REASONS TO ATTEND SOUTHWEST TECH
0
10
66%
20
30
of Southwest Tech graduates report the main reason for attending Southwest Tech is directly tied to employability.*
40
50
60
70
80
*Prepare for Job (39%) *Career Change (20%) *Improve Existing Skills (8%) Further Education (18%) Personal Interest Other
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EXPERIENCE
97a% / re SATISFIED
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ON THE COVER Mary became an intern at Widen in Madison, Wisconsin, while she was a student in the Graphic & Web Design program. Upon her graduation, Mary was offered a permanent position with the company and has grown exponentially in her chosen career. “Southwest Tech gave me the hands-on training and networking skills I needed to become a somebody in a sea of everybody. It gave me confidence in myself and my work so I could start excelling in the workplace immediately upon hire, being up to speed with industry experts.�
EMPLOYMENT BY DEGREE LEVEL Associate Degree
94%
2-Year Technical Diploma
0
100%
1-Year Technical Diploma
96%
Short-Term
95%
20
40
60
80
95% of graduates were employed within one year of graduation.
WHERE GRA
DUATES ARE
60%
Within the 5-County District Richland Crawford
Grant
Iowa
EMPLOYED
26%
Outside the District
Lafayette
14% Outside
Wisconsin
100
GRADUATE SUCCESS RESULTS BY PROGRAM 776 GRADUATES; 589 RESPONDENTS (76%) Number of Graduates
Program
Number of Graduates Still In School
Number Replied
Number Employed
Number Employed in Related Occupation
Number Employed in Unrelated Occupation
Number Employed in SW District
Median Hourly Wage^
Hourly Salary Range
TWO-YEAR ASSOCIATE DEGREE Accounting Administrative Professional Agribusiness/Science Technology Business Management Criminal Justice–Law Enforcement Culinary Arts Culinary Management Direct Entry Midwife Early Childhood Education Electromechanical Technology Golf Course Management Graphic & Web Design Human Services Associate IT–Network Communication Specialist Medical Laboratory Technician Nursing–Associate Degree Physical Therapist Assistant
8 0 6 6 4 2 3 $13.21 $8.65 - $14.50 5 0 4 3 1 2 3 * * 20 5 17 12 11 1 10 $15.00 $10.00 - $48.08 21 1 16 14 8 6 10 $13.89 $8.00 - $38.46 10 0 9 8 5 2 5 $15.41 $8.33 - $24.25 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 * * 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 * * 7 1 7 6 6 0 3 $19.23 $12.50 - $37.96 15 1 13 11 9 2 9 $11.45 $7.50 - $22.50 26 2 20 16 15 1 8 $20.00 $15.00 - $28.00 6 0 5 4 3 1 0 $11.00 $9.55 - $25.00 9 0 8 6 6 0 2 $15.91 $12.00 - $17.35 8 1 7 6 4 1 4 $12.60 $11.00 - $15.30 6 0 6 6 6 0 3 $19.23 $12.98 - $22.50 6 0 6 6 6 0 2 $18.55 $17.50 - $20.66 46 1 38 37 34 1 21 $26.50 $12.90 - $35.00 8 0 8 6 5 1 1 $22.00 $19.90 - $25.00
TWO-YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA Ag Power & Equipment Technician Automotive Technician
19 0 17 16 14 2 10 $13.25 $10.00 - $26.44 6 0 5 5 4 1 1 $12.50 $11.00 - $14.00
ONE-YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA Accounting Assistant Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Tech. Building Trades–Carpentry Child Care Services Cosmetology
7 2 6 4 3 1 2 $11.00 $10.00 - $18.27 7 1 5 4 3 1 1 $11.50 $8.00 - $15.00 14 1 10 9 9 0 7 $15.75 $12.00 - $20.00 9 0 7 5 5 0 5 $10.35 $8.50 - $15.00 17 1 13 9 7 2 4 $8.75 $7.25 - $9.00
Culinary Specialist Dairy Herd Management Electrical Power Distribution IT–Computer Support Technician Medical Assistant Office Support Specialist Practical Nursing Welding
15 4 14 10 7 3 6 $9.50 $8.50 - $10.20 15 1 12 11 10 1 4 $13.50 $8.75 - $15.38 23 0 17 16 15 1 2 $17.50 $14.00 - $27.70 14 5 13 8 7 1 5 $15.75 $10.00 - $22.50 30 1 28 26 21 5 13 $14.61 $10.80 - $16.00 8 3 7 3 0 3 3 * * 36 10 33 22 21 1 15 $17.95 $15.35 - $24.00 34 2 22 18 15 2 11 $15.08 $13.00 - $26.00
LESS THAN ONE YEAR TECHNICAL DIPLOMA Criminal Justice–Academy CNC Setup/Operator Dental Assistant Medical Coding Specialist Nursing Assistant
14 10 20 15 227
0 2 2 3 44
14 10 15 12 132
12 8 12 8 82
10 4 10 5 64
2 2 2 3 17
4 3 5 4 52
$20.97 $15.21 $13.55 $19.59 $12.30
$14.00 - $27.88 $14.25 - $16.03 $11.10 - $14.60 $12.00 - $20.05 $7.50 - $15.00
^ Median salaries reflect the middle salary range where half of the responding graduates received more than the range shown and half received less than the range shown. * Salaries/Wages are listed only for programs where two or more graduates reported salaries/wages in related occupations.
WHERE ARE THEY WORKING? Many employers open their doors to our students. Here are just a few who gave our 2015 graduates a great start to their new careers. Cummins Emissions Solutions Karla’s Kitchen Fillback Auto Southwest Tech Universal Acoustic & Emissions Cabela’s Inc. Southwest Health Center Trane* Holtger Brothers* Ross Soil Service UW Research Center
Cuba City Police Department Universal Silencer Premier Co-op Fennimore Police Department Dillman Richland Hospital UW Medical Foundation* Bay Hill Club & Lodge, FL* Matrix Packing* Trillium Midwifery Services Crossing Rivers Health Hynek Printing
Tri-State Dialysis CESA 3 Able House Grant Regional Health Center Greenfield Rehabilitation Agency, Inc.* Wells Vehicle Electronics* Lands’ End * Out of District/State
SELF EMPLOYED
4%
of respondents
own their own business. Karla graduated from the Culinary Management program prepared to open her own restaurant business. “The instructors at Southwest Tech helped me develop the confidence and skills needed to manage both the back and front of house. They gave me the real-life experience I needed and changed my perspective from seeing things as a customer to an owner operator.”
TOP 10 PROGRAMS OF 2015
BASED ON MEDIAN HOURLY WAGE*
Nursing–Associate Degree Physical Therapist Assistant Electromechanical Technology Medical Coding Specialist Direct Entry Midwife IT–Network Communication Specialist Medical Laboratory Technician Practical Nursing Electrical Power Distribution Graphic & Web Design
$26.50 $22.00 $20.00 $19.59 $19.23 $18.62 $18.55 $17.95 $17.50 $15.91
* Median salaries reflect the middle salary where half of the responding graduates received more than the salary shown and half received less than the salary shown.
ABOUT THIS REPORT This Graduate Success Report is a summary of the follow-up of Southwest Tech’s 2015 graduates who were awarded an associate degree, technical diploma or a certificate for successfully completing their program of study between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. The data reported are a valid representation of the 2014-2015 graduate population of Southwest Tech.
Wage and salary data are based only on gross wage, and not take-home pay, and do not include overtime pay and/or commissions. Median salaries reflect the middle salary where half of the responding graduates received more than the wage shown and half received less than the wage shown.
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Contact Southwest Tech’s Career Connections 608.822.2333 or email careerconnections@swtc.edu. This report was prepared by the Southwest Tech Institutional Advancement Office. For questions, please call 608.822.2475 (tdd: 608.822.2072) or email mhenkel@swtc.edu. Accommodations: 608.822.2631 | accom@swtc.edu AA/EOE ©2016 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, All Rights Reserved.