Geographical Placements - 2005

As shown in Table 14, approximately 47% of the full-time jobs held by the 2004-2005 graduates were located in South Carolina.
Table 14
Geographical Placements

Frequency Percent
South Carolina      105    46.5
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       38     16.8
United States - Outside Southeast        37     16.4
Unknown             46     20.4
Total     226   100.0

Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 102 South Carolina respondents,  69% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, 22% 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     21.5                68.6
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     29.2                10.8
United States - Outside Southeast      33.9                   5.9  
Unknown      15.4                  14.7
Total   100.00
  N = 65 		             100.00
             N = 102


Of the 179 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, approximately 58% work in 5 cities (N=104).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=80), followed by New York (N=7).  For a list of cities with at least 4 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
Greater Charleston Area, SC     80
New York, NY       7
Greenville, SC       7
Charlotte, NC       6
Columbia, SC       4

 


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