POST-GRADUATE SURVEY
                SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

GRADUATING CLASS

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Employment and Graduate Study Endeavors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of surveys sent to 2003 graduates

 

242

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of graduates responding to survey

 

127

52.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents obtaining employment related to their field

 

68

53.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents obtaining employment outside their field

 

28

22.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents employed full-time

 

 

80

63.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents employed part-time

 

 

18

14.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents unemployed

 

 

 

3

2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents serving in the Armed Forces

 

 

0

0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents entering graduate school immediately after graduation

38

29.9%

 

Number of respondents in graduate school one year after graduation

 

12

9.4%

 

Number of respondents planning to enter graduate school within 3 years

 

8

6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER QUESTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents employed in direct ministry related positions, full or part time

18

14.2%

 

Number of respondents involved in volunteer church and/or community services

76

59.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feel well prepared for your occupation by your Houghton education?**

 

 

 

Percentage of respondents answering this question who said "Yes"

 

 

88.5%

 

Percentage of respondents answering this question who said "No"

 

 

11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Percentages based on number of surveys returned.

 

 

 

 

 

(**Note: this is the last question on the survey and requires a written response,

 

 

 

77.0% answered and 23.0% left the written section blank)