Geographical Placements - 2000

As shown in Table 14, approximately 63% of the first full-time jobs held by the 1999-2000 graduates were located in South Carolina.
Table 14
Geographical Placements

Frequency Percent
South Carolina     124     62.6
Southeast - Outside South Carolina       37     18.7
United States - Outside Southeast        37      18.7
Total     198   100.0
Most South Carolina graduates tend to accept full-time employment in their home state.  Of the 123 South Carolina respondents,  approximately 79% began work in South Carolina after graduation.  Of the out of state respondents, approximately 36% 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     36.11                78.86
Southeast - Outside South Carolina     34.72                  8.94
United States - Outside Southeast      29.17                 12.20 
Total   100.00
   N = 72		               100.00
              N = 123

Of the 227 respondents who were employed full-time and declared the location of their current job, 49.3% work in 8 cities (N=122).  Charleston has the highest concentration of graduates (N=64), followed by North Charleston (N=14) and Columbia (N=10).  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
Atlanta, GA       6
Charleston, SC     65
Charlotte, NC       6
Columbia, SC     10
Moncks Corner, SC       6
Mount Pleasant, SC       9
North Charleston, SC     14
Washington, DC       7

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