Geographical Placements - 2001

As shown in Table 14, 44% of the full-time jobs held by the 2000-2001 graduates were located in South Carolina. In comparison, this percentage is a little less than the respondents of this class who were surveyed one year after graduation, in which 49% of respondents were located in SC.

Table 14
Geographical Placements

Frequency Percent
South Carolina      88     44.4
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       41     20.7
United States - Outside Southeast        35     17.7
Unknown             34     17.2
Total     198   100.0

Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 112 South Carolina respondents,  63% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, 21% 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     20.5                63.4
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     35.9                11.6
United States - Outside Southeast      29.5                   9.8 
Unknown      14.1                 15.2 
Total   100.00
  N = 78		              100.00
             N = 112

Of the 166 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, approximately 40% work in 5 cities (N=66).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=37), followed by Mount Pleasant (N=10).  For a list of cities with at least 5 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
Atlanta, GA       6
Charleston, SC     37
Columbia, SC       5
Mount Pleasant, SC     10
North Charleston, SC       8

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