POST-GRADUATE SURVEY 
                SUMMARY

 

 

 

 

GRADUATING CLASS

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Employment and Graduate Study Endeavors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of surveys sent to 2004 graduates

 

273

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of graduates responding to survey

 

165

60.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents obtaining employment related to their field

 

106

64.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents obtaining employment outside their field

 

37

22.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents employed full-time

 

 

103

62.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents employed part-time

 

 

49

29.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents unemployed

 

 

 

6

3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents serving in the Armed Forces

 

 

5

3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of respondents entering graduate school immediately after graduation

55

33.3%

 

Number of respondents in graduate school one year after graduation

 

19

11.5%

 

Number of respondents planning to enter graduate school within 3 years

 

43

26.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER QUESTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

55

19.4%

 

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

76

80.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Percentage of respondents answering this question who said "Yes"

 

140

84.4%

 

Percentage of respondents answering this question who said "No"

 

 13

8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Percentages based on number of surveys returned.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

92.7% answered and 7.3% left the written section blank)