brazeway Inc PepsiCo
CREOKS Perspectives
Cabela's Private Practice
California Baptist University Professional Christian Counseling Inc.
Centers for Youth and Families Regent University
Children's Advocacy Center of Benton County Restoration Counseling Services
Chippewa Valley Technical College Riviana Foods Inc
Compass Counseling Sam's Club
Connolly a dividsion of Cotiviti Schumacher Clinical Partners
Cotiviti Self Employed
Creoks behavioral health Shiloh Christian School
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Siloam Springs Public Schools
DFAS - CO Simmons Foods
David Weekly Homes Soderquist Leadership
Dawn Foods Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Dayspring Behavioral Health Springdale Health and Rehab
Dr. Pepper Springdale Public Schools
FedEx The Anders Group
First Baptist Church The Fishin' Company
Friendship Community Care The Hershey Company
Givington's Trinity International University
Golden Living Tyson Foods
Great River Medical Center UC Santa Cruz
Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce US Bank
Greenville Technical College Ulta Beauty
Gregory Kistler Center University of Arkansas
HCS Valley Behavioral Health Services
Haas Hall Academy Van Buren Public Schools
Hamilton Center Vantage Point
JB Hunt Transport Walmart
JBU Student Counseling Center Washington County Sheriff's Office
Jay Public Schools Washington Regional Medical Center
John Brown University Water's Edge Counseling
LMC Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center Labette Center for Mental Health Services White River Medical Center
Lifeitme Brands Inc.
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Locations of TUG Graduates
TUG Graduates reported taking jobs or attending graduate school in 20 states and 7 countries.
WI MA MI NE PA OH IL IN CA CO KS MO VA TN NC OK AR
TX FL HI
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Details about Post-Graduation Status
Students were asked to select one of “Accepted a Job”, “Accepted to Graduate School”, and “Unemployed” in response to the question “Have you found employment or have you been accepted to Graduate School?” They were then asked: “What statement(s) best describes your post-graduation status? (Select as many as apply.)” The possible answers were: Full-time Employment Part-time Employment Unemployed, not searching Unemployed, searching Full-time Grad student Part-time Grad student Volunteer Military Year of Service The students were also given space to write the name of their employer or graduate school. We found that answers to these questions were often inconsistent, e.g., a student might select “Accepted a Job” and then mark “Unemployed, searching” or “Full-time Grad student”. Another student might select “Accepted to Graduate School”, but not select “Full-time Grad student” or “Part-time Grad student”. Other students listed an employer, but selected “Unemployed, searching”.
We submitted information from all graduates to the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to determine which students were enrolled in graduate school. This led to more inconsistencies with the survey— several students who indicated they planned to attend graduate school were not enrolled, and, conversely, students who gave no indication of attending graduate school were enrolled.
After cataloging all the inconsistencies, we developed the following classifications for a student’s post- graduation status. Employed and Not in Grad School but plan to attend graduate school Employed and Not in Grad School and have not reported plans to attend Grad School Employed and in Grad School In Grad School and Not Employed In Grad School and Employment Status Unknown Not Employed and Not in Grad school but plan to attend graduate school Not Employed and Not in Grad school and have not reported plans to attend Grad School A student was considered “Employed” if they selected “Accepted a Job” or “Employed” OR they selected “Full-time Employment” OR “Part-Time Employment” OR they listed a company name A student was considered “in Grad School” if the NSC data indicated they were enrolled in graduate school. There were 3 OLUG graduates and 2 GR graduates who did not complete the survey, but we found were enrolled in graduate school. A student is listed as “plan to attend graduate school” if the NSC data indicated they were not enrolled in graduate school, but they indicated that they plan to attend graduate school.
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Contact Information
Survey Administrator: Raynisha Robinson Director of Career Development John Brown University [email protected] 479.524.7282
Data Analyst Lynette Duncan Director of Institutional Research John Brown University [email protected] 479.524.7225
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