Geographical Placements - 2004

As shown in Table 14, 50% of the full-time jobs held by the 2003-2004 graduates were located in South Carolina. This percentage is lower than the respondents of this class who were surveyed one year after graduation, in which 58% of respondents were located in SC.

Table 14
Geographical Placements- First Full-Time Job

Frequency Percent
South Carolina       91     50.0
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       31     17.0
United States - Outside Southeast        46     25.3
Unknown             14      7.7
Total     182   100.0
Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 96 South Carolina respondents,  68% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, 24% remained in South Carolina after graduation (See Table 15).

Table 15
Geographical Placements by State Residence

Area of Employment  Out of State South Carolina Resident
South Carolina     23.8                67.7
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     23.8                12.5
United States - Outside Southeast      46.0                  14.6 
Unknown        6.4                    5.2  
Total   100.00
  N = 63 		             100.00
            N = 96

Of the 171 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, approximately 56% work in 5 cities (N=96).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=59), followed by New York, NY (N=13).  For a list of cities with at least 6 graduates see Table 16.  Appendix A and Appendix B provide complete lists of cities and states where graduates are currently employed.

Table 16
Geographical Placements by Selected Cities

City  Number
Charleston, SC     59
New York, NY     13
Mount Pleasant, SC     12
Charlotte, NC       6
Atlanta, GA       6

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