Our Grads Get Jobs

Providing students with a career-focused and relevant education is Champlain College's primary mission. A look at the numbers shows that for our graduates, this approach pays off.

More than 90% of 2011 Champlain College Bachelor degree  graduates who responded to the annual "Employment Survey" reported they found employment (full-time, part-time or contract) within 12 months of graduation.  Employment data for 86% of the graduating class was collected. Among those who found employment, 90% claim to have found a job related to their career goals.

Graduate and Go

Our students graduate with their eyes on jobs, but not just any. At Champlain, we equip students to envision their careers, and then we show them the road. It's not just about getting employment. Our students learn how to find the jobs that will help them advance their careers.


2011 Champlain Graduates compared to the national benchmark, gathered from the Rutgers University John J. Held rich Center for Workforce Development's 2012 report "Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession."

Relevancy to Career Goals

Benchmark

CC 2011

"A Career" very related to career goals 22% 67%
A stepping stone to career/somewhat related 36% 24%
Just a job to get by/not related to career goals 42% 10%

Results

Our Career Services Office conducts multiple surveys each year to keep track of our students' progress.
Here are some of the things we've found:

  • 80% of respondents strongly agreed or agreed with the statement "In comparison with my peers/coworkers who are also recent college graduates, the career education I received at Champlain College prepared me well for success at work."
  • Nearly 40% of respondents have already been promoted from their original post-graduation job.
  • 68% of the 2011/2012 seniors who responded to our pre graduation survey indicated that they had at least one internship or job relevant to their major within the past year.

Post Graduation Employment Survey results for survey respondents in the class of 2011. Data is in regards to employment within one year of graduation:

Division of Education & Human Services

Employed*

Relevant to
Career Goals

Continuing Education

Criminal Justice
78%
86%
22%
Early Childhood & Elementary Teacher Ed
100%
95%
Legal Studies (formerly Paralegal Studies)
N/A
N/A
Middle School Teacher Education**
N/A
N/A
N/A
Psychology
88%
88%
12%
Seconary School Teacher Education
100%
100%
Social Work
83%
100%
17%

 

Division of Business

Employed*

Relevant to
Career Goals

Continuing Education

Accounting
94%
88%
Business Administration
96%
89%
International Business
80%
80%
20%
Mgmt Creative Media
N/A
N/A
Marketing
100%
95%

 

Division of Information Technology & Sciences

Employed*

Relevant to
Career Goals

Continuing Education

Computer & Digital Forensics
92%
90%
Computer Information Technology
100%
92%
Computer Networking & Info. Security
94%
94%
Web Development
100%
83%
Game Programming
100%
100%

 

Division of Communication & Creative Media

Employed*

Relevant to
Career Goals

Continuing Education

Communication
78%
67%
Digital Filmmaking
88%
88%
Game Art & Animation
88%
67%
Game Design
85%
70%
Graphic Design & Digital Media
91%
85%
Professional Writing
89%
75%
Public Relations
100%
63%

 


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