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2017 Senior Survey

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COLORADO COLLEGE CLASS OF 2017

371 seniors out of a graduating class of 484 (77%) responded to the Senior Survey in the weeks leading up to graduation. Here's what they're up to.

FIRST DESTINATION SURVEY

OUTCOMES

Students with an "outcome" are those who had established post-graduate plans at the time of the survey: students that received a job offer and accepted or are considering accepting, and students attending graduate school. It does not include students still seeking employment, students that are traveling or volunteering, or students that received a job offer and declined.

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Students with an outcome: 60% Of that 60%...

Accepted job offer: 70%

Attending grad school: 20%

Considering offer(s): 8%

Work & grad school: 2%

EMPLOYMENT

Of the 188 students with job offers, 179 accepted or are considering accepting those offers.

71%

16%

13%

Jobs

Fellowships

Internships

INDUSTRIES & SALARIES

The following reflects industry and expected salary information from the 179 students that have accepted or are considering job offers.

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Education

Healthcare

Community Orgs, Nonprofits

Environment, Sustainability

Sports, Outdoor Recreation

Arts, Media, Communications

Engineering, Technology

Finance, Real Estate

Public Policy, Law, Gov, IR

Consulting, Management, HR

Other

EMPLOYMENT

INTERNSHIPS

Out of 371 seniors, 257 completed one or more internship(s) during their time at CC.

Completed an internship (69.27%) Did not (30.73%)

These 257 students completed 483 internships between them, averaging 1.9 internships per student.

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Over the last 5 years, the percent of seniors participating in one or more internship(s) has increased.

And the percent of seniors who did not participate in an internship has dropped.

13%

22%

30%

40%

Students who participated in one or more internship(s) while at CC are 13% more likely to graduate with an outcome than students who did not.

Students that received a job offer are 22% more likely to have participated in one or more internship(s) than their peers who are seeking employment.

Students that used the Career Center are 30% more likely to graduate with an outcome than students who did not use the Career Center.

Students that did not use the Career Center are 40% more likely to graduate without an outcome than students who did use the Career Center.

WHERE THEY'RE GOING

Of the 222 students with an outcome, 174 knew where they would be located post-graduation. Check out the top spots:

TOP 5 STATES

COLORADO

CALIFORNIA

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW YORK

ILLINOIS

1

2

3

4

5

TOP 5 CITIES

Colorado Springs

Denver

New York

Boulder

Chicago

SAMPLING OF ORGANIZATIONS

UNITED KINGDOM

1

FRANCE

2

JAPAN

3

AUSTRALIA

4

CAMBODIA

5

WHERE THEY'RE GOING

47% more graduates are moving abroad for employment and graduate school opportunities than in 2016. Check out where they're going:

TOP 5 COUNTRIES

CONGRATULATIONS, GRADS!

Wherever they are, we wish our seniors all the best on their continuing paths to success!

Career Center 1130 N Cascade Ave: 719.389.6893 careercenter@coloradocollege.edu www.coloradocollege.edu/careercenter

Source:

The Senior Survey was sent to all undergraduate students at Colorado College eligible to graduate in May 2017. The data do not include students that graduated in December, are graduating in August, or are part of the MAT graduate program. Created by the Colorado College Career Center. June 2017.