What are CC Grads doing 5 years after Graduating?

Class of 2003 Five Year Survey Report Highlights

• 69.9% of respondents have already received or are currently enrolled in a graduate program
• 22% of respondents hope to pursue further graduate education
• Of those who pursued further education after CC, 43.9% matriculated immediately or one year after graduation; 41.8% matriculated 2-3 years after graduation; and 14.2% matriculated 4-5 years after graduation.
• In the year after graduation, 62.4% of respondents were employed full time; 18.5% were in graduate school full or part-time
• Currently, 42.6% of respondents are enrolled in graduate school full or part time
• In the year following graduation, the most common occupational fields of the respondents were Business (16.8%), Education (21%), Health/Medicine (11.5%) and Nonprofit (22.6%)
• Currently, the most common occupational fields of the respondents are Arts/Entertainment (11%), Business (16.3%), Education (23%), Health/Medicine (13.6%), Law (12.6%) and Nonprofit (12%)
• 50% of the respondents held their first position after graduation for less than one year; 34% held their first position for 1-2 years
• 54.3% of respondents said that their first job out of CC was either directly or indirectly related to their major
• 48.3% of respondents indicate that they are “very happy with the career path I am on”; 31.8% indicate that they are “happy but may change directions”