Geographical Placements - 2002

As shown in Table 14, 48% of the full-time jobs held by the 2001-2002 graduates were located in South Carolina. This percentage is fairly similar to the respondents of this class who were surveyed one year after graduation, in which 50% of respondents were located in SC.

Table 14
Geographical Placements- First Full-Time Job

Frequency Percent
South Carolina       95     47.5
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       39     19.5
United States - Outside Southeast        30     15.0
Unknown             36     18.0
Total     200   100.0

Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 107 South Carolina respondents,  73% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, 16% 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     15.6                72.9
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     33.8                10.3
United States - Outside Southeast      28.6                    7.5 
Unknown      22.1                    9.4  
Total   100.00
  N = 77 		             100.00
            N = 107

Of the 164 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, approximately 50% work in 6 cities (N=81).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=43), 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     43
Columbia, SC       9
Mount Pleasant, SC     10
North Charleston, SC       8
Washington, DC       5

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