Geographical Placements - 2006

As shown in Table 14, approximately 62% of the full-time jobs held by the 2005-2006 graduates were located in South Carolina.
Table 14
Geographical Placements

Frequency Percent
South Carolina     130    61.6
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       21    10.0
United States - Outside Southeast        30    14.2
Unknown             30    14.2
Total     226   100.0

Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 118 South Carolina respondents,  80% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, 41% 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     40.9                79.7
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     19.7                  5.1
United States - Outside Southeast      25.4                    8.5 
Unknown      14.1                    6.8
Total   100.00
  N = 71 		             100.00
             N = 118


Of the 184 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, approximately 61% work in 5 cities (N=113).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=87), followed by Mount Pleasant (N=10).  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
Charleston, SC     87
Mount Pleasant, SC     10
North Charleston, SC       8
Atlanta, GA       4
Washington, DC       4

 


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