SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY 2015 COLLEGE Employment & Transfer Statistics GRADUATE REPORT Dear Friend of Southeast Community College, On behalf of the Board of Governors, the alumni, faculty, staff, and students of this excellent institution, I am pleased to present Southeast Community College’s Graduate Report. The report includes graduation and employment statistics associated with 2015 graduates from all of our applied technology and transfer programs. The report includes the total number of graduates, the number employed within the training-related field, the number continuing their education, the percent employed within Nebraska, and the average salary for SCC graduates. In addition to graduation and employment statistics, the report includes employers and transfer colleges and universities associated with each of SCC’s programs. The report also includes a sampling of personal experiences of graduates and employers in relation to the impact of SCC’s programs. This report represents one of our many efforts to evaluate the success of our programs and the degree to which we are accomplishing our mission. SCC is committed to its mission of providing the highest quality applied technology and academic education opportunities to its 15-county service area. SCC has a long history of ensuring that employers have access to qualified graduates who have the skills needed for successful and productive employment. SCC continually seeks to align its programs with the specific needs and requirements of employers and transfer institutions. We are committed to meeting the educational needs of our students, employers and the community. Sincerely, Paul Illich, President Southeast Community College The mission of Southeast Community College is to empower and transform its students and the diverse communities it serves. The College provides accessible, dynamic, and responsive pathways to career and technical, academic transfer, and continuing education programs. Student success and completion is maximized through collegiate excellence, exemplary instruction, comprehensive student support services, enrichment programs, and student-centered processes. SCC is committed to a proactive and evidence-based approach that continually assesses and responds to student, community, and employer demand for higher education. % SUCCESS RATE 98SCC graduates who are employed or continuing their education. Of 1,670 graduates during the 2015 year, only 2% of those who responded were not employed or continuing their education. Employment and Transfer A large majority of the 1208 graduates from Career/Technical fields who responded are employed (84%) and a large majority of the 208 Academic Transfer graduates who responded are continuing their education (74%). Page 1 STATE AND REGIONAL IMPACT Out of country: Canada ...........1 86% Unknown ......40 of employed graduates are working in Nebraska. 68% of employed graduates are working in our 15-county service area. Page 2 CONTINUING EDUCATION % Unknown ........2 89 of graduates who are continuing their education are doing so in Nebraska. Graduates Continuing Education by Institution In Nebraska Out of state University of Nebraska-Lincoln ........................ NE .....85 Northwest Missouri State University ..............MO .......7 University of Kansas ...........................................KS .......1 Southeast Community College ......................... NE .....64 Cloud County Community College ....................KS .......4 University of Texas at El Paso ............................ TX .......1 Nebraska Wesleyan University ......................... NE .....26 Indiana University Bloomington ....................... IN .......1 University of Wyoming ......................................WY .......1 University of Nebraska Medical Center ........... NE .....17 Iowa Western Community College ....................IA .......1 Walden University ............................................. MN .......1 Peru State College .............................................. NE .....19 Our Lady of the Lake College ............................LA .......1 Wichita State University .....................................KS .......1 Doane University ................................................ NE .....15 Western Governors University ......................... UT .......2 Bellevue University ............................................ NE .....14 Bismarck State College ......................................ND .......1 University of Nebraska-Omaha ........................ NE .......9 California State University-East Bay..................CA .......1 Bryan College of Health Sciences ..................... NE .......8 University of Nebraska at Kearney .................. NE .......6 Colorado State University .................................CO .......1 Central Community College-Grand Island ...... NE .......5 Concordia University ........................................ MN .......1 Metropolitan Community College.................... NE .......5 Crown College ................................................... MN .......1 Wayne State College .......................................... NE .......5 Florida International University ........................ FL .......1 Kaplan University-Lincoln ................................. NE .......3 Kansas State University ......................................KS .......1 Clarkson College ................................................ NE .......2 Louisiana State University Alexandria ..............LA .......1 Central Community College-Hastings ............. NE .......1 Maine Maritime Academy .................................ME .......1 Myotherapy Institute ......................................... NE .......1 Rockhurst University ........................................MO .......1 Concordia University ........................................ NE .......1 Trinidad State Junior College ............................CO .......1 Union College ..................................................... NE .......1 University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff .................AR .......1 Page 3 Gathering Data Information about the post-graduation status of SCC graduates was collected from three primary sources: directly from the graduates at or near the time of graduation, from an online survey six months after graduation, and from the National Student Clearinghouse. The information at the time of graduation was collected by the Placement Offices through personal conversations, classroom visits, telephone calls, emails, mailings, texts, and Facebook. Wage and employment information has been self-reported by graduates for their first job after graduation. Self-reported continuing education status was supplemented with information from the National Student Clearinghouse. After the data collection was complete, the Institutional Research Office combined responses from the Placement Office and the online survey and supplemented that with information from the National Student Clearinghouse. For those graduates that provided SCC with information both at the time of graduation and six months later, we used the information from six months after graduation. The final data source included 891 who provided information at the time of graduation (63%), 483 who provided information six months after graduation (34%), and 42 for whom we have only information from the National Student Clearinghouse (3%). We removed salary information if there were fewer than three graduates in a program due to % confidentiality. Graduates who gave no response are not included in the percentage calculations. 83 of employed • Total graduates during 2015: 1670 graduates are • Number of responses: 1416 working in • Response rate: 84.8% their field of study Page 4 Number of Employed Employed Continuing Still seeking, Percent Average Average graduates in training- in non- education Not seeking, working in Hourly Annual 2015 Programs of Study related job training- No response Nebraska Salary Salary related job Agriculture/Food/Natural Resources Agriculture Business & Management Technology 2 97 56 4 19 18 77% $14.31 $29,765 Food Service/Hospitality 40 20 4 3 13 92% $12.93 $26,894 Business Business Administration 188 74 34 32 48 93% $14.23 $29,598 Office Professional 39 26 5 5 3 94% $12.97 $26,978 Communications & Information Technology Computer Information Technology 49 29 9 2 9 90% $21.36 $44,429 Computer Programming Technology 16 13 0 1 2 92% $23.14 $48,131 Graphic Design | Media Arts 12 3 3 1 5 100% $15.92 $33,114 Community Services & Resources Criminal Justice 25 10 4 5 6 100% $15.73 $32,718 Early Childhood Education 31 26 1 3 1 86% $11.77 $24,482 Fire and Emergency Services Management 1 4 1 0 0 3 100% Fire Protection Technology 1 24 1 9 9 5 100% Human Services 43 9 6 20 8 95% $12.43 $25,854 Long Term Care Administration 1,3 16 2 4 4 6 100% Construction & Electronics Architectural-Engineering Technology 11 9 1 1 0 70% $17.63 $36,670 Building Construction Technology 24 14 3 1 6 88% $17.02 $35,402 Computer Aided Design Drafting 15 10 0 0 5 100% $15.89 $33,051 Electrical and Electromechanical Technology 48 39 1 2 6 90% $19.53 $40,622 Electronic Systems Technology 25 11 5 3 6 88% $16.89 $35,131 Energy Generation Operations 26 15 3 5 3 85% $24.16 $50,253 Geographic Information Systems Technician 1 4 2 0 1 1 100% Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology 19 13 1 0 5 86% $16.75 $34,840 Land Surveying/Civil Engineering Technology (14-15) 10 9 0 0 1 89% $17.40 $36,192 Health Sciences Associate Degree Nursing 50 44 0 5 1 93% $23.40 $48,672 Dental